thehackernews.com 3/12/2026, 2:41:10 PM · via preferred

How to Scale Phishing Detection in Your SOC: 3 Steps for CISOs

ACCORDING to The Hacker News, scaling phishing detection now hinges on a three-step model for CISOs: Safe Interaction, Automation, and SSL Decryption, designed to expose real phishing behaviour early without increasing risk. In practice, interactive sandboxing with ANY[.]RUN lets analysts run links and redirects in a controlled environment, delivering actionable IOCs and TTPs and enabling earlier detection, as illustrated by a Tycoon2FA phishing attack analysed in 55 seconds.

The approach combines automation with safe interactivity, so verdicts are produced quickly—in many cases, under 60 seconds, and a Salty2FA example produced a 40-second result after SSL decryption and behavioural observation. When organisations adopt this model, the report cites tangible benefits for SOCs, including 3× stronger efficiency, up to 20% lower Tier 1 workload, 30% fewer escalations to Tier 2, and a 21-minute reduction in MTTR per case.

SSL decryption is highlighted as a key capability, exposing encrypted traffic inside the sandbox to reveal credential theft and account takeover pathways before they unfold.

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