What is Spear Phishing? | UpGuard

This report is a practical primer on spear phishing that defines the attack, explains how adversaries gather target information and craft personalized emails, lists common indicators (spoofed sender addresses, social engineering cues, typographical tricks), and provides example scenarios like BEC and whaling. It concludes with mitigation guidance—technical controls (spam filters, SPF/DMARC, MFA), process controls (approval workflows, vendor risk management), and user-focused measures (security awareness training and phishing simulations)—to reduce organizational risk.