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title: Cybersecurity Guide for CFOs 2025
description: An essential accounts payable process guide designed to help CFOs protect any organisation from financial losses caused by fraud and errors in the procure-to-pay cycle.
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###### 8th edition

## Cybersecurity Guide for CFOs 2025

#### How to protect your business by thinking like a scammer 

### Using adversarial thinking to counter post-AI threats

With cybercriminals adopting AI to scale their scams, CFOs need to rethink fraud prevention. This year's guide introduces a new mindset: **thinking like a scammer.** Through red teaming and adversarial analysis, finance leaders can anticipate risks before they become costly incidents.

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#### the expected global costs of cybercrime by 2025 

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#### the increase in data theft victims named on the dark web

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#### say they know someone who has fallen victim to accounts payable (AP) fraud in the last five years

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### What's in the guide

Modern fraud tactics, fueled by AI, make impersonation easier than ever. How do you protect your organization in a world where synthetic media and AI-generated scams are on the rise?

The 2025 edition answers this by covering:

- The latest AI-enabled fraud tactics and how they work
- Red teaming: Testing your defenses through adversarial analysis
- How CFOs can lead anti-cybercrime strategies
- Steps to counter risks from AI, quantum computing, and more

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### More resources

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Guide

##### The State of Cyber Fraud Defence

What 500 finance professionals say are their biggest cyber concerns this year.

 Read more 

](https://eftsure.com/eguide/the-state-of-cyber-fraud-defence/)

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Guide

##### Financial Controls Guide

Explore the rise of cybercrime and the need for more sophisticated financial controls in order to protect your company’s finances.

 Read more 

](https://eftsure.com/guide/financial-controls-guide/)

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Guide

##### Procure-to-Pay Checklist for Accounts Payable Managers

Without rigorous financial controls in place, your organisation may find itself facing significant losses due to fraud and error throughout the Procure-to-Pay cycle.

 Read more 

](https://eftsure.com/guide/procure-to-pay-checklist/)

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