Protecting against spear-phishing

Computer Fraud and Security

Volumn 2012, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-11

  Parmar, Bimal ^a  

^a Faronics ^*  (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS REGULATIONS; HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY; IT INFRASTRUCTURES; IT ORGANIZATIONS; SECURITY PRACTICE; SECURITY THREATS;

SECURITY SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER CRIME;

EID: 84856498738     PISSN: 13613723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-3723(12)70007-6     Document Type: Article

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