Exomeridian Cloud Services Inc.Whaling is an attack that targets credentials and/or personal identifying information. It is similar to spear phishing except it targets high value individuals (c-level managers and executives, high net worth clients). It’s a social attack that can come from many sources, not all of which are electronic in nature. Goals of Whaling Typical goals of […]
Spear phishing is a targeted attack that is used to steal credentials and/or personal identifying information. It’s a social attack that can come from many sources, not all of which are electronic in nature. Spear phishing is similar to phishing, except that it targets a specific group or individual. Goals of spear phishing attacks include: […]
Phishing is an attack that targets credentials and/or personal identifying information. It’s a social attack that can come from many sources, not all of which are electronic in nature. Goals of Phishing Typical goals of phishing attacks include: stealing information about a person as to impersonate them, installing malware for continued attacks against an individual […]