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According to security specialists Symantec , so-called "spear-phishing" attacks which are highly targeted to a particular individual or group, are likely to increase.
Fending Off Cyber Attack Nick Clayton 2011
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Despite improved browser security over the last few years, new forms of propagation have developed, including highly targeted attacks known as spear-phishing, which go after individuals or groups of individuals.
Malware Is Posing Increasing Danger Ben Rooney 2011
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According to security specialists Symantec , so-called "spear-phishing" attacks which are highly targeted to a particular individual or group, are likely to increase.
Fending Off Cyber Attack Nick Clayton 2011
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The hackers sent so-called spear-phishing emails, which are tainted with malicious software, to specific people at the targeted organizations.
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The hackers sent so-called spear-phishing emails, which are tainted with malicious software, to specific people at the targeted organisations.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The hackers used the same so-called "spear-phishing" technique to break into otherwise highly protected computers in the government, law firms and other companies hit by the attacks.
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Others run regular spear-phishing attacks against their own employees to teach them to be more aware.
What's a Company's Biggest Security Risk? You. Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011
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The breach exposed email addresses for customers at about 2% of the companies that were Epsilon clients, putting those customers at risk of receiving spear-phishing emails that look convincing because they appear to come from their own bank or favorite shop.
What's a Company's Biggest Security Risk? You. Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011
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After the spear-phishing attack at RSA this spring, his firm finalized existing plans to purchase a firm called Netwitness that monitors network traffic to look for suspicious patterns.
What's a Company's Biggest Security Risk? You. Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011
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The risk of spear-phishing attacks grew considerably this spring, after a massive breach at Alliance Data Systems Corp.'s Epsilon Data Management unit, which manages online marketing for a slew of major retailers, hotels and banks.
What's a Company's Biggest Security Risk? You. Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011
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