The ever-changing face of phishing
Steve Mansfield-Devine · Computer Fraud & Security · 2018
Phishing is one of the oldest tricks in the book. As a form of impersonation-based fraud, you can trace its origins to the days of fax and even snailmail letters. And in essence it's very simple – convince people you're someone you're not in order to convince them to click links, open attachments or take actions that will harm them and enrich the attacker. But as Stu Sjouwerman, founder and CEO of KnowBe4, points out in this interview, that doesn't mean there's nothing new in the world of phishing – in fact, quite the reverse.