Security is always going to be a race between hackers and hackees. And the criminals just keep getting smarter. Not content with casting their nets wide, hoping to catch some unsuspecting phish, they’re now focusing their efforts. Spear-phishing involves criminals specifically targeting corporate representatives who hold the keys to the organisation’s financial kingdom. This month Brainstorm asked local organisations what they are doing to prevent their CFO being caught.

Just focusing on the CFO is foolish and dangerous. Prevention is better than cure and the best prevention is to be over-prepared as far as security is concerned.