New term in security

[fireryone]

One of the best parts of IT security is the often silly-sounding terms used commonly.

 

Phishing, in one form or another has been around forever. And what else would targeted phishing be called other than spear phishing?

 

Here?s a new one ? whaling.

 

If you think about it logically, whaling means exactly what you would think it would mean, at least in comparison to phishing. It?s Captain Ahab the Scammer, out there on the wild seas looking for the biggest of fishes.

 

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Safe surfing to you all, keep an watchful eye out for old Ahab...

[DennisD]

As long as they're going after the big fat guys, they might give us minnows a break.

 

Wishful thinking.