Email Security
Email security for the attacks that actually land.
Email security for Lincoln and Omaha: most Midwest businesses don’t lose money to exotic zero-days — they lose it to phishing, business email compromise, and mailbox takeovers. SAINT hardens Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace email, layers Huntress Managed ITDR for post-compromise identity threats, runs Huntress SAT for phishing resilience, and coordinates response when something gets through. Gateway add-ons (including Check Point Avanan where scoped) are selective — not every tenant needs another logo.
BEC / account-takeover playbooks with Huntress ITDR
M365 Defender & Google phishing controls tuned, not default
DMARC / DKIM / SPF and payment-verification culture
Huntress SAT phishing simulations for your users
Capabilities
How we defend email
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Tenant hardening (M365 & Google)
Anti-phishing policies, spoofing protection, external sender tags, safe links/attachments where licensed, forwarding-rule audits, and admin consent workflows that block casual OAuth abuse. - 02
Identity threat detection (Huntress ITDR)
Catches account takeover, malicious OAuth consent, suspicious mailbox rules, and follow-through that gateway filters miss after a user is already phished. - 03
Awareness that changes behavior
Huntress Managed SAT — phishing simulations and training tied to real campaigns, not annual checkbox videos nobody remembers. - 04
Authentication & DNS hygiene
SPF, DKIM, and DMARC brought to enforcement when ready — with monitoring so legitimate mail doesn’t break when you tighten policy. - 05
Selective email gateway depth
When a dedicated email security layer is warranted, we scope it (including Check Point Avanan where it fits the engagement). We won’t stack redundant gateways without a design reason. - 06
Compromise response
Session revocation, password resets, inbox/forwarding rule cleanup, partner and bank notification guidance, and Huntress SOC coordination — generic playbooks, no drama theater.
Controls we operate
Defaults depend on whether you run Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, or both. Huntress ITDR + SAT, or Guardz all-in-one, cover identity and human layers — pick one cyber stack.
- 01Microsoft Defender for Office 365M365 anti-phishing & mailbox protectionReference
- 02Huntress Managed ITDRIdentity & mailbox takeover detectionReference
- 03Huntress Managed SATPhishing simulation & awarenessReference
- 04Google WorkspaceGmail phishing / malware protectionsReference
- 05GuardzEmail + identity + endpoint (alternative)Reference
Frequently asked
Is this only for Microsoft 365?+
No. We harden both Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Mixed environments are common — we treat email and identity as one risk surface.
What should we do if we suspect business email compromise right now?+
Call (531) 625-2113. Typical first moves: revoke sessions, reset credentials, audit forwarding and inbox rules, check recent mail flow and OAuth apps, then notify finance partners if payment instructions may have been altered. Do not “wait and see.”
Do you guarantee no phishing will get through?+
No honest provider does. We reduce likelihood and blast radius with layered controls, training, and fast response — and we won’t pretend a single filter makes you immune.
How does this relate to cyber insurance?+
Carriers routinely ask about MFA, email filtering, phishing training, and incident response. Our email program maps to those questions — use /tools/insurability for a self-check, then we’ll evidence the controls for renewal.
Do you always deploy Check Point Avanan?+
No. Avanan (and similar gateways) are selective — scoped when a dedicated email layer is warranted. Many tenants are better served by hardening native M365/Google controls plus Huntress ITDR and SAT. We won’t invent a “standard Avanan for everyone” package.
Is there a written playbook if we suspect compromise tonight?+
Yes — start with our public BEC first-actions guide at /blog/security/business-email-compromise-what-to-do, then call (531) 625-2113 so we can execute containment with you.
My email was hacked in Lincoln or Omaha — do you actually respond locally?+
Yes. Lincoln is a primary market (Hickman-based team, no storefront). Omaha-metro is a core service area. Suspected compromise: (531) 625-2113. If email is simply down rather than compromised, start at /it-support or /blog/operations/email-down-lincoln-omaha — outages use 531-625-2111.
What if our email was compromised or hacked?+
Treat a compromised email account, a hacked email account, or email compromised by a changed payment request as business email compromise until you know otherwise. Call (531) 625-2113. Typical first moves: revoke sessions, reset credentials, audit forwarding and inbox rules, and check recent mail flow and OAuth apps. If a payment instruction may have changed, notify finance partners out of band — not by replying to the suspect thread. Ordered steps while you dial: /blog/security/business-email-compromise-what-to-do. If mail is simply down and not compromised, start at /it-support or /blog/operations/email-down-lincoln-omaha. Outages use 531-625-2111. We do not guarantee a filter will stop every phish.
Is this different from Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace management?+
Those pages are tenant administration (licenses, identity, devices). This page is the email-threat program: BEC, phishing, DMARC, SAT, compromise response. Most clients need both — we don’t make you pick a silo.
Lincoln & Omaha — how this actually shows up locally
Lincoln, NE
Lincoln, NE hubEmail hacked in Lincoln, Nebraska? Outage vs compromise.
Lincoln businesses still lose money to invoice-redirect emails and mailbox forwarding rules nobody audits. We harden M365/Google, layer Huntress ITDR, and respond when a payment request looks wrong. If Outlook simply won’t send, that’s an IT outage — call 531-625-2111. Suspected compromise: (531) 625-2113. Hickman-based; not a Lincoln storefront.
Omaha, NE
Omaha, NE hubBEC defense for Omaha professional services and clinics.
Omaha law, insurance, healthcare, and construction offices are prime BEC targets — lots of wires, lots of vendors. We treat email as a finance-risk system: MFA, forwarding audits, SAT, and identity threat detection. Multi-site tenants get one program, not a different filter per office.
Related
Keep going.
- 01BEC first-actions playbookOpen
- 02Phishing response guideOpen
- 03Email down Lincoln/OmahaOpen
- 04CybersecurityOpen
- 05Microsoft 365Open
- 06Google WorkspaceOpen
- 07Domain securityOpen
- 08Domain managementOpen
- 09Huntress partnerOpen
- 10Guardz partnerOpen
- 11Huntress partnerOpen
- 12Guardz partnerOpen
- 13Behavioral healthOpen
- 14Professional servicesOpen
- 15Insurability checkOpen
- 16IT support in Lincoln & OmahaOpen
- 17Lincoln, NEOpen
- 18Omaha, NEOpen
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