Item: Proofpoint Email Protection
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is being used across the whole organization; it helps in blocking suspicious URLs and helps us in keeping safe from phishing campaigns. It has also helped us in handling spam filtering smartly.

Pros and Cons

Content Blocking
Email ID blocking

While sending alerts for clicking on malicious URL by any of the user, it should also block it
Sandboxing

Return on Investment

Proofpoint has really helped us in concentrating on other criticalities
Proofpoint has really helped us in reducing phishing attacks

I have used MessageLabs. Instead of relying on signatures and heuristics for spam detection effectiveness, Proofpoint's spam detection is
based on machine learning technology and that is really helpful for overall protection.

Key Insights

Do you think Proofpoint Email Protection delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Proofpoint Email Protection's feature set?

Yes

Did Proofpoint Email Protection live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Proofpoint Email Protection go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Proofpoint Email Protection again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Arcsight Enterprise Security Manager (formerly HP Arcsight), CylancePROTECT, Check Point Next Generation Firewall

Likelihood to Recommend

I would like to highlight points for which I find it well suited for the organization:

1)It has really helped us in categorizing the priority of alerts received from SIEM by integrating it in feeds

2) It has really reduced the phishing attacks rate.

Protection at its best

Overall Satisfaction with Proofpoint Email Protection