Yes — we help Houston-area small businesses respond to business email compromise (BEC): fake invoices, changed bank details, hijacked email threads and wire fraud. Remote containment usually starts within the hour, with on-site follow-up in Northeast Houston.
| Symptom | Likely cause | Safe first step | When to call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payment sent to changed bank details | Vendor impersonation or hijacked thread | Call your bank's fraud line for a recall | Right after the bank call |
| Email came from a domain one letter off | Look-alike domain spoofing; your mailbox may be fine | Don't reply; forward headers to us | Same day, to confirm your account is clean |
| Direct-deposit change request by email | Payroll diversion attempt | Verify with the employee in person or by known phone | If the change was already made |
Yes. We handle BEC cases for Houston-area small businesses — typically 5 to 50 staff — on Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. We work remotely across the metro and on site in Kingwood, Atascocita, Humble and nearby Northeast Houston.
Business email compromise is fraud carried out through a real or look-alike mailbox. The most common versions we see:
Not every BEC means your account was hacked. Sometimes the vendor's mailbox was compromised, or the attacker used a look-alike domain. We check your sign-in and audit logs to establish which, so you fix the right thing and can tell clients accurately whether their data was exposed.
Preserve sign-in and audit logs, revoke active sessions, remove malicious inbox and forwarding rules, review connected apps, re-enroll MFA, then check email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) so look-alike spoofing is harder. You receive a written incident timeline for your insurer, bank and attorney.
The full Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace compromise response service.
Local response and on-site follow-up for Kingwood businesses.
Local response for Atascocita, Humble and Lake Houston businesses.
A battle-tested 5-step methodology that gets your business back online — fast, clean, and fortified.
Isolate infected systems, cut ransomware's lateral movement, and prevent further encryption of your data.
Identify the ransomware variant, remove all malicious code, and document the attack vector for your records.
Recover your files from clean, verified backups — no ransom payment needed. We validate data integrity at every step.
Rebuild affected systems with enhanced security configurations, patched vulnerabilities, and updated defenses.
Comprehensive security assessment, detailed forensic report, and a custom prevention plan to stop future attacks.
Straight answers before you spend a dollar. If your case needs someone else, we say so and help you escalate.
Operating disclosure: Virus Pros is the malware and ransomware specialty service of Atascocita IT Services, the local IT brand serving Kingwood, Atascocita, Humble and the wider Northeast Houston territory. Work is delivered by the same local technicians under that company.
Local experts who know your community. On-site response available throughout the greater Northeast Houston area.
We respond in minutes. Free initial assessment.