Abnormal Security

Score9.5 out of 10

23 Reviews and Ratings

What is Abnormal Security?

Abnormal Security, headquartered in San Francisco, offers a secure email gateway to that protects Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace accounts with AI threat detection. The solution is designed to prevent phishing and scams, high-level account impersonation, or supply chain attacks (i.e. invoice fraud).

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Anti-malware
Anti-malware is a type of software program designed to prevent, detect and remove malicious software
Category average: 8.8
Customizability
Customizing email security gateways can improve detection capabilities
Category average: 7.8
Data Loss Protection
A set of tools and processes used to ensure that sensitive data is not lost, misused, or accessed by unauthorized users.
Category average: 7.7

End-to-End Encryption
In end-to-end encryption the data is encrypted on the sender's system or device and only the recipient is able to decrypt it
Category average: 8.2
Management Tools
Management tools include administrator dashboards, reports, etc.
Category average: 8.4
Sandboxing
Sandboxing is a software management strategy that isolates applications from critical system resources and other programs providing an extra layer of security
Category average: 7.6

Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using Abnormal Security.

Based on HG Insights installation data

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#1 most frequent

Manufacturing

15.6%

28 installations of 179

#2 most frequent

Finance and Insurance

15.1%

27 installations of 179

#3 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

14.5%

26 installations of 179

Verified User

C-Level Executive in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it for real time AI email security for our Office 365 environment. It stops real time phishing attempts and locks the individual accounts that get compromised. It has added a layer of protection to our security posture on top of our microsoft filter allowing us to feel more confident in how we are securing our email.

Pros

It relied on AI to dynamically look at attacks instead of blocklists
Not only looks at phishing threats but also looks at social engineering
it has account takover protection which is key for us

Cons

There pricing could be more competitive
Reporting is lacking and needs to be more robust
a decent about a false positives but getting better

Return on Investment

It surely has helped us not get in the weeds when somebody fell for phishing
It has been well worth the money to have the extra layer of protection

Usability

Alternatives Considered

KnowBe4 Cloud Email Security

Other Software Used

CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft 365, CDK

Verified User

Director in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Abnormal Security in 2 areas; 1) filtering spam and malicious emails, preventing the messages from entering the users' mailbox, and 2) automated response for reported suspicious emails.

Pros

Spam filtering...we have been able to turn our spam sensitivity down on Exchange allowing more legitimate messages through to user inboxes.
Malicious email filtering...we experienced several successful phishing attacks over the past year. Abnormal Security has prevented hundreds of individual campaigns since going live in August '22. I cannot thank them enough!
Automated response for reported emails...my team is small and we do not have enough hours in a day to review and respond to each reported email. Abnormal Security performs additional analysis on those reports and automatically responds for us. If the message is spam or malicious, copies of those emails are looked for throughout the server and deleted.

Cons

None so far, I have been extremely happy with their service.

Return on Investment

Preventing compromises that have historically led to payroll or accounts payable threats.

Alternatives Considered

KnowBe4 PhishER and Cisco Secure Email Threat Defense

Other Software Used

Expel, dmarcian, Delinea Secret Server

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Proofpoint Email Protection

Check Point Email Security

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