Atlanta Business Chronicle
Online auction house eBay Inc. and its PayPal subsidiary on Tuesday announced a collaborative effort with Google Inc.'s Gmail to fight fraudulent e-mail and phishing attacks.
San Jose, Calif.-based eBay and PayPal (NASDAQ: EBAY) customers who have Web mail accounts with Mountain View, Calif.-based Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) "will receive fewer fake e-mails claiming to be sent by eBay and PayPal," the companies said.
"Through the use of DomainKeys and DomainKeys Identified Mail e-mail authentication technology, Google is able to prevent the delivery of fraudulent eBay and PayPal messages into Gmail users' inboxes. The initiative protects Gmail, eBay and PayPal customers worldwide," the companies added.
"The Gmail team's decision to work with eBay and PayPal on this issue is a significant step forward in our fight to keep consumers safe from phishing and cybercrime," said Michael Barrett, chief information security officer of PayPal.
DomainKeys technology adds another layer to spam and phishing protection by allowing Internet service providers to determine if messages are real and decide if they should be delivered to a customer's inbox.
"We're always looking for ways to eliminate unwanted e-mail from our users' inboxes," said Brad Taylor, senior staff software engineer in charge of Gmail's anti-spam efforts. "Phishing is an especially nasty form of spam, so we appreciate having another weapon in our arsenal against it. We're glad to be working with eBay and PayPal to protect our users."
Atlanta Business Chronicle
spam, phishing
San Jose, Calif.-based eBay and PayPal (NASDAQ: EBAY) customers who have Web mail accounts with Mountain View, Calif.-based Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) "will receive fewer fake e-mails claiming to be sent by eBay and PayPal," the companies said.
"Through the use of DomainKeys and DomainKeys Identified Mail e-mail authentication technology, Google is able to prevent the delivery of fraudulent eBay and PayPal messages into Gmail users' inboxes. The initiative protects Gmail, eBay and PayPal customers worldwide," the companies added.
"The Gmail team's decision to work with eBay and PayPal on this issue is a significant step forward in our fight to keep consumers safe from phishing and cybercrime," said Michael Barrett, chief information security officer of PayPal.
DomainKeys technology adds another layer to spam and phishing protection by allowing Internet service providers to determine if messages are real and decide if they should be delivered to a customer's inbox.
"We're always looking for ways to eliminate unwanted e-mail from our users' inboxes," said Brad Taylor, senior staff software engineer in charge of Gmail's anti-spam efforts. "Phishing is an especially nasty form of spam, so we appreciate having another weapon in our arsenal against it. We're glad to be working with eBay and PayPal to protect our users."
Atlanta Business Chronicle
spam, phishing
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