The Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a significant threat to organizations, with losses exceeding $1.8 billion in 2020. BEC scams are successful because they exploit the trust that employees have in their email accounts and the ease with which they can be manipulated. Account Takeover (ATO) is a common precursor to successful BEC attacks, and it is often a result of compromised credentials. The scammers then use social manipulation to target executives and anyone else they can. To prevent BEC attacks, organizations need to understand how to protect their email accounts and employees from ATO. The SpyCloud Difference can help organizations detect and prevent ATO and BEC attacks.