What is Spear Phishing?

Spear Phishing is a variant of phishing which targets a specific individual, organization, or business. As is the case with most phishing attacks, spear phishing typically entails the use of misleading emails or other forms of electronic communications. Attackers may tailor these fraudulent communications with the target's position within an organization in mind, or include other contextual information to more effectively mislead the victim. As a result, spear phishing requires more background research on a target than most other forms of phishing attacks.