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Breaking Down BEC

Break the attack chain. Learn how to stop costly BEC attacks.


Business email compromise (BEC) attacks can be costly and difficult to prevent. Traditional email security solutions may not be enough to fight off the latest BEC attacks that are getting through your current security solutions.

At Proofpoint, we break the attack chain and stop BEC attacks. Download your copy of Breaking Down BEC: The Modern CISO's Framework for Identifying, Classifying and Stopping Email Fraud.

In it, you’ll discover:

  • How to use the Proofpoint Email Fraud Taxonomy to classify BEC attacks effectively
  • The key differences between various types of BEC attacks, including invoicing fraud and payroll redirects
  • The essential human traits that threat actors exploit in lure- and task-based attacks
  • Why advance-fee fraud is still a threat, and how to stop it