For over a decade, we’ve been hearing about email scams that attempt to persuade individuals to give up personal information so that the scammer can steal an entire identity, instead of just gaining access to credit card or bank account information. Those scams have become less effective, but there are new schemes in place to obtain the same information.
Although there are many anti-virus and anti-malware systems that can be used, hackers still find a way to attack corporate systems. Spear phishing, also commonly known as phishing, is one method that has been around for years, but is currently on the rise.