Excellent article by Sherrilynne Starkie about avoiding phishing fraud. I found it pretty interesting, especially the classification of different types of phishing:
- spearphishing: where a few individuals are selectively targeted
- puddle phishing: aimed at very restricted target groups
- catch-all phishing attacks: aimed at the general public
Want to learn more? Read here
Sherrilynne Starkie on February 28th, 2007
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Thanks Owen. I’m glad you liked the article. Next week’s is on social media.