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I describe a few use cases for Proofpoint Email Protection by using all the platform capabilities such as Email EFD, Email Fraud Defense, Proofpoint CTR, Cloud Threat Response, Secure Email Relay, and also solutions like TAP, Targeted Attack Protection. I work with all the flavors that Proofpoint Email Protection has.

I find the best feature in Proofpoint Email Protection is the inbuilt ML logic and the Proofpoint machine learning algorithm. Additionally, I appreciate the Targeted Attack Protection where the URLs are rewritten, and TRAP. TRAP can pull any malicious email delivered to the user's mailbox that was not malicious earlier, thanks to Proofpoint's larger customer database. It saves our time and maintains a secure environment, as it is not just a data product with rules; it is live and responsive to threats.

Proofpoint Email Protection provides excellent visibility into people-based risk within the organization by offering features such as a sandbox for quarantined emails for our analysis. The support team is good, and it blocks threats at connection and attachment levels while allowing us to recall emails post-delivery.

Using Proofpoint Email Protection impacts my SOC analyst workload positively because it is easily integrated with our SIEM tool. The integration is straightforward, using the API to automate rules effectively without triggering excessive false positive events.

I highlight the cons of Proofpoint Email Protection as still lagging in AI capabilities. There are limitations to the product, such as lacking tools for current co-pilot related tasks. Meanwhile, companies such as Microsoft are improving faster by offering more customization and ready-to-go products. Proofpoint Email Protection is good for defense, but it needs to enhance its AI features to remain competitive. Despite these limitations, I appreciate Proofpoint Email Protection's clean UI and its capabilities for rule-based solutions.

I notice changes in operational efficiency after implementing Proofpoint Email Protection since they maintain everything within Proofpoint University, though it should be more publicly accessible. Having unrestricted learning platforms could enhance growth in the email security field.

I describe my experience with the unified admin console in the threat protection workbench as quite good, but it lacks automated options for repetitive tasks. While it performs effectively for day-to-day activities, automation for bulk tasks requires third-party solutions.

I assess Proofpoint Email Protection's threat protection capabilities as strong for email gateways and first-line defenses, but they need improvements in automation and AI capabilities. While it remains a difficult tool for spammers to crack, its limited automation lowers my rating to 7.5 out of 10.

Regarding email investigations, I notice that investigating quarantined emails is still limited; Proofpoint Email Protection needs to provide more detailed reasons for treating emails as malicious beyond simply giving a spam score.

I would appreciate seeing improvements in Proofpoint Email Protection's training programs to be more transparent and widely available, including strong support on platforms such as YouTube so that more people can learn and adopt the product easily.

I have been working with Proofpoint Email Protection for the last ten years.

I have never experienced downtime or performance issues with Proofpoint Email Protection; it is strong enough to withstand spam and attacks.

I find Proofpoint Email Protection scalable as they integrate everything into the portal, but adoption rates are low compared to competitors, especially Microsoft, which has an edge in market usage.

I evaluate the customer service and technical support of Proofpoint Email Protection as superb and significantly better than that of Microsoft.

I rate Proofpoint Email Protection's technical support as 9 out of 10.

I do not use a different solution before Proofpoint Email Protection, as Proofpoint Email Protection is the market leader. I have experience with other products such as Cisco IronPort, IronMail, and Symantec's mail gateway, but Proofpoint Email Protection stands out as the best among all, including EOP.

I find the initial setup process for Proofpoint Email Protection to be challenging due to its Linux base and unclear options, though those with strong technical knowledge can manage it.

I have seen ROI with Proofpoint Email Protection as security cannot solely be evaluated based on costs; the value lies in having a robust defense against threats that justify its price.

I am unsure about the pricing and licensing for Proofpoint Email Protection, except that it is likely costlier than EOP, and pricing remains a concern due to competitive market pricing from other companies.

Proofpoint Email Protection influences the threats I need to protect against by effectively blocking normal spammers and known threats, establishing itself as a strong first line of defense. However, it struggles with certain advanced techniques employed by spammers.

I advise other organizations considering Proofpoint Email Protection to view it as a top-choice product for first-line defense, indicating it can save significantly from various threats due to their strong database management.

My main use case for Proofpoint Email Protection is corporate email protection.

For corporate email protection, we are using Proofpoint Email Protection by having email on the cloud through Azure and we are using the solution to protect our email so that we are not receiving malicious emails.

I have concerns mostly related to ransomware attacks in addition to my previous use case.

The best features Proofpoint Email Protection offers include performance and fewer false positives compared to other tools. When I refer to performance, I mean the speed of detection of cyber emails. Proofpoint Email Protection has positively impacted my organization by reducing the number of cyber email attacks we are receiving compared to the past. We are receiving fewer cyber emails, which is a specific outcome that demonstrates our improved security.

Using Proofpoint Email Protection impacts my SOC analyst workloads by adding more performance. Proofpoint Email Protection provides a high level of visibility into people-based risk within my organization. I have noticed changes in operational efficiency after implementing Proofpoint Email Protection, and those changes have increased performance.

Proofpoint Email Protection can be improved by using more AI-powered features.

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Proofpoint Email Protection overall as seven. I choose seven out of ten because you need more improvement related to AI features.

I have been using Proofpoint Email Protection for five years.

Proofpoint Email Protection is stable.

The scalability of Proofpoint Email Protection is very good.

The customer support for Proofpoint Email Protection is very good.

I would rate the customer support on a scale of one to ten as eight.

Positive

I have seen a return on investment.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Proofpoint Email Protection is that it was very easy to use and very good.

Proofpoint Email Protection is deployed in my organization using both on-premises and hybrid cloud setups, specifically Azure and AWS together. We use Azure more heavily than AWS.

Proofpoint has influenced the quantity of threats my organization needs to protect against, with an increase of eighty percent.

I assess the overall scope and range of Proofpoint's threat protection capabilities in addressing modern security challenges as very good.

My advice to others looking into using Proofpoint Email Protection is to purchase it because it is very good. I would rate this product seven out of ten overall.

My company has a business relationship with this vendor as a partner.