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What is Proofpoint Essentials?

Proofpoint Essentials provides protection against spam, phishing and other email threats, as well as social media protection, user roles and restrictions, and other protections oriented around the needs of small business.

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Proofpoint Essentials - People_centric Email Protection and Visibility

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 21, 2022
IncentivizedVetted Review
As not only do big companies and enterprises face email-based advanced attacks, there is a need to cover them and Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business does it with the sam...
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Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business2 years of experience

Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business a great value for the price.

Rating: 10 out of 10
March 14, 2021
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We use Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business for all of our email and spam filtering as well as spoofing protection. It is used across our entire organization in conjunctio...
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Daniel Merkl
Employee - Information Technology
IT Support
Cypress Healthcare
Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business2 years of experience

Proofpoint Essentials - your right choice!

Rating: 9 out of 10
January 24, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Originally when my company switched from the on-premise mail solution to the cloud, there was an opened question of using integrated security options provided by cloud mail sy...
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Valery Mezentsau
Manager - Information Technology
IT Department Manager
Acceptance Solutions Group
Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business2 years of experience
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Proofpoint Essentials provides protection against spam, phishing and other email threats, as well as social media protection, user roles and restrictions, and other protections oriented around the needs of small business.

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ProofPoint has proven to be a valuable tool for securing email communications by reducing spam and blocking malicious emails. Users have found it helpful that ProofPoint allows them to peer into emails and attachments without opening them in their client, enhancing security measures. With the implementation of ProofPoint Essentials, users have been able to effectively block spam emails, manage their own emails, and create rules. The program significantly reduces the amount of junk email received, resulting in increased productivity and reduced risk of phishing emails. One of the notable features of ProofPoint is its success in catching phishing emails, providing better protection compared to previous spam filters. The filter policies in ProofPoint have also solved problems that couldn't be resolved with the old filter, making it easier for users to create new filters and receive support from tech teams. By implementing ProofPoint, organizations are able to decrease the amount of unwanted email, increasing productivity and reducing the risk of phishing attacks. Additionally, users appreciate the clean and simple digests provided by ProofPoint, making email administration easy and efficient. The system effectively reduces the number of spam mails by checking each email and quarantining spam. This allows users to review quarantined emails and release important ones while eliminating clutter and junk from the inbox, saving time. Another significant benefit of using ProofPoint is its ability to tackle information security threats such as computer viruses and hacking. By filtering out spam emails, ProofPoint increases network security and helps protect against phishing attacks. It also aids in identifying and filtering emails that impersonate C-level executives, offering an additional layer of protection against spoofing attacks. Overall, ProofPoint offers a comprehensive solution for email security by effectively reducing spam, protecting against phishing attacks, and enhancing overall network security.

Reliable and Industry-leading Email Gateway: Many users have found Proofpoint Email Protection to be a reliable and industry-leading email gateway. They appreciate its advanced machine learning technology, which enables it to catch both known and unknown threats. This has been mentioned by several reviewers as a key advantage of using Proofpoint.

Excellent Customization Options: Numerous users praise Proofpoint for its excellent customization options. They find the ability to customize filtering policies to be top-notch, allowing them to tailor the software according to their specific needs. This level of customization has been appreciated by many reviewers.

User-Friendly Interface and Navigation: A significant number of users mention that they find Proofpoint's user interface easy to navigate and manage. They appreciate how tasks such as creating/editing/removing users, managing quarantine, and adding/removing domains are straightforward. The user-friendly interface has been highlighted by multiple reviewers as a positive aspect of using Proofpoint.

Outages: Several users have reported experiencing multiple outages over the course of their 7+ years using the system, resulting in lost or delayed emails. These outages have caused inconvenience and frustration for these users.

Slow attachment scanning: Some reviewers have found that attachment scanning can be slower than expected, with wait times of up to 15 minutes for a simple PDF attachment. This delay in scanning attachments has impacted productivity and efficiency for these users.

Lacking archiving feature: A number of customers have mentioned that the archiving feature is lacking and as a result, they had to switch to other solutions for several clients. The absence of a comprehensive archiving feature has created challenges for these users in managing and organizing their email data effectively.

Users frequently recommend the software for its effectiveness in mail filtering and spam prevention. They appreciate its ability to block various threats such as spam, viruses, bulk mailing, phishing, and spoofing. The intuitive interface and control over notifications about quarantined emails are also highly praised. Users find that it saves time and reduces the risk of employees clicking on unsafe emails or links. In summary, customers recommend this software as a solid solution for email protection.

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Proofpoint Essentials - People_centric Email Protection and Visibility

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
April 21, 2022
Verified User
Vetted Review
Reseller
Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As not only do big companies and enterprises face email-based advanced attacks, there is a need to cover them and Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business does it with the same technology as an Enterprise solution.
Pros and Cons
  • For basic protection, the Solution has an Antivirus, Zero hours Filtering, and Impostor protection.
  • Targeted attacks - URL and Attachment Defense.
  • Content filtering.
Likelihood to Recommend
Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business is well suited for users up to 500, for Office 365 (Microsoft’s cloud-based email and collaboration platform).
Proofpoint Essentials Feature Ratings
Secure Email Gateway (7)
97.14285714285714%
9.7
Anti-malware
100%
10.0
Customizability
90%
9.0
Data Loss Protection
100%
10.0
Threat Detection
100%
10.0
Sandboxing
100%
10.0
End-to-End Encryption
100%
10.0
Management Tools
90%
9.0
Return on Investment
  • Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business has a simplified management.
  • It has a Basic Archive and Legal Hold & eDiscovery Management.
  • Integrated DLP that gives benefits to any organization.
Alternatives Considered
Other Software Used

Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business a great value for the price.

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
March 14, 2021
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Daniel Merkl
IT Support
Cypress Healthcare (Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business for all of our email and spam filtering as well as spoofing protection. It is used across our entire organization in conjunction with Office 365 for email. It helps us filter out spam and protect against [phishing] attacks. We can also [set up] filters that can block certain emails that pose as C-level [executives.]
Pros and Cons
  • Easy to use
  • Automated user account creation
  • Automated user account deletion
  • Lots of options to make it work for your specific environment
Likelihood to Recommend
With the small business being in the name it is probably best suited for a small business. Our business is about 150 total employees but we are continuing to grow. So far we haven't seen any issues with the increased amount of users. There may be some higher-level licenses that may be suited for larger companies but I don't have any experience with that.
Proofpoint Essentials Feature Ratings
Secure Email Gateway (7)
61.42857142857143%
6.1
Anti-malware
80%
8.0
Customizability
80%
8.0
Data Loss Protection
N/A
N/A
Threat Detection
80%
8.0
Sandboxing
N/A
N/A
End-to-End Encryption
90%
9.0
Management Tools
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • It has helped capture malicious emails trying to get company logins and info
  • It has helped stop viruses that were sent to emails
  • I am not a financial type but I think it has been worth the price
Alternatives Considered
I think Proofpoint is a lot easier to use and has a simpler design. I also really like the automated user creation and deletion which I'm not sure if Symantec had. We had use Symantec through an old MSP so it wasn't a decision we made to change but I would have changed if it was our [decision.]
Other Software Used
Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365)

Proofpoint Essentials - your right choice!

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
January 24, 2019
VM
Valery Mezentsau
IT Department Manager
Acceptance Solutions Group (Financial Services, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
2 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Originally when my company switched from the on-premise mail solution to the cloud, there was an opened question of using integrated security options provided by cloud mail system or bring separate solution that will be more flexible, easy to deploy and manage. After reviewing several "small business" oriented solutions and comparing the functionality, time of deployment and cost, my company decided to choose Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business.
Pros and Cons
  • Proofpoint catches all the junk emails (spam, phishing, etc.).
  • Light-weight solution, easy to deploy, configure and manage.
  • Fast and easy tracking of inbound and outbound emails.
  • Quarantine Digest emails - makes reviewing of junk emails to be very simple process
  • Analysis of URLs and attachments makes email system to be more safe.
Likelihood to Recommend
I would definitely recommend it for fast and easy deployment with no need of constant managing solution. It is a solid solution that will do all what you need for the email security. Especially when you have a small IT team or even do not have enough experienced specialists to handle email security questions - Proofpoint is what I would recommend to use. I gave it 9 of 10 points only because of the price, you can find find more cheap solutions on the market.
Return on Investment
  • We are a financial company that requires a lot of regulations on the information security side, so Proofpoint is one of the key tools that closes lots of potential security breaches.
  • Decreased almost to zero the number of SPAM, Fraud and Phishing attacks.
  • Using that solution doesn't require to have a dedicated specialist for email security.
Alternatives Considered
As already wrote, Proofpoint is perfect solution to be deployed quickly without requiring any additional resources or services.
Good email tracking logs, excellent reporting features. Great filtering mechanism. Cost effective pricing.
Other Software Used
Spiceworks, G Suite, Five9 Virtual Contact Center, VMware ESXi, Azure Active Directory, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), MS SharePoint, FileZilla, Google Hangouts, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Server, Microsoft IIS
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