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Security Incident Phishing workflow template

The Security Incident - Phishing - Template allows you to perform a series of tasks designed to handle spear phishing emails on your network.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_si.write

About this task

The workflow is triggered when the Category in a security incident is set to Spear Phishing. This action causes a response task to be created for the first activity in the workflow.

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Spear phishing workflow template

Procedure

  1. Open the security incident for this potential spear phishing attack, or create a new security incident.

  2. In Category, select Spear Phishing.

  3. Save the record.

  4. Scroll down and open the Response Tasks related list.

    The first of a series of response tasks appears. Each time the record is saved, your response to the previous task either causes the next response task to be created or the workflow to end.

Response taskActionResults
Is this a Phishing attack?Determine if this is a phishing attack. In the task, select Yes or No in Outcome.If you select Yes, the following tasks are executed in parallel:- Scan Endpoint - Malware Found? - Update Email Protection Software - Remove Unread Phishing Email in Queue - For All Users If you select No, the flow ends.
Scan Endpoint - Malware Found?After running a scan, determine whether malware was found.In the task, select Yes or No in Outcome.If you select Yes, the Remove Malware - Success? task is executed. If you select No, the Set State to Review task is executed.
Remove Malware - Success?Determine whether the malware was successfully removed. In the task, select Yes or No in Outcome.If you select Yes, the Set State to Review task is executed.If you select No, the Wipe and reimage task is executed.
Wipe and reimageIf you did not successfully remove the malware found, this task instructs you to perform a wipe and reimage on the computers infected with the malware.After the task is complete, the Set State to Review task is executed.
Update Email Protection SoftwareIf it was determined that this is a phishing attack, you are prompted to update your email protection software accordingly.When the task is complete, the Set State to Review task is executed.
Remove Unread Phishing Email in Queue - For All UsersPerform the steps necessary to remove the phishing email still in the queue for all of your users.When the task is complete, the Set State to Review task is executed.
Set State to ReviewNo action required.The State of the security incident is changed automatically to Review. The Schedule Security Awareness Training task is executed.
Schedule Security Awareness TrainingSchedule training to heighten security awareness by your employees. Update the State field in the task as appropriate.When the task is complete, the flow ends.

Parent Topic:Security Incident Response workflow templates

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