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Phishers of men!

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Phishing ~ the  fraudulent  practice of sending emails or other messages  purporting  to be from  reputable  companies to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. Or to install malware on their device. Spear phishing ~ is  the  fraudulent  practice of sending emails or other messages  purporting  to be from  reputable  companies, targeted towards a specific individual, organization, or business .  Social Engineering ~ the use of  deception  to  manipulate  individuals into  divulging  confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes. URL ~ Uniform Resource Locator aka link Malware ~ software specifically designed to  disrupt , damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system. (street name virus.)   Just for laughs: A virus is to cyber security, what Colgate i...