Switch from Google Message Security

For various reasons, many of the world's largest organizations have switched from Google Message Security (Postini) to Proofpoint Enterprise Protection and Proofpoint Enterprise Privacy. Proofpoint works closely with customers to provide assistance during and after the transition, which ultimately is a quick, easy and seamless process with industry-leading support available through every step of the process.

What to Expect from Proofpoint when Switching from Google

1. Increased commitment to client service and feedback on critical false positives / false negatives:
   Proofpoint provides all of our customers with industry-leading service and support. Our roots are in the enterprise, and we provide SLA-backed response times. Furthermore, feedback on false positives and negatives is provided in a timely manner.
   
   
2. More granular detection of spam, bulk mail, and email-borne threats (phish):
   Proofpoint includes specific classifiers that categorize email and enable granular dispositions on those categories. One of those classifiers is for "bulk mail" (e.g. newsletters, opt-in emails, etc.). Unlike Google's approach to spam detection, Proofpoint does not treat bulk mail as spam, as there might be legitimate cases where such mail needs to be delivered (e.g. some end users might opt-in to a medical newsletter on diabetes, and classifying such an email as spam is clearly a false positive). Another example of classifiers is the “phish” classifier that can be set to uniquely identify and quarantine phish and spear-phish messages for review or export to law enforcement.
   
   
3. Greater administrative control and better reporting:
   Proofpoint provides an easy-to-use end user and administrative interface, near real-time and customized reporting that can be scheduled, exported, or emailed to management, and self-service help desk tools such as real-time message tracing. This not only drastically reduces administrative cost, but also provides a level of administrative control in a SaaS environment equivalent to what customers have experienced in an on-premises deployment.

In addition to the benefits above, Proofpoint is also recognized by analysts for our commitment and investment in ongoing R&D. This benefits our customers in many ways, with our ability to stay one step ahead of spammers and hackers. We welcome inquiries and updates on both our roadmap and on security and compliance trends.

What Concerns or Issues are You Having with Your Current Google Message Security (Postini) Solution?

• Phishing Detection
• Spam Detection and Effectiveness
• Virus Detection and Effectiveness
• Policies for Email Attachments and Message Limits
• Content Filtering of Email Attachments
• Data Loss Prevention
• Message Encryption
• Reporting and Log Search
• End User Functionality
• Platform

Phishing detection Comparison of Phishing Detection Technologies Google Proofpoint Granular and configurable policies for phishing messages   Separate quarantines for phishing messages   Real-time notification and alerting of phishing messages   Automated delivery of reports for phishing messages   Google puts phishing messages with Bulk Mail and spam into the Junk Folder which can be accessed by end users through the Google Message Center. This forces end users to make split second security decisions is this bulk mail that I signed up for or is this a targeted attack? Additionally, Proofpoint uses advanced machine learning technology to detect phishing messages and perform a unique action on them. Most customers choose to separate phishing messages into an administrative quarantine. Spam detection and effectiveness Comparison of Spam Detection Technologies Google Proofpoint Reputation-based spam detection Spam policies for Bulk Mail, sexually explicit Spam policies for get rich quick, special offers, racially insensitive Spam effectiveness and false positive SLA   Email connection throttling and termination Machine learning technology for accurate content analysis   Outbound spam detection Partial Proofpoint uses advanced machine learning technology to granularly and more accurately detect spam (unsolicited bulk mail) and solicited bulk mail. This allows administrators to configure policies so that end users have access only to specific types of spam: eg, a quarantine that contains only bulk mail, a quarantine that contains only adult spam, and a quarantine that only contains spam. Virus detection and effectiveness Comparison of Virus Detection Technologies Google Proofpoint 100% Anti-virus SLA Zero-Hour Anti-virus detection for zero-day protection Anti-virus engine McAfee F-secure Although virus detection capabilities look the same, most customers that perform a threat assessment see reports that Proofpoint can detect 29 viruses over a seven day period. Policies for email attachments and message limits Comparison of Email Attachment Policies Google Proofpoint Size of attachments Binary file detection Password protected files Number of attachments   Daily message limits   Content filtering of email attachments Comparison of Content Filtering Of Email Attachment Types Google Proofpoint Microsoft Office 2003 files Microsoft Office 2007 files   Microsoft Office 2010 files   Adobe PDF files   Google has not updated the filtering technology used by Postini since before 2007. This puts your organization at risk for data loss, since organizations and users routinely send PDFs and Microsoft Office 2007 or 2007 files outside of the organization. Data Loss Prevention Comparison Of Data Loss Prevention Technologies Google Proofpoint Policy-based encryption Partial Pre-configured compliance policies for SSNs and all CCs Partial Pre-configured compliance policies for HIPAA, GLBA, PCI   Smart Identifiers – algorithmic checks of structured data   Managed Dictionaries – pre-defined and updated libraries   Advanced proximity and correlation analysis   Content rules based on regular expressions Document fingerprinting for protecting digital assets   Optimized message decryption for mobile devices End-user triggered encryption for sensitive data Per-message encryption keys DLP incident dashboard for administrative remediation   How much time does your organization spend manually creating data loss prevention policies? Or, does your organization require end users to manually trigger encryption? A recent survey by the Ponemon institute showed that employees mistakenly send unencrypted confidential information to other recipients outside the workplace on a regular basis (63% of their respondents). It is more than likely time for you to consider a re-evaluation in your compliance policies. Message Encryption Comparison of Message Encryption Technologies Google Proofpoint Transparent encryption (TLS) Policy-based encryption Partial Optimized message decryption for mobile devices End-user triggered encryption for sensitive data Per-message encryption keys End-user revocation controls for encrypted messages   Does your organization require end users to manually trigger encryption? A recent survey by the Ponemon institute showed that employees mistakenly send unencrypted confidential information to other recipients outside the workplace. Reporting and Log Search Comparison of Reporting and Log Search Technologies Google Proofpoint Same day reporting   Support for IPv6   Automated publishing, scheduling, and email delivery of reports   DLP Dashboard – consolidated view of compliance activity   Log search delay 240 Minutes 5 Minutes Log search by sender, recipient, or message ID Log search by subject Log search by attachment name   How much real-time visibility does your organization have into the emails entering and leaving your organization? Are you able to investigate email usage or email-related threats as they are happening? End User Functionality Comparison of Features Available To End Users Google Proofpoint Quarantine release Configurable per user spam policies Per user “Approved Senders” and “Blocked Senders” lists Per user regional and language settings Self-remediation of outbound spam   Self-remediation of DLP incidents   Proofpoint and Google have similar functionality for end users within their spam quarantines and spam policy configuration. Proofpoint can further secure and streamline business communications by enabling end users to self-remediate DLP violations and messages detected as spam. Is your organization required to inform users of email related policies? Proofpoint allows end users to be notified of that an email contains sensitive content, and then allows end users to self-remediate those violations to streamline business communications. End users can acknowledge their email has a legitimate business purpose without the need of a compliance officer releasing the email. Platform Comparison of Features Google Proofpoint Domain specific spam policies Domain specific email routing LDAP synchronization Dedicated instances for segregation of data and downtime