If terrorists ever orchestrate a violent cyberattack against the U.S., the odds are 9 in 10 that spear-phishing will be the first step of their assault. The same technique that has breached Sony, Anthem, Target, the Pentagon and thousands of organizations every year, spear-phishing is used in some 91 percent of cyberattacks, according to the security firm Micro Trend.
Spear-phishing Could Enable Cyberterrorism Attacks Against The U.s.
Tom Chapman, TechCrunch
Fri, 03/27/2015 - 8:00am
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