Technical Defenses
Technical Defenses
Technology provides important protective layers:
Email Authentication:
- Implement DMARC, SPF, and DKIM
- Configure strict rejection policies
- Monitor authentication reports
- Protect against domain spoofing
- Regular configuration audits
Advanced Threat Protection:
- Machine learning-based BEC detection
- Impersonation protection features
- Internal email warnings
- Suspicious forwarding rule alerts
- Account compromise detection
Financial Controls Integration:
- API connections between email and financial systems
- Automated verification workflows
- Anomaly detection for unusual requests
- Integration with approval processes
- Audit trail maintenance