A taxonomy of phishing research

Chuenchujit, Thasphon

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Title

A taxonomy of phishing research

Author(s)

Chuenchujit, Thasphon

Issue Date

2016-04-26

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

Bailey, Michael D

Department of Study

Computer Science

Discipline

Computer Science

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

M.S.

Degree Level

Thesis

Keyword(s)

• phishing
• social engineering

Abstract

Phishing is a widespread threat that has attracted a lot of attention from the security community. A significant amount of research has focused on designing automated mitigation techniques. However, these techniques have largely only proven successful at catching previously witnessed phishing campaigns. Characteristics of phishing emails and web pages were thoroughly analyzed, but not enough emphasis was put on exploring alternate attack vectors. Novel education approaches were shown to be effective at teaching users to recognize phishing attacks and are adaptable to other kinds of threats. In this thesis, we explore a large amount of existing literature on phishing and present a comprehensive taxonomy of the current state of phishing research. With our extensive literature review, we will illuminate both areas of phishing research we believe will prove fruitful and areas that seem to be oversaturated.

Graduation Semester

2016-05

Type of Resource

text

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Copyright 2016 Thasphon Chuenchujit

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