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Proofpoint Email Protection

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What is Proofpoint Email Protection?

Proofpoint Email Protection is available as an on-premise or cloud based solution and blocks unwanted, malicious and impostor emails with granular search capabilities and visibility into all messages. Outbound controls include encryption and data loss prevention, while continuity capabilities ensure…

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Proofpoint Email Protection is widely used across organizations for its robust capabilities in email encryption, URL protection, and virus …
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Proofpoint Email Protection Review

9 out of 10
August 30, 2020
We use Proofpoint for all our inbound and outbound email protection. We have stopped spam from entering our network. Typically users do …
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Great tool

9 out of 10
August 14, 2020
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Proofpoint Email Protection is being used by us as an email gateway kind of thing. It filters and gets rid of unwanted emails (SPAM and …
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Protection at its best

9 out of 10
December 18, 2019
Incentivized
It is being used across the whole organization; it helps in blocking suspicious URLs and helps us in keeping safe from phishing campaigns. …
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Popular Features

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  • Anti-malware (76)
    10.0
    100%
  • Customizability (75)
    10.0
    100%
  • Threat Detection (75)
    9.0
    90%
  • Management Tools (74)
    8.0
    80%

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What is Proofpoint Email Protection?

Proofpoint Email Protection is available as an on-premise or cloud based solution and blocks unwanted, malicious and impostor emails with granular search capabilities and visibility into all messages. Outbound controls include encryption and data loss prevention, while continuity capabilities…

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Product Details

What is Proofpoint Email Protection?

Proofpoint Email Protection is available as an on-premise or cloud based solution and blocks unwanted, malicious and impostor emails with granular search capabilities and visibility into all messages. Outbound controls include encryption and data loss prevention, while continuity capabilities ensure business communications can continue as normal in the event of an email outage.
With Proofpoint's Email Protection, you can protect your people, data, and brand from today’s threats with:
  • The ability to detect BEC or malware-free threats using our machine learning impostor classifier (Stateful Composite Scoring Service)
  • Nearly unlimited email routing capabilities utilizing our advanced email firewall.
  • Robust reporting and email tracking/tracing using Smart Search.
  • TAP, DLP and Encryption built into the same console providing a single pain of glass for management purposes.
  • Unwanted email management that allows users to decide which emails they would like to see in their inbox.

Proofpoint Email Protection Features

  • Supported: Ability to detect BEC or malware-free threats using our machine learning impostor classifier (Stateful Composite Scoring Service)
  • Supported: Nearly unlimited email routing capabilities utilizing our advanced email firewall.
  • Supported: Robust reporting and email tracking/tracing using Smart Search.
  • Supported: TAP, DLP and Encryption are built into the same console providing a single pain of glass for management purposes.
  • Supported: Unwanted email management allows users to decide which emails they would like to see in their inbox.

Proofpoint Email Protection Video

Proofpoint Email Protection: Protecting Against Impostor Email Threats

Proofpoint Email Protection Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, Japan
Supported LanguagesArabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian (Bahasa), Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Sinhala, Slovak, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Reviewers rate Anti-malware and Customizability highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Proofpoint Email Protection are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Proofpoint Email Protection is widely used across organizations for its robust capabilities in email encryption, URL protection, and virus scanning. Users have praised the software for its granular control over inbound and outbound email, allowing for detailed overview and management. The software effectively filters all incoming and outgoing emails, surpassing the capabilities of previous mail filter solutions by significantly reducing malware, viruses, and spam. One notable feature that users appreciate is the impostor detection, which has proven to be highly effective in reducing attacks targeting executives for gift cards and other goods.

Proofpoint seamlessly integrates with Office 365, offering an added layer of protection by preventing phishing and spoofed emails from reaching users. It acts as a primary spam filter, providing daily digests of filtered mail to users. For clients who prefer not to operate a dedicated email gateway, Proofpoint serves as a shared service, delivering robust perimeter defense for all email traffic. The software's ability to block communication based on domain, content, and malicious sites or links has proven successful in stopping the spread of malicious phishing content. Overall, Proofpoint Email Protection serves as a dependable email gateway that protects both inbound and outbound email users from malicious threats while efficiently minimizing spam and junk emails.

Granular control of inbound and outbound email: Users have been impressed with the granular control offered by Proofpoint for managing both inbound and outbound email. Several reviewers have mentioned that they appreciate the ability to configure rules for mail, which allows them to tailor their email management according to their specific needs.

Extensive spam detection capabilities: Many users have praised Proofpoint's extensive spam detection capabilities. They have mentioned that the software is highly effective in detecting and stopping spam, with some stating that it can detect and stop around 99% of spam. This feature has been greatly appreciated by reviewers as it helps maintain a clean inbox.

End-user services and reduced administrative work: Reviewers have highlighted the end-user services provided by Proofpoint as a major advantage. They mention that these services greatly reduce administrative work as users are able to create their own filters and release their own mail. This self-service capability not only saves time but also empowers users to manage their emails effectively.

Confusing and Cumbersome User Interface: Users have found Proofpoint's user interface to be confusing and cumbersome, requiring extra steps and making it difficult to perform tasks quickly. Some users suggest that the UI should be improved for better understanding and easier access to all features. They find the GUI interface confusing and not easy to navigate, with abysmal default settings that make it challenging to effectively filter out unwanted messages. The layout of the email protection, TAP, and TRAP dashboards has been mentioned as inconvenient, prompting users to express a desire for a more modern-looking and streamlined user interface.

Difficulties in Validating DKIM Initiation: Some users have encountered difficulties when trying to validate DKIM initiation with Proofpoint. They find the configuration consoles and options provided by Proofpoint a bit complicated, leading to confusion. As a result, they express the need for more in-depth rule customization options beyond what is currently offered.

Troubleshooting and Support Issues: Users have expressed dissatisfaction with troubleshooting and support for Proofpoint, stating that it is not straightforward. Some users have experienced unresponsiveness from the support team, encountering long wait times for resolution without receiving acknowledgement when certain components or features do not function as expected. The cluttered support portal filled with outdated information makes it difficult for them to find documentation. To improve support and case resolution, users suggest having a TAM or CSM available. Additionally, some users feel that customer support can be too generic and unhelpful at times, recommending the addition of a chat-bot assistant for better understanding of software features and issue resolution.

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Reviews

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Proofpoint Email Protection is provided by us as a shared service for our clients who do not want to operate a dedicated email gateway.
  • System runs fast and stable.
  • The upgrade process is running very good without major issues.
  • The reporting system is very simple and needs improvement for business cases and investigation of incidents.
  • The log viewer section needs improvement regarding handling.
Proofpoint Email Protection is well suited in high performance environments where it can be used as multi-agent clusters. It is less appropriate in environments of small companies because of the high costs.
Secure Email Gateway (7)
61.42857142857143%
6.1
Anti-malware
90%
9.0
Customizability
80%
8.0
Data Loss Protection
80%
8.0
Threat Detection
90%
9.0
Sandboxing
N/A
N/A
End-to-End Encryption
N/A
N/A
Management Tools
90%
9.0
  • You will get your ROI, if you resell the system as a service.
It was only possible to select "Ironport Web Security Appliance" but this has nothing to do with emailing. Actually, we are using Cisco Ironport Email Security in another environment. The administration and management of Proofpoint Email Protection is way more straightforward and easier to understand. Regarding the performance of similar applications of Ironport and Proofpoint I can state that Proofpoint PPS is performing better.
You can add a lot of agents to your environment if you need them. And you can operate hardware appliances and virtual appliances in the same cluster.
There were no appliance errors or unplanned outages during five years of operation.
Most important thing is the performance of processing mails. Even in a complex environment the system keeps performing on a very high Level.
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