Community Queries to protect your business against BEC 🔥

Did you know you can leverage community hunting queries to better protect your organization from email-based cyber threats? Email remains a top attack vector for cyber attackers, making it essential to close any security gaps. Business Email Compromise (BEC) alone has had a devastating impact on businesses globally, costing organisations billions of dollars in direct losses. So, if you have a security team and are ready to take a proactive stance, read on as I introduce key community queries that can enhance your digital security.

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Through the SecOps Unified portal you can run queries these queries to allow security teams to detect, investigate, and mitigate email threats proactively by identifying suspicious patterns and behaviour.

🎣Phishing

Community queries can pinpoint phishing attempts by flagging patterns like malicious links or unusual email activity, which may signify an ongoing phishing campaign.

🏃‍♀️‍➡️Identifying Lateral Movement

Leveraging community queries, you can monitor for unusual account activity or unauthorized access, which may indicate that an attacker is attempting to move laterally within your network to gain more control.

🔎Investigating Malware Outbreaks

By searching for indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with known malware families, you can quickly identify and contain potential threats, reducing the risk of a widespread outbreak.

🗝️Monitoring Privileged Accounts

Privileged accounts are prime targets for attackers. Community queries help you track privileged account activities and flag suspicious behaviours, allowing your team to investigate potential insider threats or account takeovers proactively.

⏹️Hunting QR Code Threats

With the rise of QR code usage in business communications, attackers have started using malicious QR codes in phishing emails. Community queries can help detect and respond to QR code-related security threats, adding another layer of protection to your organization’s email security.

➡️Analysing URL Clicks

URL clicks in emails, Microsoft Teams, and Office apps can be exploited for phishing and malware attacks. Community queries enable you to investigate potentially harmful URLs, giving you insight into possible threats and allowing you to respond swiftly to protect your users.

And many more use cases... Check out the repository below to access these queries and enhance your security monitoring... Happy hunting.

🐈‍⬛GitHub: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/tree/master/Hunting%20Queries/Microsoft%20365%20Defender/Email%20Queries

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