RE: Spear Phishing (was: [spf-discuss] SPF, DKIM, and NIH)

On Wed, 21 Oct 2009, Stuart Gathman Wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Oct 2009, Steven Dorst wrote:
>
> > Spear Phishing? That's a new term for me. How is that different from
> > Phishing?
> Spear Phishing is aimed at a small number of high value targets,
> e.g. employees of a particular bank, and is backed by research to make
> the bait more authentic looking for that target.  
>
> General phishing targets any fool anywhere in the world.
Stuart - Thanks for a clear and concise explanation!
Steven J Dorst
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