SecOps
Flow Automation Highlights
Receiving and analyzing security events: Mindflow automates the reception and initial analysis of security events from Material Security, a task traditionally requiring manual monitoring and initial assessment. By automating these steps, Mindflow eliminates the delays inherent in manual processing, enabling immediate action on potential threats. This rapid response capability significantly reduces the window of opportunity for malware to affect systems, enhancing overall security posture.
Extracting and processing attachment data: Mindflow automates extracting relevant data from email attachments once a security event is identified. This includes identifying and downloading attachments, unzipping them if necessary, and preparing them for further analysis. Automating these tasks speeds up the process and reduces the chances of oversight or errors when handling potentially large volumes of attachments manually.
Virus scanning and triage: Mindflow integrates with VirusTotal to automatically scan the extracted file hashes for viruses and malware. This automation replaces the slow and error-prone manual scanning processes, ensuring comprehensive and fast security assessments. By automating the scanning and triage of attachments, Mindflow provides a consistent and reliable method to assess and mitigate threats, improving the efficiency of the security operations team and reducing the risk of malware penetration.
Orchestration Toolbox
Material Security: In this use case, Material Security is the initial detection system for identifying potential security threats in email attachments. It scans incoming emails, detects suspicious attachments, and triggers alerts that start the automated workflow in Mindflow. By providing the first line of defense, Material Security ensures that potential threats are quickly identified and flagged for further action, enhancing the overall security response mechanism.
VirusTotal: VirusTotal plays a crucial role in the analysis phase by scanning the extracted file hashes from email attachments for viruses and malware. This service provides comprehensive threat intelligence and malware detection capabilities, which are crucial for validating the security of the attachments. By leveraging VirusTotal, Mindflow ensures a thorough and reliable security assessment, which helps make informed decisions about the threat level of attachments, thereby protecting the system from potential harm.
Mindflow: Mindflow orchestrates the entire process, from receiving alerts from Material Security to managing the data extraction, file analysis, and integration with VirusTotal for scanning. It automates the workflows, streamlines communication between different tools, and handles the decision-making processes based on Material Security and VirusTotal results. Mindflow's automation reduces manual intervention, speeds up response times, and ensures a systematic approach to email security management, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing the likelihood of human error in handling potential email threats.
