UAE-based Managed has found and taken down fake job sites created by scam artists and crooks, that look professional and are being used to advertise these fake job openings in high visibility companies and government organisations in the region.

 

The objective of these websites is to have the unsuspecting mostly expatriate job-seekers register and enter their credit card numbers for a 'processing fee.' 

 

These sites have implemented excellent search engine optimisation and have a lot of relevant keywords and content, so that they get top positioning when someone searches for jobs online. 

 

Many times they are placed much higher in search engine ranking than the actual company’s career page. This adds to the believability factor in the eyes of the job-seeker. These activities not only defraud the job-seekers but also damage the brand value of the organisation.

 

The proprietary BrandHawk Alpha system was used to conduct a comprehensive search of the online domain space, using parameters that were developed in a joint partnership with the IT and Marketing department of the organisation. 

 

The BrandHawk system tapped into the leading search engines as well as its internal search algorithms to find several sites that had fake job postings. 

 

Finding fake jobsite domains is just one of the aspects of the BrandHawk Alpha service from Managed. The assessment process generally takes two to three weeks and includes a complete audit and archive of all the relevant information about the organisation, its management, its brand and its employees on social media, online blogs, Darknet and other online platforms. 

 

A detailed analysis of the findings and the threat level included information about the risks and recommendation on risk mitigation.

 

BrandHawk Alpha can be repeated on a quarterly basis or clients can sign up for the full fledged BrandHawk service which offers continuous brand abuse monitoring and cyber threat mitigation and takedowns. 

 

The BrandHawk and BrandHawk Alpha are offered via proprietary systems developed by Managed and supported by a 24x7x365 monitoring center based in Dubai, UAE. 

 

In addition, organizations can also use the Managed Radius and Sonar services for integrated internal and external visibility into threats. - TradeArabia News Service