Real-World Use Cases
BEC Targeting Energy Trading & Joint Ventures
Scenario
Energy companies execute multi-million dollar trades, JV agreements, and commodity contracts via email. Attackers impersonate trading counterparties, legal counsel, or JV partners to redirect payments or manipulate deal terms.
Example Implementation
Helios Content Intelligence detects invoice manipulation, wire instruction changes, and contract amendment language
Sender Reputation Graph maps trading counterparty and legal counsel communication history
VIP Protection applied to CFO, VP Trading, General Counsel, and treasury Solution: Helios catches trading fraud and payment redirection before treasury acts
Potential Outcomes
Prevent fraudulent wire transfers on energy trades
Reduced false positives on legitimate trading communications
Phishing Targeting Field Engineers & OT Operators
Scenario
Field engineers and control room operators receive emails with work orders, safety bulletins, and vendor updates. Attackers use these pretexts to deliver credential harvesters or malware that bridges from IT to OT networks.
Example Implementation
Helios Attachment Sandboxing detonates files disguised as work orders, P&IDs, or safety data sheets
Content Intelligence flags emails impersonating SCADA vendors, instrumentation suppliers, and safety inspectors
URL Rewriting protects against credential harvesting pages mimicking vendor portals and safety management systems Solution: Helios prevents IT-to-OT bridging attacks that start with a phishing email
Potential Outcomes
SCADA and DCS systems protected from email-initiated compromise chains
Zero malware delivery to field engineering and operations teams
Contractor & Vendor Supply Chain Fraud
Scenario
Energy companies work with thousands of contractors across drilling, construction, logistics, and maintenance. Attackers impersonate contractors to redirect progress payments or inject malware through invoices and change orders.
Example Implementation
Helios flags emails from domains mimicking registered contractor and supplier addresses
Sender Reputation Graph tracks contractor communication patterns and flags anomalies
Risk Orchestrator applies elevated thresholds for accounts payable and procurement teams Solution: Helios prevents contractor fraud across the supply chain
Potential Outcomes
Prevent fraudulent contractor payment redirections
Clean document pipeline for procurement and accounts payable
