A comprehensive survey of phishing: mediums, intended targets, attack and defence techniques and a novel taxonomy.
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| Title: | A comprehensive survey of phishing: mediums, intended targets, attack and defence techniques and a novel taxonomy. |
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| Authors: | Goenka, Richa, Chawla, Meenu, Tiwari, Namita |
| Source: | International Journal of Information Security; Apr2024, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p819-848, 30p |
| Subject Terms: | PHISHING, ONLINE databases, PHISHING prevention, COVID-19 pandemic, TAXONOMY, COVID-19, SCIENCE publishing |
| Abstract: | The recent surge in phishing incidents in the post-COVID era poses a serious threat towards the social and economic well-being of users. The escalation in dependency upon the internet for meeting daily chores has made them vulnerable to falling prey to the ever-evolving menace of phishing. The objective of this article is: to explore different tactics and motivational factors behind phishing, identify the communication mediums through which phishing is circulated and perform a detailed review along with a comparison of the various surveys in this domain. Another objective is to determine the open research challenges in this genre and to identify the scope of research in the future. An extensive literature survey is performed, which includes articles from eminent online research databases. Barring a few initial articles related to phishing, the articles published in Science Citation/Scopus-indexed journals and survey/review articles published in the last ten years are considered. Highly cited works are given preference. The search query returned numerous articles, which were narrowed by title screening. Further screening of articles was performed by reading the abstract and eliminating the articles related to user-oriented phishing interventions. Eventually, 25 survey articles were shortlisted to be surveyed. This article is an effort to provide a novel taxonomy of phishing to academia that would assist in identifying the sections where phishing countermeasures are inadequate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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