Why Security Leaders Are Layering Email Defense on Top of Secure Email Gateways
Summary: The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported that business email compromise generated $3 billion in losses in 2024, and the article argues that AI-enabled attacks are accelerating the trend. It says organizations running only a secure email gateway or Microsoft's built-in Defender and Exchange Online Protection see dozens of advanced phishing emails reach inboxes each month per hundred mailboxes, because those tools scan for known signatures rather than intent.
Key Takeaway: With 63% of organizations reporting BEC attempts last year, the attacks that cause the most damage carry no malicious link or attachment for a content filter to find - just a spoofed vendor invoice or an urgent CEO request written in flawless, personalized prose.
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