01ATTACK STAGEWhat is happening, and why
STAGE 01 · ALERT INTAKEAlert intakeSuspicious message verdict
WHAT'S HAPPENINGAn email verdict arrives among hundreds of routine alerts.
STAGE OBJECTIVEReach a trusted user through a convincing supplier message and create an initial path into the organisation.
ATTACK SEQUENCE⌄
- 01
Message arrivesA convincing supplier email reaches a procurement mailbox carrying a weaponised document and a link.
- 02
Content inspectedAttachment, URL and sender are examined before the message is allowed to reach the user.
- 03
Campaign context addedThreat intelligence connects the artefacts to a wider campaign rather than treating them as isolated.
02ATTACK ACTIVITYThe live signal and current environment activity
SIGNAL
!SIGNALSIGNAL
A malicious attachment and sender infrastructure are identified.
03TRELLIX PLATFORMPrevention, coverage and outcome
OUTCOMESignal enters the SOC
HOW TRELLIX PREVENTS OR RESPONDSTrellix Email Security: Inspects message content, attachments and URLs at the boundary, before a user can act on them. · IVX for Collaboration Platforms: Detonates the attachment in an isolated environment to reach a verdict on an unknown file. · Private GTI: Enriches sender, URL and file reputation from local and global intelligence.⌄
04VISIBILITY & EVIDENCEWhat Trellix can prove and investigate
WHAT TRELLIX SEESMessage headers, attachment hashes, URL reputation, user interaction and campaign relationships.
INVESTIGATION CONTEXTEmail Security supplies high-fidelity message, URL and attachment context.
WHAT TRELLIX COLLECTS02 collected⌄
EMAIL
Supplier message · headers and URLsSender, routing, attachment hash and link reputation for the delivered message.
FILE
Weaponised attachmentThe malicious document, with its verdict from the .
