DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches
Paying Attention to BEC: The Most Costly Threat by Individual Losses
10 May 2022
Send us fan mail!When you think about the most costly threat by personal losses, most people will assume ransomware.The real threat, however, is business email compromise (BEC). But why aren’t more companies talking about it, then?In this episode, Tim Kromphardt and Jake G. explain BEC and why organizations need to start paying more attention.Join us as we discuss:The definition of BEC & why companies are paying so little attentionUsing Supernova to defend against email attacksReporting on employment fraud Check out these resources we mentioned:BEC Taxonomy: https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/bec-taxonomy-proofpoint-frameworkSupernova: https://www.proofpoint.com/us/newsroom/press-releases/proofpoint-launches-industrys-first-cloud-native-information-protection-andIC3 Report: https://www.ic3.gov/TOAD blog post: https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/caught-beneath-landline-411-telephone-oriented-attack-deliveryRailroad theft: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/14/economy/la-freight-railroad-theft/index.html Keep up with the latest tales from the threat research trenches by subscribing to DISCARDED in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. Thanks for listening!
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