Keepnet’s AI-Powered Phishing Analysis & Response: Empowering Employees and SOC Teams

Cybercriminals are constantly evolving their tactics, with email remaining the primary attack vector. According to Keepnet research, organizations take an average of 197 days to detect a security breach and another 69 days to contain it, leading to $4.35 million in damages per incident. Traditional phishing detection struggles against zero-day attacks, social engineering, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) threats, leaving businesses vulnerable.

In this blog, we’ll explore how Keepnet’s AI-powered phishing analysis and response solution strengthens cybersecurity, enhances employee awareness, and accelerates SOC team efficiency.

The Growing Phishing Threat and the Need for AI-Powered Defense

Cyber threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with email remaining the primary attack vector for phishing, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and social engineering attacks. Organizations struggle to detect and mitigate phishing attempts in time, exposing them to data breaches, financial fraud, and reputational damage.

Key Challenges Organizations Face

• Evolving Phishing Techniques – Attackers continuously refine their methods to bypass security measures.
• Slow Detection and Response – Organizations take too long to identify and contain phishing attacks.
• Human Vulnerability – Employees often fail to recognize deceptive phishing emails.

How Keepnet’s AI-Powered Solution Helps

• Enables rapid threat detection through seamless phishing reporting.
• Uses AI-driven threat analysis to identify advanced phishing tactics.
• Automates SOC team workflows to accelerate phishing response by 168x.
• Strengthens security awareness by reinforcing proactive cybersecurity behaviors.

Seamless Phishing Reporting: The First Step in Threat Mitigation

The faster a phishing attempt is reported, the quicker it can be neutralized. Keepnet’s Phishing Reporter Button simplifies the process by allowing employees to report suspicious emails with a single click, integrating seamlessly with:

• Microsoft Outlook (Web, Mobile, Desktop, Exchange)
• Google Workspace (Web, Mobile)

How Phishing Reporting Strengthens Security

Phishing reporting helps organizations detect and respond to threats before they escalate. When employees can quickly flag suspicious emails, security teams can investigate and neutralize attacks faster. Keepnet’s Phishing Reporter Button helps by:

• Reducing attack dwell time by allowing immediate phishing detection.
• Empowering employees to act as the first line of defense.
• Improving security culture by embedding phishing awareness in daily workflows.

Read Keepnet’s article on Microsoft Phishing Reporter Button in Ribbon: Simplifying Phishing Defense to explore how it enhances phishing detection, streamlines reporting, and strengthens security awareness.

AI-Powered Phishing Detection: Beyond Traditional Security Measures

Traditional email security tools often fail against zero-day threats and sophisticated phishing attacks. Let’s break down how Keepnet’s AI-driven analysis improves phishing detection.

Key AI Capabilities

Phishing attacks often rely on deception, urgency, and minor inconsistencies to trick recipients. Keepnet’s AI-powered analysis detects these tactics by examining multiple threat indicators.

• Urgency & Tone Analysis – Identifies manipulation tactics such as fake urgency ("Immediate Action Required").
• Writing Pattern Recognition – Detects unusual sentence structures and grammar inconsistencies.
• Threat Context Understanding – Differentiates CEO Fraud, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and Spear Phishing.
• Threat Intelligence Correlation – Matches reported phishing attempts with global threat intelligence feeds.

How AI Detects CEO Fraud

A CFO receives an email appearing to be from the CEO:

Subject: Urgent Wire Transfer Needed "Hey Mark, process a $250,000 wire transfer ASAP. This is confidential. Let me know once it's done."

How Keepnet’s AI Responds

• Flags High Risk – Detects financial transaction requests with urgency.
• Analyzes Writing Patterns – Identifies inconsistencies compared to prior CEO emails.
• Cross-Checks Threat Intelligence – Matches sender with known phishing campaigns.
• Prevents Fraud – Warns the employee and escalates the case to SOC teams.

Watch the video on Investigations under Incident Responder to learn how to effectively manage investigations and streamline incident response processes.

AI-Driven User Feedback: Strengthening Security Awareness

Employees are key to phishing prevention. However, without feedback, they may not learn from their phishing reports. Keepnet provides instant AI-driven feedback, helping employees recognize phishing techniques and reinforcing security awareness.

Example AI Feedback Messages

• "This email was a BEC attempt. Your vigilance prevented fraud."
• "Our AI detected writing inconsistencies in this email. Always verify high-value requests."
• "This email matched a phishing attack pattern reported globally. Thanks for staying alert!"

By reinforcing real-time learning, Keepnet helps organizations build a proactive security culture and reduce human error.

Read Keepnet’s article What Is an Example of a Positive Cybersecurity Culture? to explore how continuous security awareness strengthens organizational resilience.

AI + ML for SOC Teams: Automating Phishing Incident Response

While AI helps employees recognize phishing attempts, SOC teams need to prioritize and respond to threats quickly. Keepnet’s AI + ML-driven automation helps security analysts:

• Prioritize Threats – Automatically sorts phishing emails based on risk level.
• Analyze & Respond 168x Faster – Streamlines incident response workflows.
• Achieve 99% Accuracy – Reduces false positives while catching sophisticated attacks.
• Automate Remediation – Uses playbooks to quarantine malicious emails instantly.

Example: AI-Powered SOC Efficiency

Abdi İbrahim, a multinational pharmaceutical company with 4,600 employees, faced ongoing phishing attacks that posed a risk to its global operations and supply chain. Despite existing security measures, managing and responding to phishing threats effectively remained a challenge.

Keepnet’s Phishing Incident Responder helped Abdi İbrahim:

• Automate threat identification and mitigation, improving phishing detection by 97%.
• Reduce response time and operational costs, saving $57,590 annually in incident handling.
• Prevent financial losses, helping the company avoid $1,385,520 in potential damages per year.

By implementing Keepnet’s AI-driven Phishing Incident Responder, Abdi İbrahim strengthened its security posture, reduced the burden on SOC teams, and ensured a faster, more effective response to phishing threats.

Read the full customer success story on how Abdi İbrahim revolutionized its threat response with Keepnet.

Dark Web Monitoring: Identifying Credential Exposure Before It's Exploited

Many phishing attacks exploit stolen credentials, which are often leaked and sold on dark web marketplaces. Keepnet’s Threat Intelligence continuously monitors for exposed credentials and helps organizations take immediate action.

How Keepnet’s Threat Intelligence Helps

Stolen credentials can lead to account takeovers and targeted phishing attacks, making early detection and response critical. Keepnet’s Threat Intelligence helps organizations mitigate these risks by:

• Alerts affected users to reset compromised passwords.
• Provides phishing awareness training to prevent future attacks.
• Updates risk scores, assigning targeted security measures.

Key Features

Keepnet’s Threat Intelligence provides comprehensive visibility into credential exposure, allowing organizations to detect and respond to breaches before they are exploited. Key features include:

• Breached Password Detection – Identifies compromised employee credentials.
• Domain-Wide Search – Scans all emails linked to company domains.
• Breach Insights – Provides details on breach date, password type, and source.
• API Integration – Works with existing security infrastructure and SIEM solutions.
• Continuous Monitoring – Detects new breaches for proactive defense.

The Growing Risk of Credential Exposure

According to Keepnet research, compromised accounts are 87% more likely to be targeted by phishing attacks. In over 80% of cyber incidents, hackers use stolen credentials, with breaches persisting for 200+ days, costing companies nearly $5 million.

Check if your company’s data has been compromised and take action with Keepnet’s Threat Intelligence.

Why Keepnet’s AI-Powered Phishing Analysis & Response Stands Out

Keepnet’s Phishing Incident Responder provides comprehensive phishing detection, automated response, and continuous monitoring to protect organizations from evolving threats. Key advantages include:

• Seamless Integration – Works with Microsoft Outlook and Google Workspace for easy phishing reporting.
• Advanced AI Detection – Identifies phishing attacks beyond traditional security tools.
• Real-Time User Feedback – Reinforces phishing awareness and improves employee response.
• Automated SOC Workflows – Reduces response time and minimizes analyst workload.
• High Detection Accuracy – AI + ML-powered analysis achieves 99% accuracy in phishing threat detection.
• Dark Web Monitoring – Identifies leaked credentials before attackers can exploit them.
• Automated Threat Remediation – Blocks and quarantines phishing emails before they spread.

Check out Keepnet’s Free Phishing Email Analysis —an AI-powered tool using 20+ threat analysis engines and real-time threat-sharing to detect phishing threats instantly.