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Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)

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What is Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)?

Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) helps organizations efficiently detect, mitigate and respond to known and unknown advanced threats that target people and VIPs through email. TAP provides unparalleled effectiveness in stopping targeted attacks that use polymorphic malware, weaponized documents and…

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Proofpoint TAP - Critical for Email Security

Rating: 9 out of 10
January 16, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) is very helpful in detecting threats that come through mail. It keeps track of URL accessed by user in mail which is deemed suspici...
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Verified user
Team Lead
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)7 years of experience

TAP in my own perspective as a user

Rating: 9 out of 10
November 20, 2021
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Its use as our email protection defense for phishing emails. Another layer of protection is malicious emails are not blocked. When URLs are rewritten and clicked by the user, ...
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Verified user
Analyst
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)5 years of experience

Great product!

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 11, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Currently, at my organization, Proofpoint Target Attack Protection, also known as TAP, is used by the SOC and also our Threat Intelligence team. The SOC uses it by researching...
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Engineer
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)2 years of experience

Spam/Phishing emails reduced significantly

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 5, 2021
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We utilize Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection for Email as our email security solution for our entire organization. We receive over 96 million emails per year and Proofpoin...
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Engineer
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)3 years of experience

Proofpoint TAP a product that just works!

Rating: 9 out of 10
April 1, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is a rock solid application that just works.
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Tim Slater
Manager - Information Technology
Manager, Corporate Services and Information Systems
Forest Practices Board
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)8 years of experience

TAP away those threats!

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 21, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is used across our entire company covering all email domains.
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Mike Kelley
C-Level Executive - Information Technology
CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
EW Scripps
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)3 years of experience

Proofpoint TAP is powerful but expensive

Rating: 8 out of 10
January 23, 2020
IncentivizedVetted Review
Proofpoint TAP is used on a shared service mail gateway cluster by our outsourcing services clients. The URL protection prevents users from open websites with malware content....
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Frank Haarmann
Administrator - Information Technology
Senior Consultant
CGI Deutschland B.V.&Co.KG
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)2 years of experience

Email threat protection for loosely connected devices

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 29, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is being used across the entire organization for both inbound and outbound email protection. We currently have TAP integrated with PPS an...
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Verified user
Engineer
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)2 years of experience

Proofpoint Targeted Attack Review

Rating: 7 out of 10
November 29, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We have Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) deployed across the entire organization. We rolled out Proofpoint TAP to detect malicious email attachments and URLs to mal...
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Verified user
Director
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)3 years of experience

Proofpoint is AWESOME!

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 21, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
POD TAP is used for email protection. We greatly appreciate the added security and safe feeling it gives us. We are very happy with the product and the protection it provides....
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Verified user
Team Lead
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)1 year of experience

Proofpoint TAP - Provides another layer to Email Security and is great at it.

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 12, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection for our entire organization. Our security team uses it every day to look into/analyze different threats that we are seeing coming ...
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Verified user
Manager
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)1 year of experience

Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection - TAP'in out email threats

Rating: 7 out of 10
November 12, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Targeted Attack Protection for Email is deployed globally protecting my entire organization. It works in conjunction with other Proofpoint services to help protect my organiza...
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Verified user
Manager
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)2 years of experience

Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection - it works pretty well!

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 6, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is used across our entire organization worldwide, which includes 15 global offices. It provides next-gen email security for Advent.
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christine nagy
Director - Information Technology
Head of Global IT
Advent International
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)5 years of experience

Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection: A Must For Any Organization's Email System

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 1, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is used to scan incoming email attachments for malicious code using Proofpoint’s email attachment sandboxing technology.
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Administrator
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)3 years of experience

Proofpoint is at next level

Rating: 8 out of 10
October 29, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are using Proofpoint currently for email security and this is for our global level implementation. We have also integrated it with our firewall Palo Alto too.
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Sateesh Konijeti
Team Lead - Information Technology
Information Technology Specialist
Cognizant
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)2 years of experience
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What is Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)?

Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) helps organizations efficiently detect, mitigate and respond to known and unknown advanced threats that target people and VIPs through email. TAP provides unparalleled effectiveness in stopping targeted attacks that use polymorphic malware, weaponized documents and credential-stealing phishing techniques to obtain sensitive information. TAP seamlessly integrates with the Proofpoint secure email gateway (Proofpoint Email Protection) to deliver best-in-class email security in a way that is cost effective and easy to use. TAP leverages the cloud to scale deployment, adapt analysis and protect people on any network or device.

With Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP), you can:

  • Provide sophisticated analysis to prevent threats from getting to a user's inbox.
  • Detect known and unknown threats using adaptable analysis capabilities.
  • Provide security teams detailed analysis and visibility about threats and threat campaigns.
  • Provide visibility into threats targeting the Very Attacked People (VAP) in an organization.

Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) Features

  • Supported: Provide sophisticated analysis to prevent threats from getting to users inbox.
  • Supported: Detect known and unknown threats using adaptable analysis capabilities.
  • Supported: Provide security teams detailed analysis and visibility about threats and threat campaigns.
  • Supported: Provide visibility into threats targeting the Very Attacked People (VAP’s) in an organization

Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Effective URL Blocking: Several users have praised Proofpoint TAP for its effective URL Blocking feature, which has prevented malicious URLs from infiltrating their systems. This feature not only alerts users about potential compromises but also provides concise threat context, enabling them to understand the nature of the threats they face.

Integration with Proofpoint TRAP: Many reviewers have valued the seamless integration between TAP and Proofpoint TRAP. By combining these two solutions, users are able to streamline their workflow and enhance security measures. The integration detects spam and phishing emails, providing an added layer of protection against cyber threats.

Accurate Attachment Detonation: Users have expressed high satisfaction with TAP's sandbox attachment detonation feature. This functionality effectively vets attachments for threats, allowing users to confidently analyze email attachments without risking system compromise. The ability to detect malicious attachments and boast a false positive rate of less than 0.001% over three years has been particularly impressive to reviewers.

Cumbersome Admin Web GUI: Users have mentioned that the admin web GUI is difficult to navigate and understand, leading to a steep learning curve. Several reviewers expressed frustration with the unclear interface and the need to constantly stay updated on new features.

Lack of Communication on New Features: Users have expressed frustration with Proofpoint's lack of communication when new features are added to their toolbox. Some users felt left in the dark about updates and wished for better transparency from the company.

Difficulty in Automating Custom Report Emails: Several users mentioned the inability to automate custom report emails like with Proofpoint Secure email. This inconvenience makes it time-consuming for administrators who rely on automated reports for efficient management.

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Proofpoint TAP - Critical for Email Security

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
January 16, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
7 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) is very helpful in detecting threats that come through mail. It keeps track of URL accessed by user in mail which is deemed suspicious after delivery of it.

Threat description in sandbox is very helpful for further triaging.

Isolation browser is another good feature which allows you to browse malicious website without risk of infection.


Pros and Cons
  • Sandboxing of threat
  • Description of rewritten & non-rewritten helps in triaging
  • Isolation browser
  • Threat description & tagging
Likelihood to Recommend
Like the level of details & the co-relation provided by the Proofpoint TAP services. The inbuilt sandboxing capability that is used to capture the behavior on visiting a suspicious link, capturing the current status of the remediation from Email Protection service & TRAP is an added advantage & speeds up the investigation.
The way TAP marks a particular threat identified in an email as False Positive from the sandbox outcome is great. Isolation browser is added advantage which helps to see real-time threat behavior.

TAP in my own perspective as a user

Rating: 9 out of 10
November 20, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Its use as our email protection defense for phishing emails. Another layer of protection is malicious emails are not blocked. When URLs are rewritten and clicked by the user, we get an alert and actioned accordingly. Use in the whole organization. Sometimes it creates a lot of False Positives and too much noise.
Pros and Cons
  • Rewrite URL
  • Blocked malicious URL
  • Reporting
  • Alerted for possible compromise
Likelihood to Recommend
Proofpoint TAP is well suited for big companies that have more than 5000 employees. Companies that are targeted every day by phishing attacks. It adds a layer of protection even if the employee is not well versed with phishing and recon, when the user clicked a malicious link, it will be blocked and the Security team will be alerted to mitigate depending on the scenario.

Great product!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
November 11, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Currently, at my organization, Proofpoint Target Attack Protection, also known as TAP, is used by the SOC and also our Threat Intelligence team. The SOC uses it by researching emails that they get alerted on, and the cyber threat intelligence team uses it to research campaigns that target our organization.
Pros and Cons
  • Details on specific malicious email campaigns
  • Details on the users that are targeted by those campaigns
  • Use of API's to be used with other cyber tools your company has
  • Insight on the types of malware and types of campaigns
Likelihood to Recommend
I think it is well suited for any organization. It truly gives good insight on the email campaigns that are hitting your company, as well as the people that are being targeted the most and also VIP users such as executives or even other people in IT, cyber, or administrators.

Spam/Phishing emails reduced significantly

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 05, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We utilize Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection for Email as our email security solution for our entire organization. We receive over 96 million emails per year and Proofpoint has blocked over 22 million identified as spam/phishing and over 55 thousand infected attachments.
Pros and Cons
  • Spam/phishing protection
  • Sandbox attachment detonation
Likelihood to Recommend
Top email security product hands down. We have received far [fewer] spam/phishing emails since deployment.

Proofpoint TAP a product that just works!

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
April 01, 2021
TS
Tim Slater
Manager, Corporate Services and Information Systems
Forest Practices Board (Government Administration, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
8 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is a rock solid application that just works.
Pros and Cons
  • Anti Spam
  • Anti Malware
Likelihood to Recommend
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is an extremely robust solution to secure corporate email. It is extremely effective at eliminating anti-spam messages and allows users to manage a digest to access emails that may have been flagged as false positive. The product also is effective at blocking malware in messages. The user management interface is very intuitive and provides a robust medium to configure and administer the product very easily.

TAP away those threats!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
November 21, 2020
MK
Mike Kelley
CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
EW Scripps (Broadcast Media, 5001-10,000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is used across our entire company covering all email domains.
Pros and Cons
  • URL rewrite feature is extremely useful for finding users at risk
  • Very attacked people is great for end user awareness targeted training
  • The dashboard is very intuitive and has useful data for reporting efficacy
Likelihood to Recommend
TAP is great where you have diverse email solutions and if you have a multi-vendor security strategy. They partner with leading security providers to increase security posture and telemetry.

Proofpoint TAP is powerful but expensive

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
January 23, 2020
FH
Frank Haarmann
Senior Consultant
CGI Deutschland B.V.&Co.KG (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Reseller
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Proofpoint TAP is used on a shared service mail gateway cluster by our outsourcing services clients. The URL protection prevents users from open websites with malware content. The attachment analyzer is able to detect malware in email content before the mail enters the client's environment and before the standard antispam engine checks the attachment.
Pros and Cons
  • URL protection with a cloud-based Proofpoint database.
  • Attachment analysis and removal of potentially dangerous content.
Likelihood to Recommend
Proofpoint TAP works well on the Proofpoint PPS mail gateways and it cooperates with Proofpoint T.R.A.P.

Email threat protection for loosely connected devices

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
November 29, 2019
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is being used across the entire organization for both inbound and outbound email protection. We currently have TAP integrated with PPS and the Threat Response product form Proofpoint. This system has drastically reduced our mean time to detect and respond to email-related attacks. Our previous tool for this effort was O365 ATP. Proofpoint TAP is far superior at detection and response than what O365 ATP provides.
Pros and Cons
  • Detecting post-delivery weaponization of URLs.
  • Attachment inspection and detection.
  • Email retrieval once an incident is detected.
  • Select the treatment of VIP users that allows for enhanced protection.
  • Proofpoint TAP provides great insight into attack campaigns.
  • It allows for faster response to zero-day attacks.
Likelihood to Recommend
Proofpoint TAP provides excellent protection for post weaponization of URL based phishing emails. Its ability to restore a URL and kick off the automation is especially helpful. Proofpoint's integration with other vendors also allows the organization to extend protection across the enterprise both for on-prem devices and loosely connected devices.

Proofpoint Targeted Attack Review

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
November 29, 2019
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We have Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) deployed across the entire organization. We rolled out Proofpoint TAP to detect malicious email attachments and URLs to malicious websites and websites attempting to steal employee credentials.
Pros and Cons
  • Proofpoint TAP does a good job of tracking malicious campaigns and providing a portal where my team can confirm which employees were targeted by each campaign.
  • Proofpoint TAP does a good job of detecting malicious attachments.
  • Proofpoint TAP does a good job of continually updating its threat intelligence so if we were targeted early in a campaign before it had been detected it will send us a notification if there is a match between emails we have already received that threat intelligence now classifies as malicious.
Likelihood to Recommend
Proofpoint TAP is well suited for enterprises that are being targeted by attackers sending traditional malicious email attachments and malicious URLs. Its lets suited for enterprises that are being targeted by attackers focused on sending emails without attachments or URLs to 'benign' websites that do not have exploits, but do attempt to convince the employee to log in and provide their username and password.

Proofpoint is AWESOME!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
November 21, 2019
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
POD TAP is used for email protection. We greatly appreciate the added security and safe feeling it gives us. We are very happy with the product and the protection it provides. Proofpoint support is amazing, and the training that we were given is second to none. We had an on-prem trainer come in and teach us about the product and how to configure and use it.
Pros and Cons
  • It keeps us secure.
  • It prevents possible hacks.
  • It makes us feel more secure.
Likelihood to Recommend
From inception to implementation, Proofpoint has been with us helping 100% of the way. We greatly appreciate the level of support and help during the transition and implementation process. It is very helpful to be able to pick up the phone or open a ticket via the web interface and know support will be available.

Proofpoint TAP - Provides another layer to Email Security and is great at it.

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
November 12, 2019
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection for our entire organization. Our security team uses it every day to look into/analyze different threats that we are seeing coming into our network via email. We have the alerts set up to get us looking into the "critical" events, but we can use the data in the platform every day. It helps us realize how well Proofpoint Email Security is doing, and provides great stats/numbers for us to give to management to show what has been accomplished.
Pros and Cons
  • Usability - The product is very easy to use, and begins giving a lot of valuable information immediately.
  • Detail - The amount of detail for each threat is great, and helps us with "proving" there may be a problem somewhere.
  • Defense - The URL rewrite function and sandbox function are great, and we saw immediate return from just those.
Likelihood to Recommend
I think that the dashboard is amazing and gives us insight into things that we have never "looked" into before. It gives us actionable items immediately and allows us to provide enough details to the correct teams to get things resolved in a timely and quick fashion.

Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection - TAP'in out email threats

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
November 12, 2019
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Targeted Attack Protection for Email is deployed globally protecting my entire organization. It works in conjunction with other Proofpoint services to help protect my organization from email threats such a malware, phish, and other nefarious email threats. It helps provide security of a primary communications platform, email.
Pros and Cons
  • Identify malware
  • Identify targeted employees
  • Provide details of threats targeting recipients
Likelihood to Recommend
Some scenarios where Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection for Email is well suited include: ability to identify threats targeting your organization and ability to correlate threats and threat actors.

Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection - it works pretty well!

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
November 06, 2019
cn
christine nagy
Head of Global IT
Advent International (Financial Services, 201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is used across our entire organization worldwide, which includes 15 global offices. It provides next-gen email security for Advent.
Pros and Cons
  • Messages with malicious URLs are blocked/quarantined and kept out of end-users mailboxes
Likelihood to Recommend
We receive malicious content that Targeted Attack Protection has blocked almost on a daily basis.

Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection: A Must For Any Organization's Email System

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
November 01, 2019
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is used to scan incoming email attachments for malicious code using Proofpoint’s email attachment sandboxing technology.
Pros and Cons
  • Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection detects malicious attachments very well.
  • In three years of use we had less then a 0.001% false positive rate with the product.
Likelihood to Recommend
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is a great tool to detect and block malicious macro-enabled documents before they are received by your email system's perimeter servers.

Proofpoint is at next level

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
October 29, 2019
SK
Sateesh Konijeti
Information Technology Specialist
Cognizant (Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
2 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are using Proofpoint currently for email security and this is for our global level implementation. We have also integrated it with our firewall Palo Alto too.
Pros and Cons
  • We have been observing TAP is working well and also the integration with Palo Alto is working great.
  • Having a very good experience with Proofpoint support and very super support from them. However we have not been notified of any new updates. Not sure, if these updates have already been sent to procurement team, but not the Allegis support group.
  • We do see the TAP dashboard also has a URL for rewriting details and email alerts too, which will help us to identify the actual threats and also we can report them if the attack is a false positive as well.
Likelihood to Recommend
We had a hard time with our previous product for email security (EOP), and Proofpoint is a very good replacement for EOP in terms of being more accurate in blocking attacks and in a few cases it wasn't able to perform as expected, but it is still fine.

TAP helps mitigate advanced threats often targeting specific employees.

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
October 24, 2019
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
TAP helps mitigate targeted attacks, and also helps with researching what was attempted, and helps identify people who are more at risk (ie, if they clicked a link, etc)
Pros and Cons
  • Concise threat context
  • URL rewriting
Likelihood to Recommend
Again, I think technology in this area is well suited at any organization.

Proofpoint just works

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
October 22, 2019
JU
Jane Updegraff
Senior Systems Administrator
DRT Holdings, Inc. (Aviation & Aerospace, 501-1000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
4 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Proofpoint's TAP product rewrites all URLs contained in emails that come to all of our email domains. The rewritten URL is substituted in place of the original link so that when the user clicks on it, instead of automatically taking the user to where the link points, it opens that site in a sandbox on a Proofpoint server before it approves or denies the destination based on anaylsys of what happens in the sandbox. Uusually they catch malicious URLs immediately although sometimes it takes them a few minutes or even a couple of hours, but eventually they notice nearly all of them, preventing my end users from infecting our PCs by clicking.
Pros and Cons
  • Rewrites URLs in all our emails and very rarely misses one
  • it works very well to protect our users from themselves and their bad habits
Likelihood to Recommend
This product is a good idea for any organization that finds themselves the target of malicious emails of any kind. Whether it be phishing, maleware, attachments with nefarious installers, etc, Proofpoint TAP catches nearly every single bogus URL and dangerous attachment by opening those items before our user can get to them. Proofpoint saves our users from themselves.

TAP has saved us multiple times against post malware threats.

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
September 11, 2019
CB
Chris Bash
IS Systems Analyst
Kodak Alaris (Photography, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
3 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection for Email (TAP) is being used by our entire organization as a second defense against email malware. If email malware does initially get by Proofpoint Secure email, TAP catches it and notifies us of the breach and goes further to protect us with rewritten URLs.
Pros and Cons
  • We receive email TAP alerts when malicious email gets past the Proofpoint Secure Email product.
  • TAP provides very a detailed analysis of the any email malware that potentially reaches our end users.
  • The overall reporting from TAP is very beneficial, especially the way it will compare our organization to similar organizations.
Likelihood to Recommend
TAP alert email notifications have become very valuable when malware gets by Proofpoint's Secure email product. With the notifications we can quickly remediate email malware that has reached end users.

Ahead of its time!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
September 10, 2019
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
TAP is used strictly by our Information Security department. It is very beneficial to us in two ways. Phishing attacks and our VAPs. The way that TAP seamlessly integrates with our company is unparalleled to any other product. We are able to train our users better with the knowledge we gain from TAP.
Pros and Cons
  • The best software for gaining better cyber awareness of your company!
  • Intelligence like no other!
  • Allows faster response and more efficient workflow!
Likelihood to Recommend
Like I said earlier, TAP seamlessly integrates with your company and provides a great user experience. I would highly recommend it due to the fact that there is no other software like it that can compare!

Proofpoint TAP will solve your phishing crisis

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
August 30, 2019
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
TAP has been deployed as a global solution to filter malicious emails from exploiting the network. TAP has significantly reduced the number of machines that we have rebuilt due to malware related to phishing links and attachments.
Pros and Cons
  • Plug and play with little effort.
  • Blocks a majority of malicious email.
  • URL re-write allows links that may have slipped through to be analyzed in real-time.
Likelihood to Recommend
If phishing is a concern, Proofpoint TAP is the answer to all your problems.

TAP for Protection

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
August 29, 2019
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
4 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection for Email is being used across our entire organization. It helps protect our users from emails that may contact malicious code in an attachment or a link that may take them to a site where their credentials can be compromised. Ultimately it protects our customers' information in turn.
Pros and Cons
  • Stopping attachments, bad URLs, and embedded malicious code.
Likelihood to Recommend
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection for Email is well suited for any business to protect against all the threats that are so commonly coming in through emails. By isolating the email in the sandbox to analyze the contents, it protects us against information or credentials/integrity loss if a user were to click a link or open a malicious attachment.

Couldn't survive without it!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
August 26, 2019
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Alan Daniel
Sr. Manager, Enterprise Information Security
ESSENDANT INC (Wholesale, 5001-10,000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
4 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) is used across the entire organization. This solution provides for URL rewrites and safe attachments. With email critical to our business (like everyone else) this extra level of protection is absolutely necessary given the phishing attacks that are at an all-time high. We are notified of any actions that result in a user clicking something that is later determined to be malware or phishing.
Pros and Cons
  • URL defense.
  • Safe attachments.
  • Detection and incident response.
Likelihood to Recommend
In general, the functionality provided by TAP is necessary in today's world of email threats. The users need this extra level of protection when so many emails have links and attachments in them. The odds of something nefarious being opened or clicked on is high so TAP is essential to have in place.

Proofpoint TAP gives excellent visibility of threats coming into your network.

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
August 15, 2019
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Fraser Clark
Network Engineer
People's Postcode Lottery (Gambling & Casinos, 201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
1 year of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Proofpoint TAP is being used by our entire organisation, which is a multi-national company with offices in central Europe. With TAP, we are able to see malicious attachments & links that are being sent to our organisation. It gives us excellent insights into our users and what sort of attacks we are seeing come in.
Pros and Cons
  • URL rewriting. TAP can rewrite URLs to obfuscate potentially harmful links. And if it is harmful, then we can see this in the dashboard and respond appropriately.
  • Attachment defense is particularly impressive. We see 99% of attachments which are potentially malicious being blocked.
  • Reporting. The reporting in TAP is fantastic and provides great insight into our organisation. It's the sort of reports the senior management are interested in.
Likelihood to Recommend
I think Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) is suited to larger organisations that can also afford to purchase Threat Response Auto-Pull (TRAP) from Proofpoint, as these work in tandem very, very well.
With smaller organisations, it could potentially provide a lot of work investigating things found within TAP rather than just having TRAP deal with the issues automatically.

Peace of mind at a reasonable price

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
August 15, 2019
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are using Proofpoint to scan and inspect all inbound mail and it is at the forefront of protecting all of our end-users from email-based attacks. We also utilize their encrypted mail features for sending secure mail to customers. I have had to work with other products in this space, such as Barracuda and Cisco IronPort, all of which are great products; however, I would rank my experience with Proofpoint (so far) above any of them in its effectiveness and support.
Pros and Cons
  • URL re-writing and sandboxing is very effective.
Likelihood to Recommend
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection works well to mitigate risk in the e-mail attack surface.
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