Phishing: can we spot the signs?

Computer Fraud and Security

Volumn 2007, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 10-15

  Furnell, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MAIL; ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

COMPUTER USERS; PHISHING;

SPAMMING;

EID: 34047102524     PISSN: 13613723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-3723(07)70035-0     Document Type: Article

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