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If you want this home security setup, go here: https://go.n8n.io/buddy You get the free step-by-step guide and Buddy's self-hosted cyber lab. Your home network is being probed right now, and most people have no idea. Buddy, a cybersecurity professional and solutions engineer at n8n, built two automation workflows that change that. In this episode, Buddy walks through how to use n8n to automatically scan incoming Gmail for phishing links using VirusTotal, and how to monitor your firewall for blocked threats, enriching each alert with VirusTotal, URLScan, and MISP in under 10 seconds. These workflows work for homeowners with a smart device setup and for small businesses protecting employee inboxes alike. Buddy covers phishing detection, firewall threat enrichment, lateral movement, ransomware, prompt injection risks, and personal data exposure from breaches like National Public Data. The conversation ends with a practical cybersecurity checklist: password managers, app-based two-factor authentication, social media verification, and keeping software updated. Links to the workflows, the GitHub repo, a setup guide, and a hardware recommendation are all below. 🎙 Chapters: 00:00 - Intro: What This Episode Covers 01:48 - Phishing Email Workflow Demo 05:50 - What Is VirusTotal? 07:00 - Auto-Tagging Confirmed Phishing in Gmail 09:27 - Real-World Phishing Attack Stories 14:00 - Lateral Movement and Ransomware Explained 16:08 - Firewall Monitoring Workflow and Ubiquiti Setup 20:00 - Geo-Blocking and Incoming Connection Threats 21:44 - URLScan, MISP, and Threat Enrichment 27:53 - Full Workflow Walkthrough: Soup to Nuts 37:07 - Dark Web Data Exposure and Identity Theft 43:41 - Why Use n8n for Cybersecurity Automation 46:23 - AI Agents, Prompt Injection, and Future Threats 48:47 - Personal Security Checklist and Best Practices 52:11 - Closing Thoughts and Next Steps

How does one person do the work of five? Jamie Madden, Senior Dev Rel in Education at n8n, shares what it's like to be a team of one, the importance of education and why there should always be a human-in-the-loop. Look out for more behind-the-scenes interviews in the future, as we go ‘Inside n8n’.