What is Proofpoint?
Proofpoint Core Email Protection is the vendor's email security product, aimed at email-borne threats such as phishing, business email compromise and other evasive attacks. The product page positions it for organizations that use Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Proofpoint also offers other information and people protection products, so email security should be assessed as a specific service with its own deployment and policy requirements.
It can be deployed through an API integration or as a secure email gateway (SEG), which gives inline, in-mailbox, post-delivery and click-time protection. For Microsoft 365, the API route integrates with the Microsoft Graph API, and SOC analysts can view and respond to Proofpoint detections in their Microsoft 365 console. A Threat Protection Workbench brings inbound and internal email, messaging, account takeover, supplier and credential compromise into one investigation experience.
Core Email Protection is a commercial, contact-sales product. Beyond detection, the page describes dynamic warning banners for end users, on-demand reporting on campaigns and efficacy, and automation for user-reported emails through the Satori Abuse Mailbox Agent. The product also pairs with domain fraud detection and takedown, and extends to outbound threats and sensitive data.
Key capabilities
- Behavioral AI detection Machine learning and behavioral analysis to catch new phishing and BEC attacks.
- Flexible deployment API and SEG options for inline, in-mailbox, post-delivery and click-time protection.
- Unified visibility Threat Protection Workbench across inbound and internal email, messaging, account takeover and supplier compromise.
- User coaching Warning banners on suspicious mail and learning for spam and graymail.
- Automation Satori Abuse Mailbox Agent for user-reported emails.
Where Proofpoint fits
- Flexible deployment Core Email Protection delivers threat protection via API or gateway, so teams can choose between API-based and SEG deployment.
- Phishing and BEC defense It is positioned to protect Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace against phishing, BEC and other evasive attacks.
- Continuous protection Inline, in-mailbox, post-delivery and click-time protection are available across API and SEG deployments.
- Microsoft 365 integration The Microsoft Graph API integration lets SOC analysts view and respond to detections in their Microsoft 365 console.
- Unified investigation Threat Protection Workbench covers inbound and internal email, messaging, account takeover, supplier and credential compromise.
- End user coaching Dynamic warning banners coach users on suspicious mail, and behavioral learning handles spam and graymail.
- Abuse mailbox automation The Satori Abuse Mailbox Agent automates repeatable work on user-reported emails.
- Outbound and domain fraud Protection extends to outbound threats and sensitive data, and combines with domain fraud detection and takedown.
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