SOCFortress Integrations — Cloudflare Email Security

SOCFortress
3 min readSep 5, 2024

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Intro

SOCFortress integration and visualization tools allow security analysts the visualization and triage of Cloudflare Email Security events and alerts using a single pane of glass.

About Cloudflare Email Security

Cloudflare’s Email Security Service provides robust protection against a wide range of email-borne threats, including phishing, business email compromise (BEC), and malware. The service is designed to detect and block sophisticated phishing attempts, isolate and neutralize malicious email links, and enhance the security features of existing email platforms like Gmail and Microsoft 365.

Cloudflare’s Email Security is integrated with Cloudflare Radar, providing real-time visibility into email threats and trends. This integration helps organizations correlate their internal security events with broader email threat trends observed globally by Cloudflare.

Key Features:

  • Advanced Spam Filtering: Cloudflare Email Security uses advanced algorithms and machine learning techniques to detect and block spam emails, reducing the risk of phishing attacks and other types of email-borne threats.
  • Protection from Advanced Threats: The service provides protection against advanced threats such as zero-day exploits, malware, and ransomware.
  • Automated Virus Scanning: Cloudflare Email Security scans incoming emails for viruses and other malware, ensuring that your inbox remains free from malicious content.
  • Email Encryption: The service supports email encryption, enabling you to protect sensitive information in transit.
  • Compliance and Governance: Cloudflare Email Security helps organizations meet compliance requirements by providing audit trails and logs of all email activity.
  • Integration with Cloudflare DNS: The service integrates seamlessly with Cloudflare’s DNS offering, providing a complete web performance and security solution.
  • Link Isolation: Suspicious email links are opened in an isolated browser environment to prevent malware from affecting the user’s system.
  • Phishing Retro Scan: This feature allows organizations to identify and respond to phishing threats that have already bypassed existing defenses.
  • Zero Trust Security: Integrates Zero Trust principles to reduce phishing risks and improve overall email security posture.
  • Email Hygiene: Offers anti-spam, anti-spoofing, and anti-malware capabilities to improve email hygiene and reduce the risk of malicious emails reaching users.

Main Benefits:

  • Improved Email Security: Cloudflare Email Security provides robust protection against a wide range of email-borne threats, reducing the risk of data breaches and other security incidents.
  • Reduced Spam and Phishing Attacks: The service effectively filters out spam and phishing emails, protecting users from falling victim to these types of attacks.
  • Increased Productivity: By reducing the time spent on email management and minimizing the impact of security incidents, organizations can improve employee productivity and reduce costs.
  • Compliance and Governance: Cloudflare Email Security helps organizations meet compliance requirements and maintain governance standards by providing audit trails and logs of all email activity.

Ingesting Cloudflare’s Email Security

Reference: https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-security/email-configuration/domains-and-routing/alert-webhooks/

Alert Webhooks allow you to connect external services to Email Security, including:

  • Slack
  • Email addresses
  • SIEM
  • Microsoft Teams

Create an alert webhook

To create an alert webhook in Email Security:

  • Log in to the Email Security dashboard.
  • Go to Settings (the gear icon).
  • Go to Email Configuration > Domains & Routing > Alert Webhooks.
  • Select New Webhook.
  • Select an App Type.
  • Enter the Target.
  • Select Publish Webhook.

Visualizations

Landing page:

Flagged emails and events histogram:

Emails by mail server’s GeoIP:

Need Help?

The functionality discussed in this post, and so much more, are available via the SOCFortress platform. Let SOCFortress help you and your team keep your infrastructure secure.

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