A Guide to Type 1, 2 and 3 BEC Phishing Attacks
Are You Prepared to Defend Against the New Era of Business Email Compromise?
Are You Prepared to Defend Against the New Era of Business Email Compromise?
Today, BEC phishing falls into three categories: Type 1 (Basic), Type 2 (Advanced), and Type 3 (Sophisticated).
However, as Gartner recently noted, traditional email inspection techniques are ineffective at detecting BEC phishing, least of all Type 3 attacks.
It’s important to understand the differences between Type 1, 2 and 3 BEC phishing, why they get past SEGs and cloud email suites, and what’s required to successfully defend against all BEC attacks.
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The three categories of BEC attacks – each with their own phishy characteristics
How Type 3 “long con” BEC phishing compromises your trusted suppliers, then targets your employees over extended periods of time
The six technologies needed to stop all BEC – and in particular to stop Type 3 BEC attacks
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