Email Protection
Email Security and Protection
Proofpoint Email Protection is the industry-leading email gateway, which can be deployed as a cloud service or on premises. It catches both known and unknown threats that others miss. Powered by NexusAI, our advanced machine learning technology, Email Protection accurately classifies various types of email. And it detects and blocks threats that don’t involve malicious payload, such as impostor email—also known as business email compromise (BEC). You can automatically tag suspicious email to raise end-user awareness. And track down any email in seconds. Plus, our granular email filtering controls spam, bulk graymail and other unwanted email.

Gartner Market Guide for Email Security
It's not always clear how and where to invest your cybersecurity budget for maximum protection. Gartner’s "Market Guide for Email Security" is a great place to start.
Get the ReportDetect non-malware threats
Phishing and imposter email protection
Dynamically detect and block non-malware threats (such as BEC) that try to trick your people into sending money and sensitive corporate data.
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Multilayered detection
We use multilayered detection techniques, including reputation and content analysis, to help you defend against constantly evolving threats. With Email Protection, you get dynamic classification of a wide variety of emails. These include phishing, malware, impostor threats, bulk email, spam and more.
Raise user awareness
Email warning tag
You can automatically tag suspicious email. This reduces the risk of potential compromise by making your end users more cautious of uncertain email.
Track down email in seconds
Smart search
Pinpoint hard-to-find log data based on dozens of search criteria. You can also swiftly trace where emails come from and go to.
Classify and quarantine email
Gain Granular control of unwanted email
Identify graymail (e.g., newsletters and bulk mail) with our granular email filtering. And give your users individual control over their low-priority emails. This also helps to reduce your IT overhead.
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