Spear Phishing...

Spear phishing??? What the neraka is that?? Has it anything to do with fishing??? Of course not. 

-Dumbass. -_-"

However,the word Phishing refers to a scam analogous to fishing — hence the name — in which the scammer tries to obtain valuable information by luring or baiting a person with an authentic-looking but phony communication that gains credibility by imitating a well-known corporate brand such as that of a bank, credit card company, etailer, social media site, or payment site. The term originated in 1996. Spear phishing continues the analogy and denotes a specific style of phishing.

Spear phishing is an e-mail spoofing fraud attempt that targets a specific organization, seeking unauthorized access to confidential data. As with the e-mail messages used in regular phishing expeditions, spear phishing messages appear to come from a trusted source. Phishing messages usually appear to come from a large and well-known company or Web site with a broad membership base, such as eBay or PayPal. In the case of spear phishing, however, the apparent source of the e-mail is likely to be an individual within the recipient's own company and generally someone in a position of authority.

The first step to fight spear phishing is to keep the scammers from getting your information in the first place. One way to do this is to keep too much identifying personal information out of your blog posts or social networking website. So don't post personal information on your blog or social networking page. Its the basic internet book. If your still doing this, your an idiot. Give yourself a slap. Secondly, when youset your spam filter on its strictest settings and add friends and institutions you do business with to your e-mail safe list. When you set up your e-mail account, immediately create a safe list of your friends' e-mails, and keep it updated when they change. Whenever you sign up for something like online banking or membership sites like ebay, save the confirmation e-mail and add that address to your safe list. That way any future correspondence from the legitimate business will go your inbox, and spear phishing e-mails will go to the trash. Lastly, always update your anti-virus, operating system and internet browser with the latest versions. Most anti-virus softwares now come with phishing filters. These will help you recognize when a e-mail is trying to download something onto your computer such as spyware, malware or a trojan horse to steal your personal information. 

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