Cyber Byte: Building an Incident Response Plan
Our Cyber Byte will look at building an Incident Response Plan and the partners you will need. This 60‑minute online session provides a practical guide…
Business email compromise (BEC) is when a criminal accesses a work email account to trick someone into transferring money, or to steal valuable data. Commonly, BEC attacks are usually directed at senior staff or team members that can authorise financial transactions.
Analysis* in 2024 revealed that out of 1.8 billion emails globally, 208 million were malicious. Of these BEC scams accounted for 58% of phishing attempts and heavily relied on impersonating authority figures such as CEOs and IT staff, representing 89% of these attacks.
Gerry Grant-ACCA
Conor Agnew-Closed Door Security
Chris Whitley-Check Point
Register for our free webinar using the button below, to find out more about BEC threats to your organisation and tips to identify and effectively handle a potential attack.
* https://securitybrief.co.uk/story/business-email-compromise-scams-dominate-q3-2024-threats#:~:text=Of%20these%2C%20BEC%20scams%20accounted,to%2010%25%20in%20Q3%202024.