Understanding the business model behind cybercrime can be a helpful thought experiment to help CFOs allocate appropriate resources to cyber defenses.
A Nigerian gang's "business email compromise" scam aimed at finance execs shows how cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated.
More than half of top executives at small businesses don't believe their company is a target for cyber-criminals. They're wrong.
In this high-tech age, low-tech hacking techniques like physically looking at open computer screens may be overlooked, potentially leading to disaster.
Proofpoint, aiming to double in size within three years, leverages innovation and luck on the way there, its finance chief says.
A spear phishing campaign identified by FireEye appears to be targeting personnel involved with SEC filings at public companies.
Companies sustained more than 1,000 data breaches in 2016, an increase of 40% over 2015 data.
The association says scams in which cybercriminals send fake emails from a top executive to initiate wire transfers are becoming increasingly prevalent.
“You don’t rob a bank with a gun anymore; you rob it with an email." — Peter Campbell, CFO, Mimecast
How health care CFOs can shield their data.
But the largest source of data breaches was still 'miscellaneous errors,' including improper disposal of company information and misconfigured systems.
Tax professionals are also reporting phishing scams that are seeking their online credentials to IRS services.
