Which is the best email security gateway?

I work as an innovation and technology officer for an educational institution.

When considering a cloud-hosted email security gateway, what are the products available and which ones rate the highest? Which would you recommend?

Thanks! I appreciate your help.

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Innovation & Technology Officer at Schenectady City Schools

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reviewer1052493

Senior Email Engineer at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Apr 3, 2020

There are quite a few options out there - Cisco, Mimecast, Barracuda, Proofpoint, Etc. -- I would definitely research them all to see what works best along with doing a proof of concept if possible. Nothing works best but most of these are also listed in Gartner as well - another good info source.

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