spear phishing - Webopedia Daily Newsletter

Friday March 28, 2008

spear phishing Previous Terms-of-the-Day Term of the Day XML/RSS feed A type of phishing attack that focuses on a single user or department within an organization, addressed from someone within the company in a position of trust and requesting information such as login IDs and passwords. Spear phishing scams will often appear to be from a company's own human resources or technical support divisions and may ask employees to update their username and passwords. Once hackers get this data they can gain entry into secured networks. Another type of spear phishing attack will ask users to click on a link, which deploys spyware that can thieve data. See phishing. Also see "All About Phishing" in the "Did You Know? section of Webopedia for more information, including examples, of phishing. Also see "Defend Yourself Against Identity Theft" in Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" section. From the Internet.com eBook Library: Navigating Your IT Career A career in information technology usually has its share of ups and downs. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn where the jobs are in IT, how to negotiate a salary, and helpful advice on job security and how to deal with a layoff. Join Internet.com now to download! http://www.devx.com/ebook/Link/34938 Interested in placing your AD HERE? Click Here Spear Phishing Pokes at Enterprise Users  An e-mail security company says the incidence of very specific phishing attacks, so-called "spear phishing," is on the rise. Open Networks Today  Networking news moves at a fast pace, and Open Networks Today lets you keep up with it. Open Networks Today offers its readers the ability to control how news is presented through customizing content filters, discussions, and news feed links. eSecurity Planet  A resource for daily information on e-security targeted to IT managers. The site provides users with information from a variety of sources, including experts at security product and services firms, and the consultants who follow the security industry.

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