Using MIS (10th Edition)
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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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Using MIS (10th Edition)
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