Fight phishing from desktop & mobile with on-demand email analysis

Suspicious email analysis is a click away, now from your desktop and mobile device! 

Email remains one of the most commonly exploited attack surfaces—and for good reason. It’s deeply ingrained in how businesses operate, making it an ideal entry point for attacks that exploit human trust and communication.

Phishing in particular is a top tactic used to target small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)—and only getting more sophisticated with the help of AI. Today’s scams often impersonate trusted contacts or organizations using AI-generated language and context. This results in more personalized and convincing lures to trick recipients into revealing credentials, financial details, or other sensitive data.

As attacker techniques evolve and slip past traditional defenses such as email filters, businesses need a smarter last line of defense—the ability to accurately identify and stop suspicious emails before a single click turns into a serious incident.

Suspicious emails and how to detect them

Spotting phishing emails isn’t always as simple as hovering over a link or catching a typo. But inviting users to forward suspicious emails to IT or their MSP for review can create a flood of tickets and more manual work.

So how do you extend expert analysis across an entire environment without overwhelming your team?

With Field Effect’s Suspicious Email Analysis Service (SEAS).

Offered as part of Field Effect MDR, SEAS empowers the entire workforce to identify and respond to suspicious emails with confidence. With just one click from their desktop or mobile inbox, users can send questionable emails directly to Field Effect for on-demand expert analysis.

Within minutes, the submitter and the organization’s administrator will receive a detailed diagnosis that confirms whether the email is malicious, suspicious, or safe—along with guidance on what to do next.

The analysis goes far beyond surface-level inspection. Field Effect’s team leverages behavioral and pattern analysis to detect even the most sophisticated threats, including:

• Domain spoofing
• Mismatched reply-to addresses
• Social engineering techniques
• Suspicious or bulk senders
• Malicious attachments or links
• Evidence of phishing simulation tools
• And much more

Whether the result is reassurance or a red flag, SEAS ensures organizations are equipped to act fast and stay protected without guessing or, in some cases, escalating everything to IT teams that are likely stretched thin already.

SEAS and why it matters

The benefits of having real-time email analysis, available from both desktop and mobile, extend far beyond preventing a successful phishing attempt. Tools like SEAS enhance an organization’s entire security posture.

Empowers employees

When employees are equipped with an easy-to-use tool for reporting suspicious emails, they’re more likely to take proactive steps. With SEAS, every submission becomes a learning moment, offering step-by-step guidance that builds confidence and reinforces phishing awareness across the organization.

Over time, this helps create a more resilient workforce that knows how to spot, assess, and respond to threats without relying solely on IT or security teams.

Lightens the load internally

For organizations with a help desk or internal security team, users can request expert email analysis through Field Effect instead. This saves valuable time and resources, allowing IT teams to focus on strategic priorities while still ensuring every potential threat gets the attention it deserves.

Stops widespread cyber campaigns

SEAS can be a critical line of defense for organizations, alerting IT teams to broader, coordinated phishing campaigns. By empowering employees to report suspicious emails, IT teams can identify patterns and investigate for signs of greater compromise at the earliest stages of an attack.

How SEAS works

Field Effect’s Suspicious Email Analysis Service is built to make phishing detection seamless, fast, and effective—right from a user’s inbox.

Here’s exactly how it works, step by step:

1. Spot the suspicious email

Any time a user receives an email that seems unusual, it can and should be submitted to SEAS. Suspicious emails analyzed by Field Effect typically include:

• Slightly altered domain names (e.g., fieldefect.com vs. fieldeffect.com)
• Spelling mistakes or awkward grammar
• Unusual greetings or language from known contacts
• Pressure tactics or threats urging immediate action
• Unsolicited attachments or suspicious links
• Requests to reroute payments or share personal/confidential info

When in doubt, report it.

2. Report the suspicious email

Submitting a suspicious email has never been quicker or easier. All users need to do is:

• Open the suspicious email on desktop or mobile
• Click “Report Email"
• This will open a brief questionnaire, which the submitter can use to add helpful context like whether they clicked any links or shared credentials.
• Once complete, click "Submit"

3. Get results and next steps

Immediately after submission, Field Effect will analyze the email for malicious indicators of an attack. Within minutes, the results will be available either to the submitter, administrator, or both. The email will first be categorized as either:

• Malicious
• Suspicious
• Inconclusive
• Likely safe
• Phishing simulation

Depending on the results, the report will also include guidance on what to do next—whether that’s deleting the email, alerting others, or investigating further for signs of compromise.

SEAS in the real world

SEAS is designed to bridge the gap between user vigilance and expert-level analysis. It reduces the likelihood of a successful phishing attack by enabling teams to act quickly, confidently, and in alignment with broader security strategies.

Field Effect proudly uses SEAS internally to promote education and as an additional layer of protection. Matt Lewis, Field Effect’s Chief Security Officer explains why:

“I really can't say enough about how important SEAS is to our internal information security. The risks of phishing are real—and they’re not going away. Attackers are constantly evolving their tactics, and unfortunately, even upstream phishing detectors can let threats slip through. They’re doing their best, but it’s a constant cat-and-mouse game between adversaries and defenders.

That’s exactly why SEAS is so valuable. It provides an essential additional layer of protection—empowering our people to spot phishing emails that automated systems might miss.

Every Field Effect employee is trained on SEAS from day one as part of their onboarding. Within their first week, they receive a simulated phishing email to ensure the system is working correctly and to help them recognize suspicious situations right away.

We reinforce this training regularly. During refresher sessions, the mantra is always the same: When in doubt, send it to SEAS. It’s a simple but powerful habit that helps keep our organization secure.

Phishing threats aren’t going to stop—but with SEAS, we’re giving our team the tools, training, and confidence they need to stay one step ahead.”

SEAS is also embraced by our customers, like the Faricy Boys whose “entire team regularly uses Field Effect’s SEAS”.

And for Trycycle Data Systems, being able to “quickly share the email with the Field Effect team…saves time that would have been spent manually evaluating email headers.”

Level up your defense with SEAS & Field Effect MDR

Our Suspicious Email Analysis Service is just one of many powerful cybersecurity capabilities organizations get with Field Effect MDR.

Field Effect MDR offloads the burden of cybersecurity with a comprehensive approach, combining 24x7 vulnerability management, rapid threat detection, and active response to detect and stop even the most stealthy and sophisticated attacks.

For added clarity, Field Effect MDR delivers relevant, actionable threat information via proprietary alerts known as AROs—Actions, Recommendations, and Observations. AROs are prioritized based on severity, helping teams focus on the most pressing issues to reduce response time and minimize potential damage.

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