{"id":4173,"date":"2023-03-16T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ostermanresearch.com\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&#038;p=4173"},"modified":"2025-01-13T15:49:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T02:49:24","slug":"ironscales-bec-attacks","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/ostermanresearch.com\/portfolio\/ironscales-bec-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Defending the Enterprise: The Latest Trends and Tactics in BEC Attacks &#8211; commissioned by IRONSCALES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Commissioned by <strong>IRONSCALES<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Published <strong>March 2023<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Executive summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In our research last year on\u00a0the business cost of phishing, commissioned by IRONSCALES, we found that IT and security teams spent an average of 27.5 minutes dealing with a single phishing email.\u00a0In this research, also commissioned by IRONSCALES, we dug deeper into business email compromise (BEC), an extremely costly type of phishing attack. We found that organizations see BEC as twice the problem of phishing in general, and among large organizations, concern with BEC attacks will increase by 43.3% over the next 12 months. Many organizations are over-reliant on technologies with questionable efficacy at addressing the threat of BEC attacks. Confidence in the ability of executives and employees to detect BEC attacks remains low, and new channels are being used as precursors to BEC attacks\u2014increasing the risk footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizations must re-examine their anti-BEC approach, re-balance their technology strategy, and leverage better signals on BEC threats to target training at the most frequently attacked people and groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.ironscales.com\/defending-the-enterprise\/report-download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download from IRONSCALES<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.ironscales.com\/webinar\/enterprises-vs-bec-strategies-technologies-and-trends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch the webinar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams are expected to explode in volume and profitability as attacks bypass traditional safeguards. Research on trends and tactics in BEC attacks, including variants, target victims, and precursor channels. 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