Scan incoming emails for malicious attachments and alert Slack

Checks new email attachments for security threats and instantly notifies your team in Slack.

How the work actually flows

A straight line.

Pattern: Sequence (1)

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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationMessaging & NotificationsSecurity & Compliance
Connects
EmailSlack

The problem it solves

Phishing and malware often arrive as ordinary-looking email attachments, and no one on your team has time to manually vet every file that comes in. By the time a threat is noticed, the damage may already be done.

Who it fits

IT and security teams responsible for monitoring email threats at a small or mid-size company.

How it works

  1. The mailbox is checked for new emails with attachments
  2. Email attachments are identified and prepared for scanning
  3. The attachment is analyzed for security threats
  4. A report is sent to Slack whether or not a threat was found
What you get

Malicious attachments caught before they land

You get every incoming email attachment checked for security threats with an instant alert sent to your team in Slack.

What you get

An immediate Slack alert showing whether an email attachment was flagged as a threat.

What you need

An email account with IMAP access, a security scanning subscription, and a Slack workspace.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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