Which of the following best describes spear-phishing?
A)The phisher sends a survey to the employees of several organizations to obtain details of the configuration of their computing devices.
B)The phisher sends a voice mail message to a number of people to call a phone number or access a Web site.
C)The phisher sends legitimate-looking text messages through his or her phone to advertise a certain organization.
D)The phisher sends fraudulent emails to a certain organization's employees disguising them as mails from high-level executives from within the organization.

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Spear-phishing involves a targeted attack in which the phisher sends fraudulent emails to a certain organization's employees disguising them as mails from high-level executives from within the organization. The emails often contain a request for sensitive information or may instruct the recipient to click on a link to a malicious website.

Which of the Following Best Describes Spear-Phishing