Phishing Attacks in Qatar: A Literature Review of the Problems and Solutions

Abstract

This paper outlines the literature on phishing attacks in Qatar and techniques for countering them. It begins with the background of phishing, specifically spearphishing, in Qatar and the urgency of the issue. Then, it presents some of the literature and researches on anti-phishing techniques. There are several technical solutions proposed in the literature to detect and defend email phishing attacks, however, these techniques cannot detect and stop genuinely looking phishing emails. Email phishing does not attack devices but it attacks human perception which is hard to defend using technical solutions alone. However, awareness training programs are essential to effectively reduce the success of email phishing attacks. In this systematic review paper, we have tried to classify the existing applications and limitations to figure out the open issues and propose potential solutions.