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Injury-Time Exploits: Why the Last 5% of a Business Deal is the Most Dangerous
Season 2
Episode 26
Published 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Description
This past weekend, South Africa played 91 minutes of flawless World Cup defense against Team Canada only to lose it all to a stunning 92nd-minute injury-time goal by Stephen Eustáquio. In business, cybercriminals use this exact strategy to hijack your high-value transactions.
When an M&A deal, vendor contract, or major corporate wire is 95% complete, deal fatigue sets in, communication gets chaotic, and executive guards drop. In this episode of the Cyber Playbook for Business Podcast, host Corey Bilton breaks down the anatomy of the "last-mile" vulnerability. Using true stories including the catastrophic $17.2 million wire-fraud siphon of The Scouler Company. Tune in to get a simple, 3-step Injury-Time Defensive Playbook to lock down your capital before the final whistle blows.