Whaling for beginners

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Board-level executives are known as 'whales' amongst hackers. That's because they're the big fish who hold the keys to the really big prizes; money, intellectual property, and corporate governance. Jim Baines, CEO of a major US packaging company, didn't know he was a 'whale' until someone hacked his email and got into the heart of his company. 'Whaling for Beginners' follows Jim's journey as he realises just how close to home cyber-attacks can strike and how broad the hackers' ambitions are. As his company's very survival hangs in the balance, it emerges that the ultimate target of the whaling attack is the CFO of his biggest client - and one of his oldest friends. Out of nowhere, hard-won reputations, hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars are all suddenly at risk..