What Is Business Email Compromise And How Can You Protect Yourself From Spoofers?

The prevalence of COVID-19 is causing more businesses and employees to choose to work from home more often, which effectively decreases their exposure to the virus but increases their exposure to "BEC" threats.

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a sophisticated type of cybercrime where attackers impersonate a trusted entity, such as a company's executive or business partner, to trick individuals into transferring money or sensitive information. BEC typically involves social engineering tactics to deceive targets and exploit vulnerabilities in email systems.

When remote working becomes a new trend, and people have fewer chances to meet in person and check the authenticity of information sent by email, BEC is more likely to succeed than not.