Email Security
Defend the #1 phishing and BEC target in your environment
What this engagement covers
The service
Assessment, deployment, and ongoing management of email security controls - DMARC, SPF, DKIM, secure email gateway tuning, BEC prevention, and user-reporting workflow.
What we test
Email authentication records, secure email gateway (Proofpoint, Mimecast, M365 Defender, Google Workspace) policy, user reporting flow, simulated phishing efficacy, and third-party sender posture.
Scoping & Assessment Depth
Black Box Assessment
Zero-KnowledgeSimulates an external adversary targeting Email Security with no internal credentials, source code, or architecture documentation. Assesses perimeter exposure, unauthenticated attack paths, and edge resilience.
Gray Box Assessment (Recommended)
CredentialedSimulates an authenticated user, tenant, or insider threat within Email Security. We evaluate role segregation, authorization boundaries, privilege escalation, and business logic flaws across user tiers.
White Box / Source-Assisted
Full-KnowledgeConducted with direct access to architecture schematics, configuration files, and API/code documentation. Eliminates blind spots and provides exhaustive coverage of security mechanisms governing Email Security.
Attack Surface & Vulnerability Vectors
DMARC in monitor mode only
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover DMARC in monitor mode only across your Email Security environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Missing DKIM on key domains
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Missing DKIM on key domains across your Email Security environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Overly permissive SPF (+all)
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Overly permissive SPF (+all) across your Email Security environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Unprotected subdomains
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Unprotected subdomains across your Email Security environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Gateway bypasses for "safe senders"
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Gateway bypasses for "safe senders" across your Email Security environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
No user-facing reporting workflow
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover No user-facing reporting workflow across your Email Security environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
How we run it
Baseline assessment, hardening, policy deployment, DMARC enforcement rollout, and quarterly tuning against current phishing trends.
Current-state assessment
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting current-state assessment across your email security deployment.
Authentication record remediation
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting authentication record remediation across your email security deployment.
Gateway policy hardening
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting gateway policy hardening across your email security deployment.
DMARC enforcement staging
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting dmarc enforcement staging across your email security deployment.
User reporting workflow
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting user reporting workflow across your email security deployment.
Continuous tuning
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting continuous tuning across your email security deployment.
What you receive
Findings land in your tracker as you go, not only in a PDF at the end. Retest is in scope, not a change order.
- Email authentication assessment (SPF/DKIM/DMARC)
- DMARC enforcement rollout (reject mode)
- Gateway policy hardening
- User reporting workflow integration
- Quarterly phishing trend tuning
- Brand impersonation monitoring
What we usually find
The issues this engagement surfaces most often. Yours will differ, but this is the shape of it.
Who this is for
Auditor-Ready Compliance Crosswalk
| Framework | Control Section | Testing Evidence & Report Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 Type II | CC4.1, CC7.1, CC7.2 | Technical testing evidence validating system boundaries, access restrictions, and vulnerability identification controls. |
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | Control A.8.8 & A.8.20 | Management of technical vulnerabilities and network security verification through independent technical assessments. |
| HIPAA Security Rule | 45 CFR § 164.308(a)(8) | Formal technical evaluation verifying the integrity of ePHI safeguards, network segmentation, and privileged access safeguards. |
| PCI DSS v4.0 | Requirement 11.4 & 11.4.3 | Adversary-driven external and internal penetration testing with application-layer validation and vulnerability remediation verification. |
| GDPR Article 32 | Art. 32(1)(d) | Documented evidence of regular testing, assessing, and evaluating the effectiveness of technical measures protecting personal data. |
Findings are mapped to SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR, so the report drops into an audit package rather than needing to be translated first. If you need the readiness work behind one of those, that is a separate engagement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Direct answers on scoping, methodology, compliance validation, and deliverables.
Our Email Security service combines deep manual testing with automated verification. We cover: Email authentication assessment (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), DMARC enforcement rollout (reject mode), Gateway policy hardening, User reporting workflow integration, Quarterly phishing trend tuning. Every engagement includes reproducible proof-of-concept exploits, developer-ready remediation guidance, and a free retest.
Yes. Findings are directly mapped to SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR control requirements. The resulting report is auditor-ready and formatted for immediate submission to SOC 2 CPAs, PCI QSAs, and enterprise vendor risk assessment teams.
Yes. Every Lorikeet Security engagement includes free retesting within 30 to 60 days to validate that your remediation patches successfully resolve the identified vulnerabilities before your final report is issued.
Typical active testing turnaround is 4-8 weeks initial + ongoing, with critical findings reported immediately via your Talon portal so your engineering team can begin remediation without waiting for the final PDF.
Pricing starts from $7,500 + $1,200/month. We scope the engagement in one call based on your environment's surface area, user roles, and complexity, providing a transparent, fixed-price quote with no hidden change orders.
Scope it in one call
Tell us what is in scope and we come back with a fixed price and a start date. No discovery-call maze, no hourly estimate that moves.
