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''Cybercrime''.
1. ''Banking''.


Phishing is an email-based fraud.
The non-contractual early repayment by bank customers of, for example, fixed rate mortgages.




The fraudsters send emails purporting to be from reputable companies or other legitimate sources, in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.
2. ''Accounting''.


An amount paid in advance for a financial benefit, represented by an asset in the organisation's balance sheet.


:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Most common attacks'''''</span>
It is a prepaid expense.
:"The most common attacks seen across the Barclays network are phishing scams, through which cybercriminals send malicious emails to gain access to networks and personal information."
:''Ludwig Keyser, Director of Joint Operations Centre, Barclays - EACT Conference Tackling cyber risks in treasury, January 2019.''




The name 'phishing' is a grim joke variant on 'fishing'.
:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Example: Venue hire'''''</span>
 
:We book a venue for a function.
 
:And pay 50% of the hire fee in advance.
 
 
 
:The 50% paid in advance is an ASSET for us.
 
:We are going to enjoy the use of the venue in future, but it has already been paid for.
 
:So the 50% already paid represents a future economic benefit.
 




== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Advanced Persistent Threat]]
* [[Accrual]]
* [[BEC]]
* [[Average effective maturity]]
* [[Cybercrime]]
* [[Bookkeeping]]
* [[Cybercrime – A Threat And An Opportunity]]
* [[Early Repayment Charge]]
* [[Hacktivist]]
* [[Extension risk]]
* [[Internet]]
* [[Prepaid expense]]
*[[Smishing]]
* [[Prepayment risk]]
* [[Spear phishing]]
* [[Prepayments]]
* [[Spoofing]]
*[[Vishing]]
* [[Whaling]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]

Latest revision as of 00:50, 2 January 2021

1. Banking.

The non-contractual early repayment by bank customers of, for example, fixed rate mortgages.


2. Accounting.

An amount paid in advance for a financial benefit, represented by an asset in the organisation's balance sheet.

It is a prepaid expense.


Example: Venue hire
We book a venue for a function.
And pay 50% of the hire fee in advance.


The 50% paid in advance is an ASSET for us.
We are going to enjoy the use of the venue in future, but it has already been paid for.
So the 50% already paid represents a future economic benefit.


See also