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Find malicious URLs in emails

Find malicious URLs in emails​

Overview​

This workflow automates the detection and analysis of malicious URLs embedded within email communications by retrieving emails from Outlook, extracting and analyzing URL content through Zynap's threat intelligence services, and delivering real-time security alerts via Slack. It provides a streamlined approach to email-based threat detection, enabling rapid identification and response to phishing attempts and malicious link campaigns.

How It Works​

  1. Email Retrieval: Connects to Outlook integration to fetch emails from designated mailboxes, folders, or based on specific search criteria for security analysis.
  2. Malicious URL Detection: Queries Zynap's malicious URL intelligence sources to identify potentially dangerous links and suspicious domains embedded within email content.
  3. Data Processing and Packaging: Executes script to extract, parse, and structure URL data from email content, preparing it for comprehensive threat analysis and creating standardized data formats.
  4. Conditional Threat Assessment: Implements conditional logic to evaluate the severity and type of threats detected, determining appropriate response actions based on threat intelligence findings and organizational security policies.
  5. Alert Message Generation: Creates detailed security alert messages containing threat analysis results, URL classifications, risk assessments, and recommended remediation actions for security teams.
  6. Slack Notification Delivery: Sends structured security alerts to designated Slack channels, providing immediate notification to security teams with actionable threat intelligence and response guidance.

Who is this for?​

  • Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts monitoring email-based threats and phishing campaigns
  • Email security administrators managing organizational email threat detection and response
  • Incident response teams requiring rapid identification of malicious URLs in email communications
  • IT security teams implementing automated threat detection for email-borne security risks
  • Organizations seeking to enhance email security posture through automated URL analysis and alerting

What problem does this workflow solve?​

  • Eliminates manual email analysis by automating the detection and classification of malicious URLs embedded in email communications
  • Reduces response time to email-based threats by providing immediate Slack notifications when dangerous URLs are identified in organizational email traffic
  • Provides systematic threat intelligence correlation by leveraging Zynap's malicious URL database to identify known threat indicators and suspicious domains
  • Streamlines security team communication by delivering structured alerts with detailed threat context and recommended actions directly to team collaboration channels
  • Enhances organizational email security by implementing continuous automated monitoring for malicious URL detection across email infrastructure