Proofpoint Email Security
Stop email-based attacks before they reach your people
Proofpoint's advanced email security platform provides multi-layered protection against business email compromise, phishing, malware, and insider threat — with integrated DLP and email encryption.
About Proofpoint Email Security
Email remains the primary attack vector for the majority of security incidents — and the sophistication of email-based attacks has increased dramatically. Business email compromise (BEC) attacks cost organisations more than all other cybercrime combined, and traditional secure email gateways are insufficient against the targeted, conversational phishing attacks that characterise modern BEC. Proofpoint's email security platform takes a people-centric approach to email protection — identifying the most attacked individuals in your organisation (Very Attacked People, or VAPs), applying additional protection to high-risk targets, and providing the context that enables security teams to prioritise response. For organisations in the UAE and GCC, where BEC attacks targeting finance and executive teams are a significant threat, Proofpoint provides the depth of protection that Microsoft 365's native email security cannot match — particularly for supply chain fraud, executive impersonation, and multi-stage phishing attacks. Proofpoint's DLP and email encryption capabilities also address the compliance requirements for protecting sensitive data in email communications under UAE PDPL, GDPR, and sector-specific regulations.
Key Features
BEC Protection
Multi-layered BEC detection combining email authentication enforcement (DMARC/DKIM/SPF), display name spoofing detection, lookalike domain identification, and AI-based conversation thread analysis to detect supplier impersonation.
URL Defence
Time-of-click URL analysis rewrites all URLs and checks them at the moment of click — blocking malicious links even when destination content changes after delivery, with visual warnings for users before high-risk URLs.
Attachment Sandboxing
Dynamic malware analysis of email attachments in an isolated sandbox environment — detonating suspicious files to identify malicious behaviour before they reach end users, with near-zero false positive rates.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Content inspection and policy enforcement for outbound email — preventing sensitive data (PII, financial data, intellectual property) from leaving the organisation via email, with pre-built policies for common regulatory requirements.
Email Encryption
Policy-based email encryption for sensitive communications — automatically encrypting emails that contain regulated data, with recipient-friendly decryption that doesn't require the recipient to have Proofpoint deployed.
Insider Threat Detection
Behavioural analytics across email activity identifies anomalous data exfiltration patterns — employees forwarding large volumes of email to personal accounts, accessing sensitive communications outside normal patterns, or preparing to leave.
Common Use Cases
How organisations in the UAE and GCC are deploying Proofpoint Email Security to address their most pressing security challenges.
- 1BEC and executive impersonation prevention — protecting against targeted financial fraud attacks
- 2Phishing simulation and security awareness — integrated training triggered by real phishing attempts
- 3Compliance DLP — preventing regulated data from leaving via email in financial and healthcare sectors
- 4M365 email security enhancement — layering Proofpoint protection over Microsoft's native defences
- 5Email archive and compliance — meeting email retention and eDiscovery requirements for regulated industries
Ideal For
Proofpoint Email Security is the right fit for these types of organisations.
Financial services and professional services firms with high BEC and executive impersonation risk
Regulated organisations requiring email DLP and encryption for compliance with PDPL, GDPR, or PCI DSS
Organisations using Microsoft 365 that need stronger email security than Defender for Office 365 provides
Why implement Proofpoint Email Security with CYVOXAI?
Proofpoint's effectiveness against BEC depends heavily on the completeness of its configuration — email authentication policies, BEC detection tuning, DLP policy design, and VAP identification require expert setup. CYVOXAI's Proofpoint-certified engineers configure your deployment for maximum effectiveness, build DLP policies aligned to your compliance requirements, and implement the phishing simulation programme that builds human resilience alongside the technical controls.
- Cloud-delivered SaaS
- Virtual Appliance (on-premise option)
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2 Type II
- FedRAMP Moderate
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Our certified engineers handle implementation, configuration, and ongoing support — so you get maximum value from the platform from day one.