We Got Tired
Of Teaching The Same Lesson.
This tool wasn't built for a startup pitch. It was built out of frustration.
We are the team behind Purple Box UK, a specialist IT consultancy based in London.
For over a decade, we have managed the infrastructure for high-value firms in the Finance Sector. Our clients are regulated by the FCA and responsible for millions in assets—making them prime targets for sophisticated cyber attacks.
Technically, we had them locked down. Firewalls, encrypted endpoints, MFA everywhere. But every week, without fail, my phone would buzz with the same message from a client:
"Hey, I just got this email from 'Microsoft'. It looks real, but the font is weird. Is it safe to click?"
It sounds like a simple question. But multiply it by 50 employees across 10 companies.
The Cycle of Failure
Ideally, you train people. You hold cybersecurity workshops. You show them how to check the sender address. They nod, they take notes, and for a month, things are quiet.
Then they leave.
Staff turnover in high-pressure finance jobs is real. The employee I spent hours training moves on. A new junior starts on Monday. And on Tuesday?
"Hey, is this invoice real?"
It was demoralizing. No matter how hard we tried to educate, we were fighting a losing battle against turnover and human fatigue. I realized we couldn't "teach" our way out of this problem.
The Breaking Point
I decided to stop being the "Human Firewall." I needed a way to give my clients a simple Yes or No answer without them needing to call me.
I needed a tool that didn't just "guess"—it needed to look at the forensic evidence (SPF, DKIM, Headers) that I look at manually, but do it in milliseconds.
That is why EmailsThreatScan exists.
How We Changed The Game
- No More GuessingWe don't rely on "gut feeling". We rely on cryptographic protocols.
- Enterprise GradeThe same checks we run for FCA-regulated banks, now available to everyone.
- Democratized SafetyYou shouldn't need an IT department to know if an email is safe.