Electronic mail security system

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a display communicatively coupled to the processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory comprising software that, when executed by the processor, performs operations that cause the processor to:
• detect, automatically with respect to a message, one of a uniform resource locator (URL) contained in the message or an attachment to the message which enables access to, or contains, an associated payload;
• generate an actionable descriptor object which represents the detected URL or attachment but does not enable access to the associated payload, and an associated interactive payload button, wherein interaction therewith by a user causes an action to be taken with respect to the associated payload;
• present, in a graphical user interface (GUI) rendered on a display coupled with the processor, the generated actionable descriptor object and the generated interactive payload button;
• determine that the action has been taken as a result of interaction with the generated interactive payload button;
• and
• enable, only once the processor has determined that the action has been taken, operation of a disposal button generated by the processor and presented in the GUI which enables completion of a review of the received message.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• detect, automatically with respect to a message, one of a uniform resource locator (URL) contained in the message or an attachment to the message which enables access to, or contains, an associated payload;
• generate an actionable descriptor object which represents the detected URL or attachment but does not enable access to the associated payload, and an associated interactive payload button, wherein interaction therewith by a user causes an action to be taken with respect to the associated payload;
• present, in a graphical user interface (GUI) rendered on a display coupled with the processor, the generated actionable descriptor object and the generated interactive payload button;
• determine that the action has been taken as a result of interaction with the generated interactive payload button;
• and
• enable, only once the processor has determined that the action has been taken, operation of a disposal button generated by the processor and presented in the GUI which enables completion of a review of the received message.

A computer system comprising:

• means for detecting, automatically with respect to a message, one of a uniform resource locator (URL) contained in the message or an attachment to the message which enables access to, or contains, an associated payload;
• means for generating an actionable descriptor object which represents the detected URL or attachment but does not enable access to the associated payload, and an associated interactive payload button, wherein interaction therewith by a user causes an action to be taken with respect to the associated payload;
• means for presenting, in a graphical user interface (GUI) rendered on a display coupled with the processor, the generated actionable descriptor object and the generated interactive payload button;
• means for determining that the action has been taken as a result of interaction with the generated interactive payload button;
• and
• means for enabling, only once the processor has determined that the action has been taken, operation of a disposal button generated by the processor and presented in the GUI which enables completion of a review of the received message.