Proofpoint
Proofpoint Essentials
Enterprise-grade email security for SMBs
Key Features
AI-Powered Threat Detection
Enterprise-grade protection using the same AI technology that secures 75% of Fortune 100 companies, detecting phishing, BEC, and malware.
Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
Click-time URL protection with sandboxing and predictive analysis to detect malicious links and attachments before user interaction.
Threat Response Auto-Pull (TRAP)
Automatic removal of malicious emails from user inboxes after delivery when threats are identified post-delivery.
Impersonation Protection
Behavioral AI guards against imposter emails, supplier fraud, domain spoofing, and account compromise attacks.
Data Loss Prevention
Identify and protect sensitive data in outbound emails to reduce data loss incidents and maintain compliance.
Email Encryption
Secure sensitive communications with policy-based encryption that protects data in transit.
Security Awareness Training
Train employees to identify, resist, and report phishing and social engineering attacks before damage occurs.
Available Plans
Proofpoint Essentials
Enterprise-grade email security for SMBs with advanced threat protection and compliance features.
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Ideal For
SMB Email Security
Small and medium businesses deploy Proofpoint Essentials to gain enterprise-grade email protection against phishing, ransomware, and BEC without enterprise complexity or cost.
Microsoft 365 Protection
Organizations enhance native Microsoft 365 security with advanced threat detection, URL protection, and automated remediation through gateway or API-based deployment.
Business Email Compromise Prevention
Finance and executive teams are protected from impersonation attacks, wire fraud, and supplier invoice scams through behavioral AI that detects subtle attack patterns.
Compliance and Data Protection
Organizations meet regulatory requirements with email encryption, DLP policies, and comprehensive audit trails for sensitive communications.
Security Culture Building
Companies combine technical controls with security awareness training to create a human firewall that recognizes and reports threats before they cause damage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Proofpoint Essentials protects against spam, phishing, spear phishing, business email compromise (BEC), imposter emails, ransomware, malware, credential theft, and URL-based attacks. The platform uses AI and machine learning trained on billions of emails to detect both known and emerging threats.
About Proofpoint Essentials
Proofpoint Essentials is a comprehensive email security and threat protection solution designed specifically for small to medium-sized businesses. Leveraging the same AI-powered detection technology that protects more than 75% of Fortune 100 companies, Proofpoint Essentials delivers enterprise-class protection in a cost-effective, easy-to-manage package.
The platform provides multi-layered protection against the threats targeting small businesses, including spam, phishing, business email compromise (BEC), imposter emails, ransomware, and malware. Advanced machine learning models detect URL, attachment, and credential phishing attacks, while Supernova AI engines are specifically trained for threats like Business Email Compromise and Telephone-Oriented Attack Delivery (TOAD). Key capabilities include URL rewriting, predictive analysis, and sandboxing to detect and block attacks before they reach users.
Proofpoint Essentials integrates TAP (Targeted Attack Protection) and TRAP (Threat Response Auto-Pull) modules for advanced threat detection and automated remediation. TAP provides click-time protection for malicious URLs, while TRAP automatically removes malicious emails from user inboxes after delivery if a threat is later identified. Impersonation Email Protection uses behavioral AI to guard against supplier fraud, account compromise, and domain spoofing attacks.
Beyond threat protection, Proofpoint Essentials includes data loss prevention (DLP) and email encryption to keep sensitive information secure from both internal and external threats. The DLP capabilities reduce the risk, severity, and total number of data loss incidents for SMBs by identifying and protecting sensitive data in outbound emails.
The platform also includes security awareness training that helps users identify, resist, and report threats before damage occurs, transforming employees into a strong last line of defense. Proofpoint Essentials now offers two deployment options for Microsoft 365: traditional Email Security Cloud Gateway with MX rerouting, or the new API-Deployed Email Security that enables onboarding in minutes without MX changes or downtime.
With packages ranging from Basic to Advanced and Professional tiers, organizations can choose the level of protection that matches their security requirements and budget, with pricing typically starting at -4 per user per month.
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