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Spear Phishing Prevention: 10 Ways to Protect Your Organization

eSecurity Planet

While phishing uses a broader range of tactics, such as mass emailing to random recipients, spear phishing is often well-researched and tailored to high-value targets. A typical spear phishing attack follows a familiar pattern of emails with attachments. Introducing Malicious Content A malicious element (e.g.,

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Spear phishing vs. phishing: what’s the difference?

IBM Big Data Hub

Phishing is any cyberattack that uses malicious email messages, text messages, or voice calls to trick people into sharing sensitive data (e.g., According to one recent report , spear phishing emails represented just 0.1 What’s different about a spear phishing attack?

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Intro to phishing: simulating attacks to build resiliency

Security Affairs

Original post at [link] While organizations must still account for flashy vulnerability exploitations, denial-of-service campaigns, or movie-themed cyber-heists, phishing-based social engineering attacks remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims.