Compare Area 1 Security to Abnormal Security
API-Based Email Security Like Abnormal Act Post-Delivery, Leaving Organizations at Risk
API-Based Email Security Like Abnormal Act Post-Delivery, Leaving Organizations at Risk
Why Customers are Still Vulnerable with Abnormal Security
API-based email security solutions like Abnormal Security tout “risk-free” deployment without touching mail flow. However, integration via API by definition means protection is not in real-time.
Abnormal Security and other API solutions act “after-the-attack,” when the threat has already reached inboxes. This introduces dwell time, the time between when a threat has already penetrated the environment and its discovery, leaving users at risk.
Unlike Abnormal, Area 1 Security preemptively stops threats before they reach inboxes. With flexible deployment options and no privacy risks, Area 1 closes the security gap and offers superior protection.
They’re my last line of defense and they catch everything. They’re responsive to feedback and updating their product.
I’m happy to say that Area 1 Security exceeded all of our expectations.
Reasons why organizations choose Area 1 Horizon over Abnormal for email security
Abnormal Security | Area 1 Horizon | |
ACTION TIMING | Delayed. Acts after messages reach inboxes and increases dwell time. | Preemptive — stops threats before they reach inboxes. |
DEPLOYMENT MODE | Single-mode deployment via API | Comprehensive, multi-mode support (MX, inline, connector and API) |
EFFICACY | Subject to high misclassification and miss rates, especially for malicious URL and payload detection. Long model learning time. | Accurately determines maliciousness without relying on large sample sizes or long model learning time |
SCALE & PERFORMANCE | Constrained by cloud provider limitations on API actions. No easy way to take action across large volumes of messages | Architectured to handle cloud traffic spikes. Not subject to cloud provider limitations. Scalable actions across large volumes of messages. |
PRIVACY | Limited privacy; requires inspection of all messages, including sensitive internal emails | High accuracy and insider threat detection without access to sensitive messages |
END-USER VISIBILITY | Not end-user transparent and relies on end-user actions. Contributes to “end-user fatigue” and SOC noise | End-user transparent; no reliance on end-users for efficacy. Improves SOC response times. |
AREA 1 SECURITY — THE ONLY PREEMPTIVE CLOUD EMAIL SECURITY
Area 1 surpasses Abnormal Security across all four key email security criteria:
REPORT: 2021 EMAIL THREAT REPORT
See what threats are hiding behind a “simple’ phish. Our 2021 Email Threat Report analyzes the top threats seen over a period of a year across organizations of all industries and sizes. What starts out as a phishing email eventually leads to crippling supply chain attacks, business email compromises (BECs), ransomware and large financial losses.