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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-information-and-optimization-sciences</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0103</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0252-2667</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JIOS-1734</article-id>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Statistical method for prediction of a targeted spear phishing attack</article-title>
      </title-group>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Alok</surname>
            <given-names>Vijayant</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Amity Business School, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201303, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Sodhi</surname>
            <given-names>J. S.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201303, India</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>45</volume>
      <issue>7</issue>
      <fpage>1843</fpage>
      <lpage>1856</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>19</day>
        <month>11</month>
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>Targeted Cyber Attacks normally are placed on the intersection of the cognitive as well as the technical domains of hybrid warfare. With a view to glean super normal information for strategic as well as tactical advantages, the cognitive factors activate the technical resources in the domain to achieve one or more objectives. The paper is intended to provide an insight and relationship between the mind-set of an attacker and the resources that he activates to fulfil his desires – why, when and from where.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Bots</kwd>
        <kwd>Botnets</kwd>
        <kwd>Cyber Warfare</kwd>
        <kwd>Spear Phishing</kwd>
        <kwd>Intelligence</kwd>
        <kwd>Active and passive reconnaissance</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
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