Spear phishing is an advanced form of phishing where attackers tailor their messages based on their targets’ specific characteristics and professional roles. Personal information about the victim, ...

Spear-phishing' is a sub-type of 'phishing', which ... Sharing things like where we work, where we've been on holiday or the fact we've just bough a new car might seem pretty harmless, but ...

Lee said that "phishing" involves individuals getting information from other people and that "spear phishing" is a focused phishing effort usually aimed at a particular company or organization ...

Spear phishing remains the most common way for adversaries ... a supply chain get compromised since the typical business works with between 50 and 100 other businesses, Mandia said.

Social media users are being warned to protect their personal data and prevent spear phishing scams. Criminals are using social media as a tool to craft personalised communications to individuals ...

"Spear-phishing works because the spam is so targeted that recipients feel obligated to act," said Boris Yanobsky, SonicWALL's VP of engineering. "We predict these types of attacks will increase ...