In the first part of this story, we looked at some of the issues surrounding Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, often called CEO Fraud. Here we will look at more hands-on actions CISOs can take to protect their data and defend against these attacks. Today’s attacks feature the same hallmarks as previous incidents, with the attackers conducting a wide range of basic … [Read more...] about Defeating CEO fraud attacks means overcoming human nature. It won’t be easy — Part 2
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Educating the board why phishing defense is a business imperative — Part 2
In this second installment of our two-part Questions and Answers column we’ll continue our discussion with David Mount, senior director of product marketing at Cofense, about how CISOs and their ongoing discussions with the board of directors about phishing security. Part 1 of this two-part series posted earlier this month. SC Media: Some boards today are becoming far … [Read more...] about Educating the board why phishing defense is a business imperative — Part 2
Defeating CEO Fraud attacks means overcoming human nature. It won’t be easy — Part 1
It starts out innocuously enough when an important-looking email comes in to a company employee. The sender’s email address is that of the company’s CEO, claiming that a payment needs to be made to a client or vendor immediately. The email, which contains some sense of urgency, tells the employee to wire transfer an amount of money, perhaps $50,000 or more, to a specific … [Read more...] about Defeating CEO Fraud attacks means overcoming human nature. It won’t be easy — Part 1
Yes, it can happen here
This website is called Sharpening Your Defenses for a reason — bad things can happen and they can happen to you. Don’t believe me? In the news recently was a story about the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), a 40-year-old company that thought it was doing all the right things defensively. It never had a data breach — until it did. As a result, AMCA’s corporate … [Read more...] about Yes, it can happen here
