HRM-CON-01Term
Targeted cohort
A cohort class that joins a risky Behavior signal with a Threat signal on the same person: someone attackers already reach who also shows the behavior the attack needs.
Example
A sales representative who clicks simulated links and whose inbox received real phishing this quarter is in a Targeted cohort.
Also called
2How analysts, standards and vendors name the same idea.
- Very Attacked People (VAP)ProofpointTargeting only; the cohort adds the behavior.
- top targeted employeesAdaptive Security
Sources
1Related terms
6"Targeted cohort" (HRM-CON-01), Human Risk Management Framework v2.0.0, Living Security, CC BY 4.0. https://www.humanriskmanagement.com/taxonomy/terms/targeted-cohort
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