RSA, the security division of EMC, has announced that it has broadened its strategic relationship with EarthLink.

With the announcement, EarthLink has also joined the RSA FraudAction worldwide detection network, to counter more attacks faster, and provide end-users with greater protection against online threats such as phishing.

"When dealing with online threats like phishing, speed is critical - the faster we can detect attacks, the faster we can block access to them and shut them down. By expanding our relationship with EarthLink to include both detection and blocking, our customers and consumers everywhere will benefit from added protection and peace of mind," said Marc Gaffan, director of Marketing, Consumer Solutions at RSA.

The RSA FraudAction service includes a broad detection network to allow RSA's Anti-Fraud Command Centre to be aware of unfolding attacks. RSA's fraud analysts then block and shut down the attacks to mitigate any potential damage.

The RSA detection network includes feeds from a multitude of sources, including various anti-spam partners, domain-monitoring, honeypots, etc. EarthLink, sends RSA a feed of phishing attacks and the copies of phishing e-mails that are provided by its users; this additional source enhances RSA's detection capabilities and assists in mitigating attacks as soon as possible.