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Executive Security

Addresses the unique cybersecurity risks facing C-suite leaders, board members, and senior management. Covers executive-targeted phishing, business email compromise, digital footprint management, travel security, and strategies organizations use to shield their leadership from increasingly personalized cyber threats.

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Whaling Attack

Whaling Attack Cybersecurity: How CEOs Get Hooked

In 2016, an employee at Austrian aerospace firm FACC wired $47 million to a bank account controlled by criminals — because an email that looked like it came from the CEO told them to. The CEO was fired. The CFO was fired. The company's stock tanked. That single email

Carl B. Johnson Apr 22, 2022 7 min read
Whaling Attack

Whaling Attack Cybersecurity: How Execs Get Targeted

The CEO Who Wired $17 Million to a Criminal In 2016, an executive at Austrian aerospace parts manufacturer FACC received what appeared to be a routine email from the company's CEO. The message instructed a wire transfer of approximately €42 million — roughly $47 million — to accounts controlled by

Carl B. Johnson Apr 15, 2021 7 min read
Whaling Attack

Whaling Attack Cybersecurity: How CEOs Get Hooked

A Single Email Cost This Company $46.7 Million In 2015, Ubiquiti Networks disclosed that threat actors impersonated senior executives and tricked employees into wiring $46.7 million to overseas accounts. The attackers didn't exploit a software vulnerability. They didn't deploy ransomware. They sent emails — carefully

Carl B. Johnson Jan 19, 2020 8 min read