Catch and block phishing emails before anyone can click them

Every incoming email is scanned by AI and security tools, and risky ones are quarantined automatically.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5)

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Build size
Advanced

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

Business functions
AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsEmail AutomationMessaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database OpsAPI & Webhook IntegrationSecurity & Compliance
Connects
OpenAIVirusTotalSlackGoogle SheetsGmail

The problem it solves

One convincing phishing email is all it takes to compromise your business, and reviewing every link and attachment by hand isn't realistic. Your team can't be expected to spot every scam, especially when attacks get more sophisticated. Waiting for someone to report a bad email is too slow.

Who it fits

IT and security teams at small or mid-size businesses that want to catch phishing before it reaches employees.

How it works

  1. An incoming email is received and its links, domains, and wording are extracted
  2. The email is checked against a threat database and analyzed by AI
  3. A risk score determines what happens next
  4. High-risk emails are quarantined, medium-risk ones are flagged with a warning
  5. Your security team is alerted in Slack and the incident is logged
What you get

Phishing emails caught before anyone clicks

Every email that reaches your inbox gets scanned in real time, so risky links and impersonation attempts get flagged before anyone can act on them.

What you get

Automatically quarantined or flagged phishing emails, plus a Slack alert and audit log.

What you need

An email gateway, a threat intelligence service, an AI service, Slack, and Google Sheets.

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.

Let's Talk Strategy

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