Business email compromise is when a criminal gets into, or imitates, a mailbox to redirect payments. For Atlanta firms that send invoices, pay vendors or move client funds by wire, one convincing email can cost more than a year of IT.
Who gets targeted in Atlanta
Payments and fintech companies around Midtown and Alpharetta need strong access control and documented security. Logistics firms near Hartsfield-Jackson run warehouses, dispatch and tracking systems all day. Healthcare and law practices in Buckhead and Perimeter Center need secure records and reliable systems.
Firms like these send and receive payments by email every week, which is exactly what attackers look for.
How mailbox takeovers start
A stolen password, a fake login page or a look-alike domain lets an attacker read mail, set hidden forwarding rules and send payment requests that look real.
Locking down Microsoft 365
Multi-factor authentication, conditional access, safe sign-in settings and mail flow rules close the common ways in. Filtering catches look-alike domains and malicious links before they reach the inbox.
Georgia data rules to know
Georgia’s breach notification law, O.C.G.A. 10-1-912, covers information brokers and government data collectors rather than most private businesses. Georgia companies still owe notice under the laws of other states where affected customers and employees live, and under federal rules such as HIPAA.
A hacked mailbox often holds customer records, so an email takeover can become a reportable breach.
Watching for takeover signs
We monitor for suspicious sign-ins, new forwarding rules, account changes and unusual sending patterns. During office hours an engineer acts on alerts by locking the account, resetting credentials and checking what was sent.
Office hours in Atlanta
Office hours for Atlanta clients are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern. Email security services is part of full managed IT for Atlanta clients, delivered remote-first with on-site help coordinated when it is needed.
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