Outlook Add-In

The Outlook Add-In enhances your email security by integrating protection features directly into the Outlook application.

Depending on your organization’s policy configuration, the Outlook Add-In provides the following capabilities:

  • Misdirected Email Prevention

    The add-in automatically checks emails before they are sent and alerts you to potential issues, such as incorrect recipients, lookalike domains, or unintended external recipients. This allows you to review and correct mistakes before the email is delivered.

  • Report Phishing

    You can quickly report suspicious or phishing emails directly from Outlook. It helps your security team investigate threats and protect other users in the organization.

  • Email Security Portal Access

    You can access the Email Security Portal directly from Outlook without re-authentication. It allows you to manage quarantined emails, submit restore requests, and review security actions.

How to Respond to Misdirected Email Warnings in Outlook

00:03: This tutorial guides you through how to respond to Misdirected Email warnings in the Outlook application.

00:09: Open the Outlook application, enter the required recipient details and email content, and click Send to send the email.

00:16: If an administrator has configured Misdirected Email notifications in the Outlook Add-In, it performs real-time checks when you click Send, Reply, Reply All, or Forward.

00:27: If a potential risk is detected, such as a mistyped recipient address or lookalike domains, the system displays an on-screen warning before the email is sent.

00:36: When the warning Banner appears click review issues to view the details of the detected risk.

00:42: If the entered information is correct, click, send any way to send the email.

00:47: To review and apply suggested corrections to the email details shown in the alert.

00:51: Examine the email details displayed in the alert. If the suggested correction is correct, select Replace and Verified to apply the change.

01:00: Once the correction is applied and reflected in the recipient field, click Send to successfully deliver the email.

01:07: Thanks for watching the video.

If your administrator has configured the misdirected email notifications in the Outlook Add-In, it performs real-time checks during actions such as Send, Reply, Reply All, and Forward.

When a potential risk is detected, an on-screen warning banner appears in your Outlook before any action, allowing you to review the details.

To respond to a misdirected email:

When the warning banner appears, review the email details shown in the alert.

  • If the information you entered is correct, select Send Anyway to proceed.

  • If the suggested correction is correct, select Replace & Send to apply the change and send the email.

This ensures emails are sent to the intended recipients while reducing the risk of accidental data exposure.

How to Report a Phishing Email in Outlook

00:03: This tutorial guides you through how to report a phishing email in the Outlook application.

00:08: Open the Outlook application and select the suspected phishing email.

00:13: If an administrator has enabled, the report phishing option in the Outlook, add in the Outlook application, displays, the add-in name is configured by the administrator allowing you to report phishing emails directly.

00:25: Click report phishing from the add-ins.

00:28: The fishing re-evaluation opens in a left side panel with an Outlook.

00:32: From here, you can review the emails analysis, status and view the phishing evaluation details.

00:38: Thank you for watching.

If your administrator has enabled the report phishing option in the Outlook Add-In, the Outlook application displays the add-in name (as configured by your administrator), allowing you to report phishing emails directly.

To report a phishing email from Outlook:

  1. Access the Outlook application.

  2. Select the suspected phishing email.

  3. Open the add-in and report the email as phishing.

    After submitting the report, you will receive a confirmation email indicating that a support request has been created.

How to Access the Email Security Portal from Outlook

00:03: This tutorial guides you through how to access the Email Security Portal from Outlook

00:08: Open the Outlook application and locate the checkpoint email security portal in the add-ins.

00:14: if an administrator has enabled, the email security portal option in the Outlook, add-in the Outlook application, displays the add-in name, as configured, by th administrator, allowing secure access without reauthentication,

00:27: Click, email security, portal to proceed.

00:30: The email security portal opens in a left side panel within Outlook.

00:34: From here, you can review and manage portal features.

00:38: To expand your view, click pop out.

00:40: The portal will open in a new window for easier, navigation and full screen access.

If your administrator has enabled the email security portal option in the Outlook Add-In, the Outlook application displays the add-in name (as configured by your administrator), allowing secure access without re-authentication.

To access the Email Security Portal from Outlook:

  1. Access the Outlook application.

  2. Go to the Add-Ins section.

  3. Click the Email Security Portal option to access the portal without re-authentication.