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Cyber attacks are ubiquitous and a constantly growing threat in the age of digitization. In order to protect important data, developers and system administrators must be trained and made aware of possible threats. Practical training can be…

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Spear Phishing is a type of cyber-attack where the attacker sends hyperlinks through email on well-researched targets. The objective is to obtain sensitive information by imitating oneself as a trustworthy website. In recent times, deep…

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