steven_dorst at Laner
Oct 21, 2009, 11:57 AM
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RE: Spear Phishing (was: SPF, DKIM, and NIH)
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On Wed, 21 Oct 2009, Stuart Gathman Wrote:
>On Wed, 21 Oct 2009, Steven Dorst wrote:
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>> Spear Phishing? That's a new term for me. How is that different from
>> Phishing?
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>Spear Phishing is aimed at a small number of high value targets,
>e.g. employees of a particular bank, and is backed by research to make
>the bait more authentic looking for that target.
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>General phishing targets any fool anywhere in the world.
Stuart - Thanks for a clear and concise explanation!
Steven J Dorst
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