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OpenDNS 2010 Report Web Content Filtering and Phishing

Phishing and Countermeasures: Understanding the Increasing Problem of Electronic Identity TheftI received a report from OpenDNS and it is very interesting information to share, especially to a network administrators in a company. The report gave you a break down of Top Ten Blocked Categories, Top Ten Blacklisted Websites, Top Ten Whitelisted Websites, Filtering by Business Users, Phishing, Top Countries Hosting Phishing Websites in 2010, etc.

Top Ten Blacklisted Websites:

  1. Facebook.com - 14.2%
  2. MySpace.com - 9.9%
  3. YouTube.com - 8.1%
  4. Doubleclick.net - 6.4%
  5. Twitter.com 2.3%
  6. Ad.yieldmanager.com - 1.9%
  7. Redtube.com - 1.4%
  8. Limewire.com 1.2%
  9. Pornhub.com 1.2%
  10. Playboy.com 1.2%
And obviously YouTube.com and Facebook.com are also listed in Top Ten Whitelisted Websites due to world wide popularity.

Top Ten Whitelisted Websites:
  1. YouTube.com - 12.7%
  2. Facebook.com 12.6%
  3. Gmail.com - 9.2%
  4. Google.com - 9%
  5. Translate.Google.com - 6.3%
  6. LinkedIn.com - 6%
  7. MySpace.com - 4.7%
  8. Skype.com - 4.6%
  9. Deviantart.com - 4.3%
  10. Yahoo.com - 3.9%
Top Ten Filtering by Business Users, what they consider to be cyberslacking and to ensure compliance to HR policies.
  1. Facebook.com - 23%
  2. MySpace.com - 13%
  3. YouTube.com - 11.9%
  4. Ad.doubleclick.net - 5.7%
  5. Twitter.com - 4.2%
  6. Hotmail.com - 2.1%
  7. Orkut.com - 2.1%
  8. Ad.yieldmanager.com - 1.8%
  9. Meebo.com - 1.6%
  10. eBay.com - 1.6%
Top 10 Targets of Phishing Websites in 2010, the most frequently spoofed website.
  1. Paypal - 45.9%
  2. Facebook - 5.3%
  3. HSBC Group - 4.1%
  4. World of Warcraft - 3.2%
  5. Internal Revenue Service - 3%
  6. Bradesco - 1.9%
  7. Orkut - 1.7%
  8. Sulake Corportation - 1.5%
  9. Steam - 1.2%
  10. Tibia - 1%
Top Countries Hosting Phishing Websites:
  1. United States - 53.8%
  2. Germany - 6.3%
  3. Canada - 5.2%
  4. United Kingdom - 4.8%
  5. France - 3.5%
  6. Russia - 2.9%
  7. China - 2.8%
  8. South Korea - 2.8%
  9. Italy - 2.5%
  10. The Netherlands - 2.4%
Visit OpenDNS website to read the complete report.
Reference:
OpenDNS (2010). OpenDNS 2010 Report Web Content Filtering and Phishing. Retrieved Feb. 22, 2011 from http://www.opendns.com/pdf/opendns-report-2010.pdf

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  1. Thanks for the link. I agree that Facebook and Twitter should be filtered right away to avoid losing man hours and to increase production.

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