This guide explains how phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks work and how companies can reduce the risk. Phishing tries to make users click a link, enter a password on a fake page or open a malicious attachment. BEC is a social engineering fraud aimed directly at money or valuable data: the attacker impersonates an executive, supplier or customer, sometimes from a genuinely compromised account, and asks for a payment to a new bank account or an urgent transfer. Because BEC messages often carry no malicious content, they slip past classic filters.
We cover common scenarios such as fake invoices, CEO fraud, gift card requests and payroll diversion, the warning signs to look for, and the processes that matter most: confirming bank detail changes through a second, previously known channel, dual approval for payments, an easy report button and short, regular awareness training. We also outline technical layers (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, sandboxing, link protection, MFA) and the first steps to take when an attack is discovered. Racurity, the cyber security brand of Pedante Bilişim, designs and operates these controls through expert solution partners.
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