How to prevent business email compromise
Summary
The article discusses business email compromise (BEC) attacks, which rely on social engineering rather than malware. It outlines five preventive measures: enforcing MFA, hardening email filters, training employees to spot scams, validating requests, and implementing payment verification procedures.
IFF Assessment
BEC attacks are a serious threat to organizations, and this article highlights the methods used by attackers to bypass traditional security measures.
Defender Context
Defenders need to implement multi-layered security approaches, including strong authentication, email filtering, employee training, and verification processes to mitigate the risk of BEC attacks. BEC attacks often bypass traditional security measures, so it is crucial to educate users and implement policies that require verification of financial transactions.