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To protect against spear phishing attacks, organizations should:

: The message often carries a tone of urgency, fear, or helpfulness. For example, an email might appear to come from a CEO asking an employee to "quietly purchase gift cards" for a corporate surprise. spearphisher

To understand the spearphisher is to understand that the most dangerous security vulnerability is not a line of bad code, but the human mind—specifically, its propensity for trust, routine, and cognitive bias. To protect against spear phishing attacks

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