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CEO Fraud Protection

Detect CEO Fraud.Stop wire fraud.Before damage is done.

Conbool MailGuard detects forged identities, spoofed senders, and typical BEC patterns. Automatically and in real time, before fraudulent instructions reach your employees.

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CEO Fraud and Business Email Compromise Protection for Businesses

CEO Fraud (also known as Business Email Compromise or BEC) causes billions in damages worldwide. Attackers impersonate executives, board members, or suppliers and demand urgent wire transfers or confidential data. Conbool MailGuard reliably detects these attacks before they cause harm.

The three biggest CEO fraud threats

CEO Impersonation

Attackers impersonate CEOs or executives and request urgent wire transfers or confidential information via email. The forged sender is often nearly indistinguishable from the real one.

Wire Transfer Fraud

Fraudulent payment instructions, often disguised as urgent and confidential requests. Average damage per BEC attack: over $120,000 according to FBI statistics.

Supplier Invoice Fraud

Attackers forge invoices from known suppliers or alter bank details in existing business relationships. Particularly dangerous because the emails appear in the context of real transactions.

How Conbool MailGuard stops CEO Fraud

Multiple layers of protection work together to reliably detect impersonation and fraudulent instructions.

Impersonation Detection

MailGuard detects when someone impersonates an internal executive. Display name spoofing, look-alike domains, and reply-to manipulation are automatically identified and blocked.

Behavioral Analysis

MailGuard analyzes communication patterns and detects deviations from normal email behavior. Unusual sender-recipient combinations and atypical requests are flagged immediately.

AI-Powered Pattern Recognition

Our AI detects typical BEC language patterns such as urgency, confidentiality hints, and payment requests. Novel attack variants are also caught through machine learning.

Domain Similarity Check

MailGuard compares incoming sender domains with your internal and known supplier domains. Cousin domains and typosquatting are reliably detected.

Payment-Based Alerts

Emails containing payment instructions, account changes, or urgent transfer requests are automatically flagged with a warning or moved to quarantine.

Policy Enforcement

Define custom rules for sensitive communications. MailGuard enforces your security policies automatically, preventing fraudulent instructions from getting through.

Why awareness alone is not enough against CEO Fraud

CEO Fraud attacks are highly professional and targeted. Technical protection is indispensable.

Billions in damages worldwide

The FBI estimates global BEC damages at over $50 billion since 2013. A single successful attack can be existentially threatening to a business.

Targeted social engineering attacks

CEO Fraud emails contain no malware and no suspicious links. They rely on psychological pressure. Traditional spam filters and antivirus scanners cannot detect them.

Automated real-time detection

MailGuard checks every email for BEC indicators in milliseconds. No employee needs to decide under time pressure whether a payment instruction is genuine.

Compliance and audit requirements

GDPR and NIS2 require technical safeguards against identity fraud. MailGuard provides comprehensive audit logs and meets regulatory requirements.

FAQ

What is CEO Fraud?
CEO Fraud (also called Business Email Compromise or BEC) is a scam where attackers impersonate executives, board members, or other authorized individuals via email. The goal is to trick employees into making wire transfers or disclosing confidential data.
How does CEO Fraud differ from phishing?
Phishing targets credentials or malware installation and often uses fake links or attachments. CEO Fraud relies on social engineering without technical attack vectors. The emails often contain neither links nor attachments, just a convincing message.
How does MailGuard detect CEO Fraud?
MailGuard combines sender authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), domain similarity analysis, behavioral analysis, and AI-powered content analysis. This detects forged identities, unusual communication patterns, and typical BEC language patterns.
Does CEO Fraud protection work with Microsoft 365?
Yes. MailGuard operates as an upstream email gateway and complements Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and Microsoft Defender for Office 365. Integration takes less than 15 minutes.
What does a successful CEO Fraud attack cost?
According to the FBI, the average damage per BEC attack exceeds $120,000. Individual cases with damages of several million euros have been documented in Germany. Protection through MailGuard costs only a fraction of that.
Can MailGuard also detect supplier invoice fraud?
Yes. MailGuard detects forged supplier emails through domain similarity checks, sender verification, and analysis of payment information. Changed bank details in emails from known suppliers are automatically flagged as suspicious.

Stop CEO Fraud before it's too late.

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