Category Archives: Business Email Compromise (BEC)

When Combating Emerging Social Media Attacks, Don’t Try to Swim Against the Current

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The lure of social media is too much to fight against. Instead of pushing back, we need to work with what we’ve got and do our best to educate employees about potential social media attacks.

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Workplace Expectations and Personal Exceptions: The Social Flaws of Email Security

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While current email security solutions can help mitigate phishing impacts, companies must recognize the role of corporate email as a social network to address the human components of this risk.

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Why You Should Be Worried About London Blue’s Business Email Compromise Attacks

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Researchers have discovered evidence of a threat group named London Blue, a U.K.-based collective that focuses on CFOs at mortgage companies, accounting firms and some of the world’s largest banks.

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Here’s Why Business Email Compromise Is Still Driving Executive Identity Theft

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Business email compromise scams are still surprisingly lucrative. In fact, the volume and frequency of BEC attacks have skyrocketed in recent years, according to FBI data.

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Email Security Best Practices to Help You Reel In the Threat of Phishing

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Phishing is still among the most common causes of a data breach. Companies should invest in managed security services and comprehensive awareness training to improve email security best practices.

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How to Recognize a Business Email Compromise Attack

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Security leaders must implement phishing awareness programs to train employees to recognize business email compromise (BEC) attacks and other social engineering schemes that could compromise data.

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IBM X-Force IRIS Uncovers Active Business Email Compromise Campaign Targeting Fortune 500 Companies

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IBM X-Force IRIS observed a widespread business email compromise (BEC) campaign targeting many Fortune 500 companies that exploits flaws in common accounts payable processes.

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Why Device ID May Not Be Enough to Stop Fraud

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To defeat increasingly sophisticated fraudsters, security teams should pair their fraud detection tools with a device ID spoofing mechanism that automatically adapts to new threats.

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