Using Business
Email Compromise (BEC) scams, an attacker gains access to a corporate email account
and spoofs
the owner's identity to initiate fraudulent wire transfers. The attacker typically
uses the
identity of a top-level executive to trick the target or targets into sending money
into the
attacker's account. Also known as Man-in-the-Email scams, BEC scams often target businesses
that
regularly send wire transfers to international clients and may involve the use of
malware, social
engineering, or both.
With the integrated Antispam Engine, Deep Discovery Email
Inspector performs the following to
effectively protect organizations against BEC scams:
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Scan email messages from specified high-profile users to block social engineering attacks
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Check sender and recipient domain information to prevent email message spoofing
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Bypass email messages from approved senders to enhance detection