Unit 42 Business Email Compromise

Benefits
Service Features
Methodology
Why Unit 42

BENEFITS

Prevent email-based attacks through preparation

Unauthorized access to email leading to financial fraud – or business email compromise (BEC) – is one of the most prevalent forms of cyberattacks today. With a Unit 42™ BEC Readiness Assessment, you prepare for this challenge through a targeted risk assessment that identifies the critical control steps to best defend your organization against this ongoing threat.

Harden email security

Control and mitigate email attacks by identifying gaps and fine-tuning defenses. You’ll make data-driven decisions, adopting best practices to allocate your resources in a more effective manner.

Enhance response capability

Using real-world observations we’ve made while investigating BEC attacks, you’ll improve your ability to quickly and effectively prevent, detect and respond to email-based threats.

Reduce incident impact

By proactively preparing for BEC attacks, you will have all the elements in place to reduce the operational and financial impact of any incident, responding effectively to each threat.

SERVICE FEATURES

Knowledge and preparation matter

The Unit 42 Business Email Compromise Assessment is available in three different tiers – each one designed to match the unique needs of your specific organization.

BASIC ASSESSMENT

Tier 1

Improve your ability to identify and respond to Business Email Compromise

Security configuration assessment
Business Email Compromise Threat Briefing
Business Email Compromise IR Tabletop Exercise
50 Credits for Incident Response via Unit 42 Retainer

ADVANCED ASSESSMENT

Tier 2

Identify evidence of historical or ongoing email compromise

Email Compromise Assessment
Email Attack Readiness Benchmark
Tailored BEC IR Playbook
Includes Everything in Tier 1

MOST COMPREHENSIVE

Tier 3

Empower stakeholders to understand risk and drive better outcomes

Email Attack Purple Team Exercise
Cyber Awareness Training Enhancement
Includes Everything in Tiers 1 & 2

TIER 1

TIER 2

TIER 3

Security Configuration Assessment

BEC Threat Briefing

BEC IR Tabletop Exercise

50 Credits Reserved for Incident Response

Email Compromise Assessment

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Email Attack Readiness Benchmark

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Tailored BEC IR Playbook

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Email Attack Purple Team Exercises

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Cyber Awareness Training Enhancement

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TIER 1
Security Configuration Assessment
BEC Threat Briefing
BEC IR Tabletop Exercise
50 Credits Reserved for Incident Response
Email Compromise Assessment	–
Email Attack Readiness Benchmark	–
Tailored BEC IR Playbook	–
Email Attack Purple Team Exercises	–
Cyber Awareness Training Enhancement	–

TIER 2
Security Configuration Assessment
BEC Threat Briefing
BEC IR Tabletop Exercise
50 Credits Reserved for Incident Response
Email Compromise Assessment
Email Attack Readiness Benchmark
Tailored BEC IR Playbook
Email Attack Purple Team Exercises	–
Cyber Awareness Training Enhancement	–

TIER 3
Security Configuration Assessment
BEC Threat Briefing
BEC IR Tabletop Exercise
50 Credits Reserved for Incident Response
Email Compromise Assessment
Email Attack Readiness Benchmark
Tailored BEC IR Playbook
Email Attack Purple Team Exercises
Cyber Awareness Training Enhancement

SHOW TABLE

Here’s what we deliver

Unit 42 will evaluate the effectiveness of your technical security controls and operational capabilities in responding to and recovering from a Business Email Compromise incident.

SECURITY CONFIGURATION ASSESSMENT

BEC THREAT BRIEFING

BEC IR TABLETOP EXERCISE

50 CREDITS RESERVED FOR INCIDENT RESPONSE

EMAIL COMPROMISE ASSESSMENT

EMAIL ATTACK READINESS BENCHMARK

TAILORED BEC IR PLAYBOOK

EMAIL ATTACK PURPLE TEAM EXERCISE

CYBER AWARENESS TRAINING ENHANCEMENT

METHODOLOGY

A proven approach to improving BEC readiness

PLAN

Gather Organizational Context

We will provide a pre-engagement questionnaire to gain an understanding of organizational processes, tools and capabilities.

ASSESS

Review Documentation

We will review your documentation to identify gaps in email security control design which could contribute to BEC susceptibility.

ASSESS

Conduct Stakeholder Interviews

We will interview key stakeholders to gain additional insight regarding email security controls and technical capabilities.

TEST

Design and Deliver Tabletop Exercises

WHY UNIT 42

World-renowned security experts, always in your corner

As an industry-leading threat intelligence, cyber risk management and incident response organization, it's our job to help you prepare and respond to some of the most challenging threats so that your team can get back to business faster. As threats escalate, we act as your trusted partner to advise and strengthen your security strategies.

WORLD-CLASS THREAT INTELLIGENCE

Unit 42 provides access to one of the world’s largest and most experienced threat intelligence teams. Our team of more than 200 cyberthreat researchers includes threat hunters, malware reverse engineers and threat modeling experts who enable you to apply a threat-informed approach to prepare for and respond to the latest cyberthreats.

TRUSTED EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE

Unit 42 has assembled an experienced team of security consultants with backgrounds in public and private sectors who have handled some of the largest cyberattacks in history. We manage complex cyber risks and respond to advanced threats, including nation-state attacks, APTs and complex ransomware investigations.

INDUSTRY-LEADING TOOLS

Unit 42 security consultants leverage industry-leading Palo Alto Networks tools to jumpstart your investigation by gaining necessary visibility across your endpoint, network, cloud and third-party data. This enables you to develop and execute a plan to get back to business as quickly as possible following an incident.

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DATASHEET

Unit 42 Retainer

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Go from reactive to proactive

Our consultants serve as your trusted advisors to assess and test your security controls against the right threats, transform your security strategy with an intelligence-informed approach and respond to incidents in record time.

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Business Email Compromise (BEC) Readiness Assessment

Protecting your organization against business email compromise starts with ensuring you have the right people, process, and controls in place and tuned to defend against BEC and other email-based attacks.