Abnormal Security is an email security vendor offering organizations cloud-native solutions to guard against phishing, malware, and account takeover and strengthen security operations center (SOC) capabilities for incident response. Launched in 2018, Abnormal Security is a startup cybersecurity company already receiving industry recognition for its innovative email security technology.
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Abnormal Security Products and Solutions
Abnormal Security offers robust email security solutions with three core products available as standalone products or together for the comprehensive platform.
Inbound Email Protection | Quickly deploy protection against phishing, malware, ransomware, social engineering, and more using behavioral AI |
Account Takeover Protection | Detect compromised accounts, instantly disarm takeovers, and automate incident response management |
SOC Automation | Streamline SOC workflows with detection efficacy, automated triage, and user-reported remediation |
Clients that select the whole platform also get a handful of additional features, including identifying most attacked users and departments, attack trends categorized by type, and role-based access controls (RBAC).

Abnormal Security Competitors
Also read: Best Email Security Providers & Services 2022 | Channel Insider
Integrations with Cloud Platforms and Security Tools
Abnormal Security’s solutions come designed for the modern workforce with deep integrations for Microsoft Office 365 and Google Workspace. For security integrations, Abnormal offers a bundle of potential options.
- SIEM: Splunk, Radar
- SOAR: Palo Alto Networks, Swimlane, ANY.RUN
- ITSM: ServiceNow
- Secure Email Gateways: Proofpoint
- Phishing Training: Cofense or KnowBe4
- Identity Access Management: Okta, OneLogin, Duo
Abnormal Partner Program
Managed security service providers (MSSP) may also consider adding Abnormal’s cloud-based email security to client solution offerings. In addition to its industry-recognized technology, Abnormal’s channel partners can access technical training, qualified leads, increased margins, and partner marketing resources.
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Recognition and Reviews
Gartner Peer Insights
Abnormal Security currently holds an average of 4.9 / 5 stars with 75 reviews on Gartner Peer Insights. Customer reviews highlight the vendor’s ability to work with prospective clients, ease of deployment and integrations with APIs, and product capabilities like its low rate of false-negative detections.
Abnormal Security: Company Background
Abnormal Security launched in 2018 in San Francisco, California. In a few years, Abnormal already has approximately 300 employees, $74 million in funding, and five global offices between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Co-founders Evan Reiser and Sanjay Jeyakumar were last at Twitter and hold backgrounds in machine learning.

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