I'm looking for solutions to analyze emails, specifically their links, for potential malicious content. I understand that tools like Crowdstrike can help after an incident occurs, but I'm focused on prevention. Can anyone recommend effective methods or tools that can flag suspicious emails and links without requiring anyone to click on them? I'm thinking about scenarios like fake Dropbox emails, unsolicited purchase orders from people I haven't communicated with in ages, and links leading to fake document downloads. It's frustrating that these types of phishing attempts can bypass even sophisticated spam filters.
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Consider using Menlo Security's remote browser. If someone accidentally clicks a bad link, it won't affect their local machine because everything is handled on the Menlo side.
We currently use Check Point Harmony in front of Microsoft Defender for Office 365, and it’s performing really well in catching these types of emails before they reach any inboxes. Might be worth a look!
Honestly, it might be time to upgrade your spam filter. Ours isn't super sophisticated, but we still manage to catch most of those troubling emails. It’s about finding what works for your setup!
I think the core issue is training people better. These problems often come from lack of awareness rather than technical issues. Fixing the human factor would address a lot of the symptoms!
That's a solid point; sometimes it's about the technical solutions that help with the non-technical problems, like making sure users recognize threats.
For what it's worth, you could try Microsoft Safelinks link proxying, but honestly, I'm not a huge fan. It might not be the best approach.
You might want to check out Avanan; it does a good job of analyzing emails and can catch malicious links before they're clicked. It’s worked well for others!
Ooh thanks! That opened doors to other solutions as well. Time to research.
Your faith in humanity is encouraging. But let's be real, some people just aren’t tech-savvy enough to catch these tricks.