Microsoft 365 Cybersecurity for SMB
Secure your Microsoft 365 environment with advanced email protection, automated backup, and security awareness training built for small and medium-sized businesses.
Overview
Protecting your business requires security tools that can stop phishing, protect sensitive data, and secure Microsoft 365 accounts without layering on needless complexity. Bringing email security, backup, data protection, and user awareness together in one solution helps reduce risk while keeping day-to-day management simple.
Block malicious emails, links, and attachments before they reach your users and disrupt your business.
Secure Microsoft 365 data with backup, encryption, and permission controls that help prevent data loss.
Manage email security, backup, and user protection from one platform built for smaller businesses.
The Expanding Threat Landscape
Attackers increasingly aim phishing attacks, ransomware, and other email-borne threats at small and midsized businesses, which often lack the resources to stop them. And just one phishing email or unauthorized login can disrupt business, expose sensitive data, and damage customer trust. Protecting your business requires security tools that work together across email, users, and Microsoft 365 data.
Microsoft 365 Protection
Proofpoint 365 Total Protection helps protect your business from phishing emails, malware, and ransomware attacks targeting Microsoft 365 users. Integrated email security tools detect malicious links, suspicious attachments, and impersonation attempts before they reach inboxes, helping your team stay productive and secure.
Features
Filter malicious emails, spam, and harmful attachments before users interact with them.
Identify spoofing attempts and suspicious sender behavior that can lead to fraud or data loss.
Scan and rewrite unsafe links, and sandbox suspicious content to help stop phishing and credential theft.
Remove malicious emails after delivery and simplify investigation and response workflows.
Support MX-based or API-based deployment models, with no need to change your MX records.
Backup and Recovery
Secure your data with automated backup, email encryption, permission controls, and recovery tools designed for small and midsized businesses. Fast access to backup and recovery helps your team restore business data quickly after accidental deletion, ransomware incidents, or unauthorized changes.
Features
Secure sensitive messages, even for contacts who can't receive encrypted emails, with no special software or setup.
Support internal policies and compliance with backup history and customizable retention settings.
Security Awareness
Train your employees to identify and report phishing, suspicious links, and other threats before they put your business at risk. Automated security awareness training and phishing simulations reinforce safer behavior while providing insight into user risk and training progress.
Features
Deliver automated training that helps employees recognize phishing and risky behavior.
Test employee readiness with realistic phishing scenarios tailored to different risk levels.
Track training progress and identify users who may need guidance or support.
Assign and deliver awareness training based on user activity and risk signals.
Support your employees with materials and tutorials available in multiple languages.
Why Proofpoint
| Capabilities | Native Microsoft 365 Security | Proofpoint 365 Total Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Threat protection | Native protections focus on Microsoft workloads; may require multiple Microsoft products or other licensing for advanced capabilities | Stops phishing, malware, malicious URLs, impersonation, and ransomware with layered email protection |
| Security awareness | Security awareness training is not a native Microsoft 365 security capability | Includes automated awareness training, phishing simulations, and user risk insights |
| Microsoft 365 backup | No comprehensive native Microsoft 365 backup and recovery for customer data | Automatically backs up Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, OneNote, and Planner with fast recovery |
| Data protection | Data protection capabilities are spread across multiple Microsoft services and administrative tools | Combines encryption, permission management, secure message delivery, and recovery in one solution |
| Unified management | Requires administrators to work across multiple Microsoft portals and services | Manages email security, backup, data protection, and awareness from a single platform |
| Deployment flexibility | Deployment options are tied to the Microsoft ecosystem and offer less flexibility for layered email protection | Supports MX-based or API-based deployment, including deployment without changing MX records |
As your business grows, so do your compliance needs. Capture, archive, search, and govern communications across Microsoft 365, meetings, social media, and more from a single workflow with Proofpoint Nuclei Suite.
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