This video explains the common form of phishing simply called phishing. It then goes on to differentiate a more sophisticated, targeted and well-researched attack on businesses known as a Spear-Phishing attacks. This is where a target is researched through the online and social media presence to craft a phishing attack that is likely to be of some interest to the individual targeted. For example, an avid cyclist will be targeted with a cyclist focused phishing attack.
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