Paul Walsh
@paulwalsh.bsky.social
Most top security firms license my patents for mobile app security. Pioneered zero trust for anti-phishing. Helped to launch @AIM @MetaCert Founder. Co-invented the concept of labeling user accounts on the web at the W3C in 2004. Expert in SMS security.
Hey Matt, I have detailed reports you might be interested in, that explains *why* SMS surpassed email as the number 1 vector on mobile for phishing and why phishing is still the main entry point for almost all fraud and attacks. It’s not sophisticated. www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Number spoofing: are scam filters doing enough to catch dodgy texts? - Which?
While hundreds of millions of dodgy texts are blocked, scammers continue to find ways to get them through
www.which.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Hey Matt, I have detailed reports you might be interested in, that explains *why* SMS surpassed email as the number 1 vector on mobile for phishing and why phishing is still the main entry point for almost all fraud and attacks. It’s not sophisticated. www.which.co.uk/news/article...
It’s just basic phishing. Time to ask the question: “Why hasn’t the security world tried a different approach in the past 20 years?” It’s time to move away from threat “intelligence” as it doesn’t work - period. Time to move to zero trust for URLs/web links.
April 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It’s just basic phishing. Time to ask the question: “Why hasn’t the security world tried a different approach in the past 20 years?” It’s time to move away from threat “intelligence” as it doesn’t work - period. Time to move to zero trust for URLs/web links.
All we need now is anti-phishing protection. 🤔
April 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
All we need now is anti-phishing protection. 🤔