“Visual I.D.” Graphic in Email to Protect Against Phishing

Iconix has announced a new system designed to protect users against phishing. By having approved senders identified with a graphic icon in your inbox, you can be assured that the email is really from, say, PayPal or eBay, and not a phishing attempt, says Iconix.

Of course, such a system relies on broad adoption of the technology to work.

Here’s what Iconix has to say about it:

“MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - September 20, 2005 - ICONIX, Inc., the trusted email identification company, today introduced the world’s first icon-based, visual email identification solution for use across multiple platforms. IconixTM eMail ID software enhances popular email clients by enabling them to display icons in their inboxes, allowing email users to quickly spot email from senders they trust. When an email is received from…

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