PROOFPOINT ESSENTIALS

Proofpoint Essentials is an advanced email security solution designed for small to mid-sized organisations, providing enterprise-grade protection against phishing, spam, malware, and data loss — backed by Proofpoint’s global threat intelligence.

🔑 Core Features (All Plans Include):

• Advanced Email Filtering – Protects against spam, phishing, malware, and BEC attacks

• Imposter Email Protection – Detects spoofed or impersonated sender attempts

• URL Defense & Attachment Sandboxing – Rewrites and inspects links and files in real time

• Email Continuity – Access to email even when the mail server is down

• End-User Digest Reports – Self-service quarantine and release of messages

• Multi-layered Threat Detection – Stops zero-day attacks using signatureless analysis

• Data Loss Prevention (DLP) – Stops sensitive data from leaving your organisation

• Archiving & Legal Hold (Advanced Tiers) – Retains emails for compliance and legal purposes

• Policy Enforcement – Custom rules and filters for inbound/outbound mail

• Admin & User Portals – Full access controls and audit trails

📦 Tier Breakdown

✅ Essentials Beginner

• Basic inbound/outbound email protection

• Spam and virus filtering

• Ideal for budget-conscious clients needing core protection

✅ Essentials Business

• Includes URL defense, attachment sandboxing, impersonation protection

• Recommended starting point for most clients

✅ Essentials Advanced

• Adds full DLP, encryption, and outbound filtering

• Enhanced controls for regulated industries

✅ Essentials Professional

• Full archiving, eDiscovery, legal hold, and enforced encryption

• Best suited for legal, healthcare, or financial services

🧠 Essentials Security Awareness Training (SAT) (Add-On)

• Educate staff through phishing simulations and security modules

• Track human risk and reduce successful phishing attacks

🛡️ Business+ / Advanced+ / Professional+ (Premium Bundles)

• Includes SAT, enhanced threat protection, advanced analytics

• Designed for clients seeking a fully managed security suite

📌 Best Used For

• Small to mid-sized organisations facing phishing, ransomware, and spoofing threats

• Businesses in finance, legal, medical, education, or compliance-heavy sectors

• MSPs and resellers requiring multitenant cloud-based email protection

• Clients who need email continuity and archive capabilities