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Email, website and IP spoofing: How to prevent a spoofing attack

If an attacker is able to send spoofed IP packets, they could attempt a denial-of-service or attack external hosts to make the attack look like it is coming from a different network.

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A SearchSecurity.com reader recently asked our threats expert Nick Lewis: Can you describe what a "spoofing attack" is, and if there is any way organizations can protect themselves from this new threat?

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