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Cybersecurity & GRC·Cybersecurity·Global

AI Phishing & Business Email Compromise Detection

Detect socially-engineered email attacks beyond signature-based filters.

NLPLLMProvenHigh riskMedium complexityHigh valueTime-to-value: 3–6 months~270% est. ROI

Overview

LLM-based content and behavioral analysis scores email risk inline, with auto-quarantine and user banner warnings for high-risk messages.

Business Problem

BEC and spear-phishing bypass signature-based filters and cost enterprises millions per incident.

AI Solution

LLM-based content + behavioral analysis scores email risk in-flow, with auto-quarantine and user banner warnings.

Business Value

Catches 30–50% more advanced phishing than signature filters with low false-positive rates.

Target Users

Director of Security Engineering

Sector Focus

Email Security

Data Requirements

  • •Email metadata
  • •Historical incidents
  • •Org graph
  • •Threat intel

AI Technologies Involved

  • •Azure OpenAI
  • •On-Prem / Private LLM

Implementation Steps

  • •Calculate AI ROI

Expected ROI Areas / KPIs

  • •BEC catch rate
  • •False-positive rate
  • •User-reported phish reduction

Governance & Controls

  • •Quarterly model evaluation, quarantine appeal process, content-scanning notice.
  • •Quarterly model evaluation
  • •Quarantine appeal process

Risks & Mitigations

  • •High overall risk · Medium complexity
  • •Inline integration with mail gateway
  • •Encrypted feature store

Cybersecurity

  • •Inline integration with mail gateway
  • •Encrypted feature store

Privacy

  • •Content scanning notice
  • •Retention limits on email bodies

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