VIPRE Email Security Link Isolation is like URL sandboxing for your email. When a user clicks on a URL within an email, the email is then scanned again and Link Isolation analyzes the URL. Rescanning the link at the time the user clicks on it, even if it happens days or months after receiving the email, provides stronger protection against zero-day threats.
Link Isolation's Workflow
An email comes in that contains a link and your employee clicks on the link.
- VIPRE receives the URL analysis request
- The link analysis service then simulates a session using the same browser and client type as the requestor
- During the simulation, VIPRE investigates the behavior of the site and:
- Analyzes the site's behavior
- Provides the analysis results, determining whether the site is malicious, suspicious, or unknown and classification
- Collects screenshot of the website's appearance, features, and a "sanitized", safe version of the site that can be replayed in the user's browser
- If the URL is deemed suspicious, the user sees a message indicating restricted access to the site with either a warning message before proceeding or a complete block
What to Expect
After Link Isolation is enabled, when an end user clicks a URL within an email, they will experience the following based on the Click through action chosen on the URL Filter Configuration tab and any customizations made to the templates (see Step 3 - Templates above):
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At the bottom of the page, you'll see a small screenshot of the URL in question with options to:
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At the bottom of the page, you'll see a small screenshot of the URL in question with options to:
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Carlos Rios
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