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Email Security · Anti-Phishing · BEC Protection · DMARC · Sandboxing

Your Inbox.
Defended.
Every Threat.

91% of cyberattacks start with an email. Pristine implements enterprise email security for Saudi organisations — blocking phishing, BEC fraud, malware attachments, and impersonation attacks before they reach your inbox. Purpose-built for the Arabic-language phishing campaigns and CEO fraud tactics targeting Saudi executives.

91%Attacks Start via Email
99.9%Phishing Block Rate
BEC FraudSAR Billions at Risk
DMARC100% Coverage
EMAIL SECURITY GATEWAY · LIVE
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// Email Threats Blocked — Last 60 min
PHISHAPT34 spear-phish: "Saudi MOF invoice" → CEO → BLOCKEDBLOCKED
BECCEO impersonation: "Urgent wire SAR 850K" → Finance · FlaggedQUARANTINED
MALWAREMacro attachment: Invoice_Q2.xlsm · Sandbox: MALICIOUSBLOCKED
DOMAINDomain spoof: pristine-ksa.com (typosquat) → blockedBLOCKED
SPAMArabic-lang spam campaign × 847 messages · FilteredFILTERED
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Anti-Phishing
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Sandboxing
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Microsoft Defender
Proofpoint
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Arabic Phishing Defence
CEO Fraud Prevention
Malware Attachments
URL Rewriting
SAMA BEC Controls
Anti-Phishing
BEC Protection
Sandboxing
DMARC Deployment
SPF & DKIM
Microsoft Defender
Proofpoint
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Arabic Phishing Defence
CEO Fraud Prevention
Malware Attachments
URL Rewriting
SAMA BEC Controls

Email Attacks Targeting Saudi Organisations — Right Now

Saudi organisations face a specific and evolving email threat landscape — Arabic-language phishing campaigns, APT34 spear-phishing, and BEC fraud targeting Saudi executives and finance teams are at record levels.

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Saudi Government & Finance Targeting

Spear-Phishing — APT34

APT34/OilRig creates highly targeted spear-phishing emails referencing Saudi government procedures, NCA requirements, and Saudi business contexts — fooling even security-aware recipients. Arabic-language lures specifically crafted for Saudi targets.

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CEO Fraud Targeting Saudi Finance Teams

BEC — Business Email Compromise

BEC fraud targeting Saudi finance and treasury teams — impersonating CEOs, CFOs, and Saudi authorities to redirect wire transfers. Saudi BEC losses run into billions of SAR annually. Arabic-language BEC campaigns specifically target Saudi Arabic-speaking finance staff.

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Ransomware Delivery to Saudi Endpoints

Malware Attachments — Ransomware

Excel macros, malicious PDFs, and weaponised Office documents delivering ransomware payloads — the initial access vector for the majority of Saudi ransomware incidents Pristine has responded to.

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Saudi Brand Impersonation

Domain Spoofing & Typosquatting

Attackers registering near-identical domains (pristine-ksa.com, ncaa.gov.sa) to impersonate Saudi businesses and government entities in phishing campaigns targeting Saudi employees and citizens.

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Saudi-Hosted Phishing Pages

Malicious URLs — QR Code Phishing

Emails containing links to phishing pages hosted on compromised Saudi websites or international hosting mimicking Saudi government and bank portals — often bypassing URL reputation filters.

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LLM-Written Arabic Phishing

AI-Generated Phishing — Arabic

2024 onwards: AI-generated phishing emails in grammatically perfect Arabic — previously, poor Arabic was a giveaway. LLM-assisted phishing has made language quality a completely unreliable phishing indicator.

Every Email Threat Layer — Covered

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Advanced Malware Sandboxing

Every suspicious attachment detonated in an isolated sandbox before delivery — executing Excel macros, PDF scripts, and executables to observe behaviour rather than relying on signature matching. Catches zero-day malware invisible to AV.

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URL Analysis & Rewriting

All URLs in emails rewritten to proxy through Pristine's inspection engine — clicked at delivery-time to detect phishing pages that were safe when scanned but activated malicious content later. Time-of-click protection.

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Impersonation & BEC Detection

AI-powered sender impersonation detection — identifying display name spoofing, domain lookalikes, and writing style anomalies that indicate BEC fraud. Specific detection for Saudi executive names and Saudi company patterns.

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DMARC / SPF / DKIM Deployment

Email authentication infrastructure deployment — SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configured for your domains at p=reject to prevent attackers from sending emails that appear to come from your domain. Protects your brand and your clients.

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Email Encryption & DLP

Outbound email encryption for sensitive communications and DLP inspection to block emails containing PDPL-protected personal data, classified information, or payment card numbers from leaving your organisation.

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Security Awareness Training

Pristine's simulated phishing programme — sending realistic Arabic-language phishing simulation emails to Saudi employees and training those who click. Reduces click rates by 85%+ within 90 days.

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Email Security Platforms Pristine Deploys

Microsoft Defender for Office 365
M365 Native
Pristine's primary recommendation for Microsoft 365 organisations — native integration with Exchange Online, SharePoint, and Teams. Anti-phishing, Safe Links, Safe Attachments, and Attack Simulator in one platform.
Proofpoint
Enterprise Leader
Industry-leading BEC and targeted attack protection — Proofpoint's TAP (Targeted Attack Protection) and TRAP (Threat Response) are the strongest for Saudi organisations facing sophisticated APT34 targeting.
Mimecast
Enterprise Email Security
Comprehensive email security, continuity, and archiving — Mimecast's targeting attack protection, impersonation defence, and email continuity make it a strong choice for Saudi financial institutions.
Barracuda
SME & Mid-Market
Cloud-delivered email security at an accessible price point — Barracuda's AI Inbox Defence and Link Protection cover the most common Saudi SME email threats with minimal management overhead.

Stop Attackers Sending Emails From Your Domain

DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance) prevents attackers from sending emails that appear to come from your organisation's domain — protecting your employees, clients, and partners from being targeted by emails that seem to come from you.

Without DMARC, anyone can send an email with your Saudi organisation's domain in the From field. With DMARC at p=reject, such emails are blocked before reaching recipients. PCI DSS v4.0 now requires DMARC for all organisations in the cardholder data environment — and NCA ECC recommends it strongly.

  • SPF — authorises which mail servers may send on behalf of your domain
  • DKIM — cryptographically signs emails to prove they weren't tampered with in transit
  • DMARC — enforces SPF and DKIM, and instructs recipient mail servers to reject non-compliant emails
  • DMARC Reporting — visibility into all email sending from your domain, including unknown sending sources
  • Pristine implements DMARC at p=reject within 4-8 weeks — including identifying all legitimate mail sources first
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DMARC DEPLOYMENT PROGRESS
✓ p=reject
DNS Audit & Source DiscoveryCOMPLETE
SPF Record ConfigurationCOMPLETE
DKIM Signing DeploymentCOMPLETE
DMARC p=none (monitor)COMPLETE
DMARC p=quarantineCOMPLETE
DMARC p=reject (enforce)ACTIVE

Why Saudi Organisations Choose Pristine

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Arabic-First Phishing Defence

Pristine's email security configurations include Arabic-language BEC detection models, Arabic phishing simulation campaigns, and Arabic-language user awareness training — covering the threat vector that English-only solutions miss.

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BEC Fraud Specialists

Saudi BEC fraud is a multi-billion SAR annual problem. Pristine's BEC detection models are trained on Saudi-specific attack patterns — impersonation of Saudi executives, Saudi government entities, and Saudi payment instruction fraud.

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Advanced Sandboxing

Every suspicious attachment detonated in isolated sandbox — macro analysis, PDF script execution, and executable behaviour analysis catching zero-day malware that signature-based scanning misses.

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DMARC p=reject Delivered

Pristine implements full DMARC authentication at p=reject within 4-8 weeks — preventing attackers from sending emails from your Saudi domain. PCI DSS v4.0 requirement satisfied.

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Phishing Simulation in Arabic

Pristine's simulated phishing programme sends Arabic-language phishing emails to Saudi employees — measuring click rates, delivering immediate Arabic-language training to those who click, and reducing organisational vulnerability by 85%+ within 90 days.

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Email + SIEM + SOAR Integration

Email security events correlated in SIEM and automated response playbooks in SOAR — phishing email detection triggering automated quarantine of all similar messages across all inboxes simultaneously.

Email Security Results in Saudi Arabia

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Pristine's BEC detection flagged a CEO impersonation email requesting an SAR 850,000 wire transfer — the display name was exactly right and the email domain was a convincing typosquat. Our finance team would have sent the wire without the warning. The Arabic-language BEC models Pristine configured are genuinely saving us from six-figure fraud monthly.

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Khalid Al-Anazi
CFO, Saudi Construction Company
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The DMARC p=reject implementation Pristine completed in 6 weeks stopped 3 active phishing campaigns impersonating our bank's domain within the first month. Our fraud team had been fighting domain spoofing for years — it disappeared overnight when DMARC was enforced. The most impactful security change we have made in 5 years.

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Hamad Al-Mutairi
Head of Digital Security, Saudi Regional Bank
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Pristine's Arabic phishing simulation programme reduced our employee click rate from 34% to 4% in 90 days. The Arabic-language training was critical — our previous English phishing simulations weren't relatable for many of our Saudi staff. The improvement in security culture has been remarkable.

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Sara Al-Mohammed
CISO, Saudi Healthcare Group

Email Security FAQs

Email remains the #1 initial access vector for cyberattacks because it reaches humans directly — and humans are fallible. No technical security control eliminates the risk of a well-crafted phishing email reaching someone who clicks. Modern email-based attacks use highly personalised spear-phishing (referencing real Saudi business contexts), AI-generated Arabic-language lures, and BEC fraud that bypasses technical controls through social engineering. Saudi organisations also face the specific threat of APT34/OilRig targeting — known for sophisticated spear-phishing campaigns against Saudi government and financial targets that appear completely legitimate.
Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a fraud where attackers impersonate executives, suppliers, or authorities to manipulate employees into performing financial transfers. Saudi Arabia is a high-priority target for BEC operators because: (1) Large transaction volumes — Saudi construction, real estate, and oil sector transactions often involve multi-million SAR transfers where a fraudulent redirect is highly profitable; (2) Hierarchical business culture — employees may feel pressure not to verify urgent requests from apparent senior executives; (3) Arabic-language capability of BEC operators has improved dramatically. Pristine's BEC detection is specifically trained on Saudi Arabic-language impersonation patterns.
Email attachment scanners that work from malware signature databases can only detect malware they have seen before. Attackers creating new malware variants or using document macros with obfuscated code easily bypass signature scanning. Sandboxing solves this: every suspicious attachment is automatically opened in an isolated virtual machine, allowed to execute, and observed for malicious behaviour — regardless of whether the malware has ever been seen before. If the Excel macro starts connecting to unusual IPs, downloading executables, or modifying registry keys, sandboxing detects it. Pristine's email security deployments include sandboxing as standard.
Anti-spam filters unwanted bulk mail — marketing messages, newsletters, and low-value commercial email. Email security focuses on malicious email — phishing, malware, BEC fraud, and impersonation attacks. You need both, but they are different capabilities solving different problems. A spam filter will not catch a single highly targeted APT34 spear-phishing email because it looks legitimate in every way except its intent. Pristine deploys comprehensive email security that covers both spam filtering and advanced threat protection — including sandboxing, BEC detection, URL analysis, and DMARC authentication.
Yes — in two ways: (1) Outbound email DLP prevents PDPL-protected personal data from being sent by email without appropriate controls — blocking employees from emailing Saudi customer databases, health records, or national ID numbers to external addresses; (2) Email security reduces the risk of a PDPL-notifiable breach caused by a phishing attack that results in credential compromise and subsequent data exfiltration. The DLP component of Pristine's email security deployments is specifically configured with PDPL data category patterns including Saudi national ID formats and Arabic healthcare terminology.

91% of Attacks Start
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