As an innovative and growing financial technology startup, LendingHome is concerned about email vulnerability to phishing attacks. Email is a key resource for the company, which has funded more than $1 billion in loans to date. The company has enabled homebuyers to finance more than 5,000 homes while returning $540 million to its investors. LendingHome turned to Area 1 Security to protect the integrity of its email, realizing how phishing attacks opened the door to Business Email Compromise (BEC) and other frauds. BEC allows a criminal gang to pose as a company officer and swindle users into forwarding company funds or confidential data. “We can’t exaggerate the importance of keeping those clever ploys and phishing messages from landing in front of our staff.” said Donovan Bray,

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