Proofpoint Email Protection Reviews

User with 51-200 employees

Jan 22 2020

Easy to use and set up with excellent anti-spam features

What is most valuable?

The solution is very simple. The anti-spam features are excellent on the email firewalls. The program's interface is easy to use. We've found that end-users have been very happy in terms of the usage provided and the delivery of an email solution that protects them.

What needs improvement?

The search functionality is quite small. It could be a bit more in-depth. Right now, it's a bit simple. The solution could be improved with the addition of PLP and email encryption features.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is relative; it's not a fixed amount, so it's hard to discuss exact numbers.

What other advice do I have?

Our company is a direct partner of Proofpoint and not an end-user. Since I don't have too much experience with usage, I don't think I can speak to it as well as a typical user. We work with Email Protection and Targeted Attack Protection. We handle the on-premises deployment model. I'd rate the… more»

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Ken Wottge

User at a university with 10,001+ employees

Dec 26 2019

Advanced protection allows us to remove messages before they are officially classified as bad

What do you think of Proofpoint Email Protection?

What is our primary use case?

We use Proofpoint for advanced email protection from a number of threats, including phishing and account spoofing.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution has reduced the number of phishing and spoofed emails that we have received.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the ability to remove bad messages that were delivered, prior to being classified as unwanted.

What needs improvement?

Proofpoint should have better integration with complex environments that need more than one instance of Proofpoint, as there are issues with nested instances.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for six months.

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What is Proofpoint Email Protection?

Proofpoint Email Protection stops malware and non-malware threats such as impostor email (also known as email fraud). Deployed as a cloud service or on-premises, it provides granular filtering to control bulk "graymail" and other unwanted email. And business continuity capabilities keep email communications flowing, even when your email server fails.

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Proofpoint Enterprise Protection

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Blocket, University of Waterloo, Lincoln Memorial University, WellSpan Health, U-Haul, Carestream Health, Westinghouse