Defending Against Business Email Compromise Attacks

Business email compromise (BEC) makes up a comparatively small percentage of the overall number of spear-phishing attacks, but they pack a punch.

Barracuda researchers recently took a closer look at these highly targeted and costly attacks, uncovering the latest tactics used by cybercriminals and the steps you can take to help defend your business. They share their findings in the new report Spear Phishing: Top Threats and Trends Vol. 3 – Defending Against Business Email Compromise Attacks.

The report takes an in-depth look at how BEC attacks use impersonation, strategic targeting, careful timing, and social engineering to steal money or personally identifiable information. It also covers ways that organizations can use advanced detection techniques, security awareness training, and other solutions to successfully prevent these attacks.

Protect your business from some of the most sneaky, targeted and expensive types of spear-phishing attacks.

See all the revealing new details about business email compromise (BEC), including the latest tactics used by cybercriminals and the best practices to defend your business:

• How scammers use convincing impersonation, strategic targeting, careful timing and social engineering to steal money or personally-identifiable information from finance department employees or others with access to sensitive information.
• Why BEC attacks, which have caused more than $26 billion in losses, are particularly difficult to detect, and which types of approaches scammers are using in the subject lines and messages of emails to launch attacks.
• Which advanced detection techniques, security awareness training and other strategies and solutions businesses are using to successfully prevent costly and damaging BEC attacks

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