Risky Business Risky Biz Soap Box: Why black box email security is dead
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Nov 11, 2024 In this insightful discussion, Josh Kamdjou, co-founder of Sublime Security, shares his journey from offensive security to pioneering innovative email protection. He critiques traditional opaque email security solutions for their inefficiencies and high false positive rates. Josh introduces a new programmable detection engine that adapts to diverse user environments, addressing emerging threats like AI-driven phishing. The conversation emphasizes the necessity for smarter, more customizable email security measures in the face of evolving cyberattack tactics.
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Origin From Offensive Experience
- Josh built Sublime after attacking email systems and realizing incumbents left gaps defenders couldn't fix.
- He concluded email security needed a new approach tailored to attacker techniques and developer tooling.
Black Boxes Slow Response
- Black-box models made vendors slow to adapt and fix false positives or negatives.
- Sublime found that programmability and per-customer tailoring remove that bottleneck.
Make Detection Programmable Per Customer
- Deploy a programmable detection engine per customer to allow instant, granular exclusions and extensions.
- Let advanced teams pop the hood to add custom detections, threat hunting, and operationalized intel.