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'Proofpoint People Protection Platform' is an AI-driven solution that protects your people from modern email and cloud-based threats. The solution provides actionable visibility to help you understand your attack surface - who is most attacked, what threats are targeting them, and which suppliers pose the greatest risk. These insights enable you to prioritize risk mitigation controls.
Proofpoint empowers you to effectively protect against multiple threats - phishing, credential theft, ransomware, BEC, cloud account takeover, and compromised supplier accounts. By stopping more email security threats before they enter your organization, security teams have fewer incidents to manually triage and manage. Automated remediation enables consistent, scalable incident response to sophisticated email attacks - thereby increasing the operational effectiveness of your security teams.
'Proofpoint Information Protection Platform' prevents data loss and insider threats posed by careless, compromised and malicious employees by providing contextualized insights into content, behavior, and threats from a single cloud-native console, saving time and operational costs. As a result, organizations can defend their data, minimize financial risk and achieve operational efficiencies.
With Proofpoint, organizations can correlate user activity and threat insights with data movement to prevent and respond to data loss incidents and insider threats in real time. Security teams can gain a holistic view of user interaction across cloud, email, endpoint, and web in a centralized dashboard. Proofpoint protects user privacy by anonymizing user data, masking content snippets and managing regional data residency.
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Highlights
- Unparalleled Efficacy & Visibility - Detect more threats more accurately; Know who is being attacked and how.
- Unified Context - Gain context between data, behavior and threats. Understand user interaction across cloud, email, endpoint, and web.
- Operational Efficiency - Reduce your team's workload; Streamline investigations while maintaining user privacy.
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Dimension | Description | Cost/12 months |
|---|---|---|
People Protection | 500 users: Core (P0) email security package | $96,000.00 |
Information Protection | 500 users: DLP Transform (incl. endpoint DLP, cloud DLP, SaaS isolation, ITM) | $176,000.00 |
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AI-driven data protection has improved risk visibility and now needs stronger IAM integration
What is our primary use case?
Something that stood out to me most from the seminar is how they are integrating AI with Proofpoint Enterprise DLP and that is very interesting, especially in the current time where AI is affecting so much of data loss. I think that is a very good feature.
Something that we have been seeing recently in the company is how the users and the people at the company are using AI and how that can affect or sometimes leak company data, which is definitely not good in terms of client privacy. Something that can help us catch who is using AI, not company-affiliated AI, is crucial so that we can ensure privacy and protect client data.
What is most valuable?
The best features that Proofpoint Enterprise DLP offers, based on what I learned from the seminar, include user behavior analysis, content and context awareness features, and cross-channel visibility with email, cloud, and endpoints all covered in one view. Adaptive risk scoring is valuable as well because it helps prioritize real threats instead of alert fatigue.
I feel that the features of Proofpoint Enterprise DLP are good, especially for our company. Data is not just sitting in one place; it moves across, and having everything visible in one place gives us more visibility. Controls are stronger on access and this adds control on usage. For adaptive risk scoring, this is powerful because we can make context-aware decisions.
What needs improvement?
I feel Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is quite advanced, but there are a few areas for improvement. Since I am in IAM , stronger IAM integration could help us or more transparency in AI decisions and AI-driven risk scoring would be beneficial. Better workflow automation so that we have to do less manual chasing would be good.
A smoother onboarding or learning curve would be something that would be helpful.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working in my current field for about eight months.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I feel it appears to be highly scalable, especially for larger enterprises. It is cloud-native, handles high data volume, is centrally managed, and has elastic scaling. Overall, it does seem well-suited for large distributed environments.
How are customer service and support?
I have heard that the customer support for Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is generally positive. Many use cases report the support to be responsive and helpful, and it is well-rated in the market as well. I believe it is good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have had exposure to Symantec DLP , which is more of a rule-heavy reactive approach compared to something more context-aware and proactive like Proofpoint Enterprise DLP features with better prioritization and efficiency for analysis.
How was the initial setup?
Based on what I learned, I feel Proofpoint Enterprise DLP appears quite effective, especially because it combines user behavior and context awareness rather than relying on static rules alone. Its real strength is shifting DLP from reactive detection to more proactive risk identification, though its effectiveness would still depend on how well it is integrated and tuned within the organization.
What about the implementation team?
I am not sure if I am in a position of giving advice to others looking into Proofpoint Enterprise DLP, but I would say to treat it as a strategic and context-aware DLP tool and not just as a regular rule engine. I feel that they will get much better results.
What was our ROI?
I definitely feel time would be saved because most of the regular routine tasks will be automated. That is a plus.
What other advice do I have?
Adaptive policy enforcement basically means policies do not act the same way for every user or every situation. For an analyst, it will allow them to focus on high-risk incidents while automating routine decisions.
The unified platform aspect of Proofpoint Enterprise DLP improves visibility, reduces complexity, and makes security operations more effective.
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP sounds to be great software, and it feels to me that it is a strong shift in how DLP is evolving. Instead of just enforcing rules, it is moving forward, understanding user behavior and intent, which is much closer to how real data risks happen. If implemented well, it is less about blocking everything and more about making smarter risk-based decisions, which is where I think DLP needs to go. I would rate this review a seven out of ten.
Multi-layered protection has secured our data and delivers strong ROI with adaptive defenses
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What is most valuable?
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP has positively impacted our organization because we previously used other tools and firewalls, but by using this DLP tool from Proofpoint, we gained a lot on ROI. I've noticed that we gained less cost and profitability, and we gained substantial financial benefits.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
How are customer service and support?
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
What was our ROI?
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
What other advice do I have?
I haven't used the LLM classifiers that protect newly developed content. Adaptive policy enforcement aids my analysts in responding to data risk with greater accuracy by following the international rules and policies.
The unified platform aspect of Proofpoint Enterprise DLP was very positive and it could resolve all our gaps. My impression of the solution's ability to monitor problematic Copilot use is that it's very good and useful.
Adaptive information protection has influenced my organization's approach to data security in a very good and positive manner. My advice to others looking into using Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is to purchase it; it's very good and represents the best tool available. I gave this review a rating of 8 because I believe Proofpoint Enterprise DLP delivers excellent value and performance.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Data protection has improved and triage now saves time while the interface still needs refinement
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is data protection, which I rely on most in my day-to-day work.
An example of how I use it for data protection in my work would be to prevent inaccurate sending of data or incorrect recipients, potentially mass mail outs to the wrong mail group.
What is most valuable?
The best features Proofpoint Enterprise DLP offers, which stand out to me, are the ease of use and integration into the current email gateway.
The ease of use is evident as it makes detection easier and reduces time and triage effort.
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP has impacted my organization positively by being advantageous for us in terms of reduced impact from personal information leaving the organization.
What needs improvement?
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP can be improved; the UI can always use work, but I don't have any real frustration points at the moment.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Proofpoint Enterprise DLP for about a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP appears to be stable; I haven't seen any reliability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP's scalability has met my needs as my organization grows.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support I've experienced has been pretty good so far.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use a different solution before Proofpoint Enterprise DLP.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment since using Proofpoint Enterprise DLP; it has reduced triage time.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it all seemed pretty straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
I assess the effectiveness of Proofpoint Enterprise DLP in detecting and preventing data loss through the analysis of user behavior and content as effective, as it stops information from being sent inaccurately.
Adaptive policy enforcement aids my analysts in responding to data risk with greater accuracy by speeding up triage time.
The unified platform aspect of Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is important for my organization; it is handy and makes sense for us to have it within the email gateway, which increases efficiency from that perspective.
My advice to others looking into using Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is that overall, it seems good and does what it says on the tin. Overall, I think Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is a good product; it prevents data loss effectively and does what it says on the tin. I would rate this product a seven out of ten.
Email protection has reduced phishing incidents and keeps inboxes clean and secure
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is email filtering for both spam and malicious attachments and phishing.
What is most valuable?
The volume of things that it catches that are important is high. The benefit so far has been that we haven't had any serious compromises as a result of phishing attempts or malicious attachments that came through.
It certainly keeps our users' inboxes clean.
The fact that we haven't had any serious security incidents related to malicious attachments is a testament to the solution's impact on our organization positively.
It saves us a good amount of time, which has impacted our team's workload and our organization's security posture overall.
In my experience, the best feature of Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is quarantine management, and the thoroughness of the solution is appreciated.
What needs improvement?
I have no complaints about how Proofpoint Enterprise DLP can be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Proofpoint Enterprise DLP for at least 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Proofpoint Enterprise DLP hasn't been an issue so far.
How are customer service and support?
Customer service has been good so far, but I haven't had to address customer support for any issues.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
I was not involved with the pricing, setup cost, or licensing. I am involved with managing the solution.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment from using Proofpoint Enterprise DLP, by virtue of how few incidents we have had related to email compromise.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I don't recall if I evaluated other options before choosing Proofpoint Enterprise DLP.
What other advice do I have?
If one is looking for a bulletproof solution, then Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is the answer.
I feel confident enough in the solution's effectiveness in detecting and preventing threats through the analysis of email content and user behavior that I would choose to keep it, even if we switch to Microsoft E5 licenses, and we have had no incidents to speak of related to malicious attachments or malware infections.
I don't really see the unified platform aspect of Proofpoint Enterprise DLP as unified. It's an additional layer, and we are okay with that additional layer of security.