What Is Spear Phishing

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Multiple Choice

What is spear phishing?

• A)reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites
• B)a technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses
• C)a masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing
• D)a phishing expedition in which the emails are carefully designed to target a particular person or organization

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Definitions:

Personal Consumption Expenditures

The component of a nation's economy that includes the total amount spent by individuals and households on goods and services.

Market Value

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in the market.

Net Domestic Investment

The total investment in a country's economy in a given year, minus the depreciation on existing capital.

Gross Domestic Investment

The total amount of money that is invested within a country’s borders in the form of capital purchases and investments in construction and inventory changes.