Countdown to Compromise: The Timeline of a Spear-Phishing Attack on Your Organization
Spear-phishing attacks are on the rise because they are so effective. They’re designed to pinpoint and exploit human weaknesses by masquerading as safe messages from known contacts.
It doesn’t matter if you’ve drawn up what you think is the perfect blueprint to protect yourself – spear-phishing attackers have done advanced scouting of your company’s defenses and know exactly how to exploit vulnerabilities: the human vulnerabilities. Read this white paper for an inside look at the anatomy of a spear-phishing attack, to see how mistakes are made and how vulnerabilities get exploited.
