The FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection will host a half-day roundtable discussion on phishing education on Tuesday. The examination of the practice of sending fraudulent e-mails or setting up fake Web sites to lure recipients into providing personal or financial information comes, appropriately enough, on April Fool's Day.
The event will provide an opportunity for experts from business, government, the tech sector, the advocacy community, academia, and the media to discuss new strategies for increasing awareness of the issue. The forum will begin with a guided discussion on the problem and current efforts to fight phishing attacks and educate consumers.
Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, introduced a bill recently to curb the practice by making phishing a deceptive practice under the FTC Act. The legislation is co-sponsored by Senate Commerce ranking member Ted Stevens, R-Alaska and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. Get more information about the event here.
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