Using MIS (10th Edition)
Using MIS (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134606996
Author: David M. Kroenke, Randall J. Boyle
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.8CS10
Program Plan Intro

Spear-phishing:

It is a type of attack that targets a particular organization or an individual. In spear-phishing, a third party vendor gathers information about the organization. Through this vendor, attacker can send malicious links or attachments to the organization through email. These links automatically installs malware on the particular system to hack the information.

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