Proofpoint Email Security Resource Center

  • Proofpoint on Demand

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    University of Florida Foundation University of Florida Foundation has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliance to easily regulate the flow of their donors’ private information with comprehensive protection against both inbound and outbound security risks. Read the Press Release
    Washington State University A nationally recognized research university with more than 24,000 students, more than 20 email domains, and serving approximately 30,000 email users, Washington State University has deployed Proofpointís SaaS email security solution, Proofpoint on Demand™ to keep student, faculty and staff inboxes free from spam and viruses, while improving the overall performance of the university’s email infrastructure. Read the Press Release
    Kent State University Proofpoint's unique hybrid deployment model offers Kent University the best of on-premise and 'In the Cloud' approaches to defending email; Protects and manages 80,000 faculty, staff and student Inboxes. Read the Press Release
    EMC National Life Company EMC National Life Company (EMCNL), a U.S. based life insurance company offering a variety of products to both individuals and workplaces, uses Proofpoint fully managed and effective email archive that meets all their needs. 110kb PDF
    Opechee Construction Corporation A design and construction firm that builds retail, office, institutional, hospitality, industrial and commercial facilities throughout New England, Opechee Construction Corporation has deployed Proofpoint on Demand™—Standard Edition to defend against all types of inbound spam, viruses, worms and other malware. Read the Press Release
    Barbados Shipping And Trading Barbados Shipping & Trading (BS&T), the largest conglomerate in Barbados with 2,800 employees spread across 15 companies, deploys Proofpoint on Demand™ to assist in the elimination of incoming spam and viruses with greater cost-effectiveness than BS&T's previous email security solution. Read the Press Release
    Hamline University Hamline University (Saint Paul, Minnesota) deploys Proofpoint on Demand™ to keep its 10,000 email accounts free from incoming spam and viruses without the overhead of on-premise hardware or software. Read the Press Release
  • Proofpoint Platforms

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    South Dakota Library Network South Dakota Library Network, with over 200,000 registered users of the system, has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to automatically secure sensitive information, such as social security numbers, as well as defend against inbound messaging threats such as spam and viruses. Read the Press Release
    Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust The Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust stops patient data leaks with Proofpoint Secure Messaging. They have deployed the Proofpoint Secure Messaging Gateway and also protect the company from inbound spam using Spam Detection as well as Dynamic Reputation. 107kb PDF
    University of Florida Foundation University of Florida Foundation has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliance to easily regulate the flow of their donors’ private information with comprehensive protection against both inbound and outbound security risks. Read the Press Release
    Washington State University A nationally recognized research university with more than 24,000 students, more than 20 email domains, and serving approximately 30,000 email users, Washington State University has deployed Proofpointís SaaS email security solution, Proofpoint on Demand™ to keep student, faculty and staff inboxes free from spam and viruses, while improving the overall performance of the university’s email infrastructure. Read the Press Release
    Kent State University Proofpoint's unique hybrid deployment model offers Kent University the best of on-premise and 'In the Cloud' approaches to defending email; Protects and manages 80,000 faculty, staff and student Inboxes. Read the Press Release
    Opechee Construction Corporation A design and construction firm that builds retail, office, institutional, hospitality, industrial and commercial facilities throughout New England, Opechee Construction Corporation has deployed Proofpoint on Demand™—Standard Edition to defend against all types of inbound spam, viruses, worms and other malware. Read the Press Release
    Barbados Shipping And Trading Barbados Shipping & Trading (BS&T), the largest conglomerate in Barbados with 2,800 employees spread across 15 companies, deploys Proofpoint on Demand™ to assist in the elimination of incoming spam and viruses with greater cost-effectiveness than BS&T's previous email security solution. Read the Press Release
    Butler University Butler University has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance and the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway - Virtual Edition for complete anti-spam and anti-virus protection. Read the Press Release
    Crystal Run Healthcare Crystal Run Healthcare, one of the fastest growing medical practices in the country, deploys the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to defend against inbound spam and virus threats, as well as to prevent leaks of confidential information in outbound email messages, including social security numbers, credit card numbers and patient data. Read the Press Release
    Leesport Financial Leesport Financial Corp. is using the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect its inbound and outbound messaging streams and to follow best practices for data protection and to comply with data security regulations, such as the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA). Read the Press Release
    Lincoln County Medical Center Lincoln County Medical Center has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect its employees from incoming spam and viruses as well as to ensure that sensitive and confidential information is not shared via email and that the organization is compliant with HIPAA and other data security regulations. Read the Press Release
    LECO Corporation LECO Corporation, a manufacturer of analytical instrumentation, has been using the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance since 2004 to eliminate incoming spam and viruses powered by the always up-to-date spam protection provided by Proofpoint MLX™ machine learning technology. Read the Press Release
    Lake Michigan Financial Corporation Lake Michigan Financial Corporation is using the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to defend against inbound spam and virus threats and automatically detect confidential personal information in outbound email messages, including social security, credit card and account numbers to comply with data security regulations, such as the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA). Read the Press Release
    Cowlitz Bancorporation Cowlitz Bancorporation has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect both inbound and outbound messaging streams. Read the Press Release
    NuUnion Credit Union NuUnion Credit Union deploys the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect its messaging systems from spam and viruses, while preventing breaches of privacy regulations and leaks of confidential information to comply with Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) and other data security regulations. Read the Press Release
    Grand Valley State University Grand Valley State University, a public university in the state of Michigan, deploys the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect the inboxes of more than 20,000 students, faculty and staff from spam and viruses. Read the Press Release
    Grand Valley State University GVSU's previous anti-spam appliance wasn't making the grade, so they switched to Proofpoint to protect more than 20,000 faculty, staff and student mailboxes from spam and viruses. GVSU's email admins say that Proofpoint is "miles ahead" and saves "a ton of administration time." 116kb PDF
    City of Houston, Texas The fourth largest city in the US protects 20,000 employees and elected officials from spam and viruses with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliance. 101kb PDF
    Outback Steakhouse Restaurant chain Outback Steakhouse grills spam and viruses with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway anti-spam appliance. Outback also protects sensitive customer information in outbound email using Proofpoint's Regulatory Compliance and Secure Messaging modules. 357kb PDF (inbound)
    Outback Steakhouse Restaurant chain Outback Steakhouse grills spam and viruses with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway anti-spam appliance. Outback also protects sensitive customer information in outbound email using Proofpoint's Regulatory Compliance and Secure Messaging modules. 364kb PDF (outbound)
    Meadville Medical Center This 1300 employee hospital uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance and Secure Messaging modules to ensure the security of protected health information — and HIPAA compliance — by automatically encrypting email that contains sensitive PHI before transmission. 102kb PDF
    Placer County Office of Education California's fastest-growing school districts keep student information secure—while blocking spam and viruses—using Proofpoint's inbound & outbound email security modules. 112kb PDF
    US Agency for International Development USAID uses the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway to eliminate spam and viruses from employee inboxes. Proofpoint's messaging security features keep classified email from entering USAID's network. 96kb PDF
    Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust (UK) Proofpoint's anti-spam and anti-virus appliance protects 5,500 inboxes for one of London's largest hospital and medical research groups. 313kb PDF
    Community Medical Centers Proofpoint's appliance protects more than 2800 inboxes for this leading California hospital system, saving a projected $1.5 million per year. Its unrivalled effectiveness and ease-of-use made Proofpoint the logical choice. 377kb PDF
    Freehold Regional High School District Proofpoint's SMB-oriented appliance protects 250 administrator and staff inboxes from spam and viruses at this NJ school system. 115kb PDF
    Schnuck Markets, Inc. Grocer Schnuck Markets, Inc. makes spam email vanish instantly with Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 309kb PDF
    Sonic Corporation America's largest chain of drive-in restaurants fries spam and shakes IT burdens with Proofpoint's enterprise anti-spam appliance, the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 320kb PDF
    Pacific Sunwear Leading apparel retailer Pacific Sunwear wipes out spam and offensive email with Proofpoint anti-spam appliance. 351kb PDF
    Pacific Sunwear Leading apparel retailer Pacific Sunwear wipes out spam and offensive email with Proofpoint anti-spam appliance. STORES coverage 224kb PDF
    St. Johns County Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway helps Florida's St. Johns County eradicate spam and comply with regulations. 305kb PDF
    La Salle University Protecting 10,000 student, faculty and staff mailboxes from spam and viruses is no problem with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 146kb PDF
    Mary Kay Inc. One of the world's largest cosmetics manufacturers protects 3600 employee and 600,000 sales representative inboxes from spam and viruses with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. Learn how Proofpoint's superior anti-spam, anti-virus, message handling and throttling capabilities provided the perfect solution. 278kb PDF
    DeKalb Medical Center This Atlanta, GA hospital system uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance to ensure the security of protected health information while blocking hundreds of thousands of spam emails each month. Integration with PGP encryption ensures that sensitive information is automatically encrypted before transmission. 110kb PDF
    Pella Regional Health Center This Iowa health clinic group uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance to ensure the security of patient health information. Content-aware encryption ensures that sensitive information in email is transmitted in compliance with HIPAA regulations. 124kb PDF
    South Nassau Communities Hospital This Long Island acute care facility uses Proofpoint to ensure that outbound email complies with HIPAA regulations that protect the confidentiality of patient personal health information. Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance automatically enforces compliance while anti-spam and anti-virus features keep 2200 inboxes clean. 197kb PDF
    Hofstra University New York's Hofstra University keeps more than 13,000 student, faculty and staff inboxes spam and virus-free with the Proofpoint's anti-spam appliance, giving end-users complete control over their individual spam preferences. 227kb PDF
    Midwest Casino This midwestern casino turned to Proofpoint to solve its denial-of-service attack, spam and virus problems... while also protecting personal health information and helping assure HIPAA compliance for email. Now email is "reliable 100% of the time." 92kb PDF
    National Instruments Test and measurement technology leader National Instruments uses the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway anti-spam appliance to protect thousands of end-user mailboxes—in more than 44 countries worldwide—from both spam and viruses with 99% effectiveness. 100kb PDF
    Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska Alaska's largest city keeps 2700 government inboxes free of spam with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway anti-spam appliance. With 99% effectiveness and zero administration, spam "has become a non-issue" for the city of Anchorage. 106kb PDF
    Urban Outfitters Hip lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters bucks the spam and virus trend by deploying Proofpoint's anti-spam appliance, the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 318kb PDF
    City of Topeka, Kansas The City of Topeka eradicates spam and ensures that valid email gets delivered with Proofpoint's anti-spam appliance. 356kb PDF
    Prince William County Schools Virginia's third-largest school district keeps inboxes free of offensive spam and secures outbound content with Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 298kb PDF
  • Defend Against Inbound Threats

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    Opechee Construction Corporation A design and construction firm that builds retail, office, institutional, hospitality, industrial and commercial facilities throughout New England, Opechee Construction Corporation has deployed Proofpoint on Demand™—Standard Edition to defend against all types of inbound spam, viruses, worms and other malware. Read the Press Release
    Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust The Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust stops patient data leaks with Proofpoint Secure Messaging. They have deployed the Proofpoint Secure Messaging Gateway and also protect the company from inbound spam using Spam Detection as well as Dynamic Reputation. 107kb PDF
    University of Florida Foundation University of Florida Foundation has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliance to easily regulate the flow of their donors’ private information with comprehensive protection against both inbound and outbound security risks. Read the Press Release
    Hamline University Hamline University (Saint Paul, Minnesota) deploys Proofpoint on Demand™ to keep its 10,000 email accounts free from incoming spam and viruses without the overhead of on-premise hardware or software. Read the Press Release
    Butler University Butler University has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance and the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway - Virtual Edition for complete anti-spam and anti-virus protection. Read the Press Release
    South Dakota Library Network South Dakota Library Network, with over 200,000 registered users of the system, has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to automatically secure sensitive information, such as social security numbers, as well as defend against inbound messaging threats such as spam and viruses. Read the Press Release
    Crystal Run Healthcare Crystal Run Healthcare, one of the fastest growing medical practices in the country, deploys the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to defend against inbound spam and virus threats, as well as to prevent leaks of confidential information in outbound email messages, including social security numbers, credit card numbers and patient data. Read the Press Release
    Leesport Financial Leesport Financial Corp. is using the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect its inbound and outbound messaging streams and to follow best practices for data protection and to comply with data security regulations, such as the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA). Read the Press Release
    Lincoln County Medical Center Lincoln County Medical Center has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect its employees from incoming spam and viruses as well as to ensure that sensitive and confidential information is not shared via email and that the organization is compliant with HIPAA and other data security regulations. Read the Press Release
    LECO Corporation LECO Corporation, a manufacturer of analytical instrumentation, has been using the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance since 2004 to eliminate incoming spam and viruses powered by the always up-to-date spam protection provided by Proofpoint MLX™ machine learning technology. Read the Press Release
    Lake Michigan Financial Corporation Lake Michigan Financial Corporation is using the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to defend against inbound spam and virus threats and automatically detect confidential personal information in outbound email messages, including social security, credit card and account numbers to comply with data security regulations, such as the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA). Read the Press Release
    NuUnion Credit Union NuUnion Credit Union deploys the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect its messaging systems from spam and viruses, while preventing breaches of privacy regulations and leaks of confidential information to comply with Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) and other data security regulations. Read the Press Release
    Grand Valley State University Grand Valley State University, a public university in the state of Michigan, deploys the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect the inboxes of more than 20,000 students, faculty and staff from spam and viruses. Read the Press Release
    Grand Valley State University GVSU's previous anti-spam appliance wasn't making the grade, so they switched to Proofpoint to protect more than 20,000 faculty, staff and student mailboxes from spam and viruses. GVSU's email admins say that Proofpoint is "miles ahead" and saves "a ton of administration time." 116kb PDF
    City of Houston, Texas The fourth largest city in the US protects 20,000 employees and elected officials from spam and viruses with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliance. 101kb PDF
    Outback Steakhouse Restaurant chain Outback Steakhouse grills spam and viruses with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway anti-spam appliance. Outback also protects sensitive customer information in outbound email using Proofpoint's Regulatory Compliance and Secure Messaging modules. 357kb PDF (inbound)
    Meadville Medical Center This 1300 employee hospital uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance and Secure Messaging modules to ensure the security of protected health information — and HIPAA compliance — by automatically encrypting email that contains sensitive PHI before transmission. 102kb PDF
    Placer County Office of Education California's fastest-growing school districts keep student information secure—while blocking spam and viruses—using Proofpoint's inbound & outbound email security modules. 112kb PDF
    US Agency for International Development USAID uses the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway to eliminate spam and viruses from employee inboxes. Proofpoint's messaging security features keep classified email from entering USAID's network. 96kb PDF
    Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust (UK) Proofpoint's anti-spam and anti-virus appliance protects 5,500 inboxes for one of London's largest hospital and medical research groups. 313kb PDF
    Community Medical Centers Proofpoint's appliance protects more than 2800 inboxes for this leading California hospital system, saving a projected $1.5 million per year. Its unrivalled effectiveness and ease-of-use made Proofpoint the logical choice. 377kb PDF
    Freehold Regional High School District Proofpoint's SMB-oriented appliance protects 250 administrator and staff inboxes from spam and viruses at this NJ school system. 115kb PDF
    Schnuck Markets, Inc. Grocer Schnuck Markets, Inc. makes spam email vanish instantly with Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 309kb PDF
    Sonic Corporation America's largest chain of drive-in restaurants fries spam and shakes IT burdens with Proofpoint's enterprise anti-spam appliance, the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 320kb PDF
    Pacific Sunwear Leading apparel retailer Pacific Sunwear wipes out spam and offensive email with Proofpoint anti-spam appliance. 351kb PDF
    Pacific Sunwear Leading apparel retailer Pacific Sunwear wipes out spam and offensive email with Proofpoint anti-spam appliance. STORES coverage 224kb PDF
    St. Johns County Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway helps Florida's St. Johns County eradicate spam and comply with regulations. 305kb PDF
    La Salle University Protecting 10,000 student, faculty and staff mailboxes from spam and viruses is no problem with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 146kb PDF
    Mary Kay Inc. One of the world's largest cosmetics manufacturers protects 3600 employee and 600,000 sales representative inboxes from spam and viruses with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. Learn how Proofpoint's superior anti-spam, anti-virus, message handling and throttling capabilities provided the perfect solution. 278kb PDF
    DeKalb Medical Center This Atlanta, GA hospital system uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance to ensure the security of protected health information while blocking hundreds of thousands of spam emails each month. Integration with PGP encryption ensures that sensitive information is automatically encrypted before transmission. 110kb PDF
    Pella Regional Health Center This Iowa health clinic group uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance to ensure the security of patient health information. Content-aware encryption ensures that sensitive information in email is transmitted in compliance with HIPAA regulations. 124kb PDF
    South Nassau Communities Hospital This Long Island acute care facility uses Proofpoint to ensure that outbound email complies with HIPAA regulations that protect the confidentiality of patient personal health information. Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance automatically enforces compliance while anti-spam and anti-virus features keep 2200 inboxes clean. 197kb PDF
    Hofstra University New York's Hofstra University keeps more than 13,000 student, faculty and staff inboxes spam and virus-free with the Proofpoint's anti-spam appliance, giving end-users complete control over their individual spam preferences. 227kb PDF
    Midwest Casino This midwestern casino turned to Proofpoint to solve its denial-of-service attack, spam and virus problems... while also protecting personal health information and helping assure HIPAA compliance for email. Now email is "reliable 100% of the time." 92kb PDF
    National Instruments Test and measurement technology leader National Instruments uses the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway anti-spam appliance to protect thousands of end-user mailboxes—in more than 44 countries worldwide—from both spam and viruses with 99% effectiveness. 100kb PDF
    Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska Alaska's largest city keeps 2700 government inboxes free of spam with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway anti-spam appliance. With 99% effectiveness and zero administration, spam "has become a non-issue" for the city of Anchorage. 106kb PDF
    Urban Outfitters Hip lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters bucks the spam and virus trend by deploying Proofpoint's anti-spam appliance, the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 318kb PDF
    City of Topeka, Kansas The City of Topeka eradicates spam and ensures that valid email gets delivered with Proofpoint's anti-spam appliance. 356kb PDF
    Prince William County Schools Virginia's third-largest school district keeps inboxes free of offensive spam and secures outbound content with Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 298kb PDF
    LifeLink Foundation LifeLink Foundation, a non-profit community service organization dedicated to the recovery of an increasing number of high quality organs and tissue for transplantation therapy, is using the Proofpoint Protection Server® software to protect its email users from unwanted spam and viruses and to support the organization's HIPAA security policies. Read the Press Release
    Burlington Coat Factory Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation, a national retailer offering clothing, footwear and accessories, is using the Proofpoint Protection Server® software to protect its email users from unwanted spam messages. Read the Press Release
    MedCentral Health System This Ohio-based hospital system keeps 3000 inboxes secure against spam and HIPAA compliance violations using the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliance. 115kb PDF
    University of Illinois UIUC turned to the Proofpoint Protection Server software on Sun hardware to protect 50,000 faculty, staff and student mailboxes from spam and viruses. 128kb PDF
    CUNY (City University of New York) CUNY uses Proofpoint Protection Server software to protect more than 200,000 faculty, staff and student mailboxes from spam and viruses across 19 different campuses. 126kb PDF
    Tyson Foods, Inc. Food giant Tyson Foods, Inc., eliminates spam, boosts employee productivity and improves system performance with Proofpoint anti-spam software. 312kb PDF
    Monterey Bay Internet Monterey Bay internet keeps subscribers happy by blocking spam and viruses with Proofpoint Protection Server software. 220kb PDF
    J.E. Dunn Group Construction giant J.E. Dunn eliminates spam and increases productivity using Proofpoint Protection Server. 326kb PDF
    University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Academic healthcare center stops spam with Proofpoint Protection Server anti-spam software and anti-virus module. 130kb PDF
    Hitachi Data Systems The market leader in high-end storage uses Proofpoint Protection Server software, deployed on Sun hardware, to eliminate spam without false positives. Only Proofpoint met Hitachi's demanding requirements for an enterprise anti-spam solution. Find out why Hitachi calls Proofpoint "a real lifesaver" for their email users. 224kb PDF
    DecisionOne IT services leader DecisionOne increased sales productivity by stopping spam with Proofpoint. Find out why DecisionOne's CTO calls Proofpoint "as close to a perfect product as I've ever come across." 233kb PDF
    U-Haul International, Inc. U-Haul stops spam, protects its employees, and improves quality of service with Proofpoint. 301kb PDF
    Coen Company Proofpoint helps manufacturer Coen Company successfully protect its messaging infrastructure. 298kb PDF
  • Optimize Your Email Infrastructure

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    EMC National Life Company EMC National Life Company (EMCNL), a U.S. based life insurance company offering a variety of products to both individuals and workplaces, uses Proofpoint fully managed and effective email archive that meets all their needs. 110kb PDF
    Leeward Hedge Funds Inc. Canadian-based Alternative Asset Manager Leeward Hedge Funds Inc. (Leeward) has deployed Proofpoint email archiving solution that meets the compliance requirements of being registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. 126kb PDF
    The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), a non-profit and the world’s largest voluntary health organization, eases storage issues and reduces risk with Proofpoint email archiving on-demand. 116kb PDF
    National Financial Partners Rapidly growing firm National Financial Partners (NFP), a national network of independent financial advisors, replaces legacy email archive with Proofpoint email archiving solutino to reduce costs and improve performance. 118kb PDF
    The Texas Credit Union League The Texas Credit Union League has outsourced email archiving to Proofpoint to address email archiving, protect data and ensure business continuity. 115kb PDF
    The Ziegler Companies Inc. Service provider in the securities and financial services markets, The Ziegler Companies Inc., addresses performance needs with Proofpoint email archiving solutions. 114kb PDF
  • Prevent Leaks of Confidential Information

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    Leesport Financial Leesport Financial Corp. is using the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect its inbound and outbound messaging streams and to follow best practices for data protection and to comply with data security regulations, such as the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA). Read the Press Release
    Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust The Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust stops patient data leaks with Proofpoint Secure Messaging. They have deployed the Proofpoint Secure Messaging Gateway and also protect the company from inbound spam using Spam Detection as well as Dynamic Reputation. 107kb PDF
    University of Florida Foundation University of Florida Foundation has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliance to easily regulate the flow of their donors’ private information with comprehensive protection against both inbound and outbound security risks. Read the Press Release
    South Dakota Library Network South Dakota Library Network, with over 200,000 registered users of the system, has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to automatically secure sensitive information, such as social security numbers, as well as defend against inbound messaging threats such as spam and viruses. Read the Press Release
    Crystal Run Healthcare Crystal Run Healthcare, one of the fastest growing medical practices in the country, deploys the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to defend against inbound spam and virus threats, as well as to prevent leaks of confidential information in outbound email messages, including social security numbers, credit card numbers and patient data. Read the Press Release
    Lincoln County Medical Center Lincoln County Medical Center has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect its employees from incoming spam and viruses as well as to ensure that sensitive and confidential information is not shared via email and that the organization is compliant with HIPAA and other data security regulations. Read the Press Release
    Lake Michigan Financial Corporation Lake Michigan Financial Corporation is using the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to defend against inbound spam and virus threats and automatically detect confidential personal information in outbound email messages, including social security, credit card and account numbers to comply with data security regulations, such as the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA). Read the Press Release
    Cowlitz Bancorporation Cowlitz Bancorporation has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect both inbound and outbound messaging streams. Read the Press Release
    NuUnion Credit Union NuUnion Credit Union deploys the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect its messaging systems from spam and viruses, while preventing breaches of privacy regulations and leaks of confidential information to comply with Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) and other data security regulations. Read the Press Release
    Grand Valley State University Grand Valley State University, a public university in the state of Michigan, deploys the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect the inboxes of more than 20,000 students, faculty and staff from spam and viruses. Read the Press Release
    Grand Valley State University GVSU's previous anti-spam appliance wasn't making the grade, so they switched to Proofpoint to protect more than 20,000 faculty, staff and student mailboxes from spam and viruses. GVSU's email admins say that Proofpoint is "miles ahead" and saves "a ton of administration time." 116kb PDF
    Outback Steakhouse Restaurant chain Outback Steakhouse grills spam and viruses with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway anti-spam appliance. Outback also protects sensitive customer information in outbound email using Proofpoint's Regulatory Compliance and Secure Messaging modules. 364kb PDF (outbound)
    Meadville Medical Center This 1300 employee hospital uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance and Secure Messaging modules to ensure the security of protected health information — and HIPAA compliance — by automatically encrypting email that contains sensitive PHI before transmission. 102kb PDF
    Placer County Office of Education California's fastest-growing school districts keep student information secure—while blocking spam and viruses—using Proofpoint's inbound & outbound email security modules. 112kb PDF
    DeKalb Medical Center This Atlanta, GA hospital system uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance to ensure the security of protected health information while blocking hundreds of thousands of spam emails each month. Integration with PGP encryption ensures that sensitive information is automatically encrypted before transmission. 110kb PDF
    Pella Regional Health Center This Iowa health clinic group uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance to ensure the security of patient health information. Content-aware encryption ensures that sensitive information in email is transmitted in compliance with HIPAA regulations. 124kb PDF
    South Nassau Communities Hospital This Long Island acute care facility uses Proofpoint to ensure that outbound email complies with HIPAA regulations that protect the confidentiality of patient personal health information. Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance automatically enforces compliance while anti-spam and anti-virus features keep 2200 inboxes clean. 197kb PDF
    Midwest Casino This midwestern casino turned to Proofpoint to solve its denial-of-service attack, spam and virus problems... while also protecting personal health information and helping assure HIPAA compliance for email. Now email is "reliable 100% of the time." 92kb PDF
    LifeLink Foundation LifeLink Foundation, a non-profit community service organization dedicated to the recovery of an increasing number of high quality organs and tissue for transplantation therapy, is using the Proofpoint Protection Server® software to protect its email users from unwanted spam and viruses and to support the organization's HIPAA security policies. Read the Press Release
    National Life Group National Life Group, an independent financial services organization headquartered in Vermont, has deployed Proofpoint Secure Messaging™ and Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance™ along with Voltage SecureMail™ to provide secure email communication with its network of over 11,000 agents throughout the United States. Read the Press Release
    MedCentral Health System This Ohio-based hospital system keeps 3000 inboxes secure against spam and HIPAA compliance violations using the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliance. 115kb PDF
  • Encrypt Sensitive Information

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    Crystal Run Healthcare Crystal Run Healthcare, one of the fastest growing medical practices in the country, deploys the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to defend against inbound spam and virus threats, as well as to prevent leaks of confidential information in outbound email messages, including social security numbers, credit card numbers and patient data. Read the Press Release
    Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust The Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust stops patient data leaks with Proofpoint Secure Messaging. They have deployed the Proofpoint Secure Messaging Gateway and also protect the company from inbound spam using Spam Detection as well as Dynamic Reputation. 107kb PDF
    University of Florida Foundation University of Florida Foundation has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliance to easily regulate the flow of their donors’ private information with comprehensive protection against both inbound and outbound security risks. Read the Press Release
    South Dakota Library Network South Dakota Library Network, with over 200,000 registered users of the system, has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to automatically secure sensitive information, such as social security numbers, as well as defend against inbound messaging threats such as spam and viruses. Read the Press Release
    Leesport Financial Leesport Financial Corp. is using the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect its inbound and outbound messaging streams and to follow best practices for data protection and to comply with data security regulations, such as the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA). Read the Press Release
    Cowlitz Bancorporation Cowlitz Bancorporation has deployed the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to protect both inbound and outbound messaging streams. Read the Press Release
    Meadville Medical Center This 1300 employee hospital uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance and Secure Messaging modules to ensure the security of protected health information — and HIPAA compliance — by automatically encrypting email that contains sensitive PHI before transmission. 102kb PDF
    DeKalb Medical Center This Atlanta, GA hospital system uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance to ensure the security of protected health information while blocking hundreds of thousands of spam emails each month. Integration with PGP encryption ensures that sensitive information is automatically encrypted before transmission. 110kb PDF
    Pella Regional Health Center This Iowa health clinic group uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance to ensure the security of patient health information. Content-aware encryption ensures that sensitive information in email is transmitted in compliance with HIPAA regulations. 124kb PDF
    National Life Group National Life Group, an independent financial services organization headquartered in Vermont, has deployed Proofpoint Secure Messaging™ and Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance™ along with Voltage SecureMail™ to provide secure email communication with its network of over 11,000 agents throughout the United States. Read the Press Release
  • Upcoming Webinars

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    Research Results: Outbound Email and Data Loss Prevention 2010 - August 25, 2010 How frequently do large organizations experience data loss events? What are today's biggest risk vectors for breaches of private healthcare information, financial data and confidential info? Proofpoint and Osterman Research surveyed email decision makers at large enterprises to learn the answers. Each year, we uncover surprising statistics about how large companies manage data loss and data privacy risks associated with email, blog postings, social media sites, mobile devices and other electronic communications streams… and this year is no different. Join Keith Crosley, survey author and Director of Market Development for Proofpoint, and analyst Michael Osterman of Osterman Research, as we discuss the findings from Proofpoint's 2010 Outbound Email and Data Loss Prevention survey. Register
    Live Proofpoint Demo Attend a live Proofpoint demonstration and learn how Proofpoint’s advanced MLX machine learning technology and comprehensive connection management features can defend against inbound threats, such as spam, viruses and phishing attacks. Register
    Live Proofpoint Email Archiving Demo Attend a live, online demonstration of Proofpoint Email Archiving and learn how our unique SaaS hybrid archiving architecture lets your organization easily access, search and retrieve archived email data in real-time from Proofpoint's secure, state-of-the-art storage infrastructure. Register
  • Proofpoint Platforms

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    SaaS and the Global 2000: Best Practices for Buying Security-as-a-Service - February 10, 2010 With the latest advances in cloud computing and SaaS, numerous Global 2000 enterprises have moved IT security features 'to the cloud', greatly reducing their total cost of ownership, and radically simplifying infrastructure-intensive perimeter security environments. According to a recent Osterman Research survey, large companies can easily save 50-80% by moving email security to the cloud, and more than 40% by moving email archiving to the cloud, versus on-premises approaches. Watch this webinar replay to learn why large enterprises are increasingly turning to the cloud to maximize ROI and meet today’s email security and archiving challenges. Get tips and best practices that large enterprises should follow when buying SaaS security solutions. Register
    Cloud Computing Confusion: Is SaaS Email Security Right for Your Enterprise? - November 18, 2009 Moving security and other IT features to the cloud, using SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) solutions holds the promise of greatly reducing total cost of ownership and radically simplifying infrastructure-intensive perimeter security environments. But, according to a recent survey, at least 50% of IT professionals still have concerns about the security of cloud-based solutions—ranging from questions about the security of data in transit and the privacy of data stored in the cloud, to related availability and scalability issues. Learn about the pros and cons of Security-as-a-Service and how next-generation SaaS solutions can actually deliver superior security, better performance and lower costs compared to on-premises approaches. Register
    Email Security and Compliance Risks: Video Webcast Hear Gartner research VP Arabella Hallawell discuss with Proofpoint CEO Gary Steele the current state of the secure email gateway market, the primary criteria organizations should consider when evaluating solutions. Learn how to select the email security solution that will best protect your organization and deliver maximum return on investment. Register
    Maximize ROI with Email Security in the Cloud Hear SaaS expert Paul LaPorte discuss how in-the-cloud and new hybrid email security solutions can deliver more value than on-premises solutions. Register
    Advances in SaaS Email Security: Data Loss Prevention and Beyond Join Proofpoint and SaaS expert Paul LaPorte for an informative look at the growing scope of services available in the cloud, including use cases, TCO analysis, and customer examples. Register
    The Great Email Security Debate Learn about deployment options to keep your messaging infrastructure safe from spam and viruses, or prevent leaks of your organization's most valuable data. Register
    Stop Spam, Gain ROI with Virtual Appliances Learn how virtual appliances solve spam, virus and data security problems in a cost-effective, easy-to-deploy way. Register
    Virtual Appliance Case Study Join Proofpoint, VMware and customer Cincinnati Bell to learn how Proofpoint's anti-spam virtual appliance solved Cincinnati Bell's messaging security challenges. Register
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    Control Tomorrow's Spam Risks Today: Using Machine Learning to Beat Spam - April 21, 2010 Learn more about the latest inbound email threats, recent spam trends and Proofpoint's latest technology innovations for accurately identifying spam, phishing attacks and other email-borne threats. Spam expert Nithin Rao discusses some of the newest spam techniques, the continued rise of botnets, targeted attacks such as spear phishing scams, threats from social media, the need for outbound spam detection and how you can protect your organization, email system and end users. Proofpoint senior software engineer Vipul Sharma explains some of the basics of machine learning and will discuss how Proofpoint uniquely applies these advanced statistical techniques to the problem of fighting spam and other email-borne threats. Register
    Defend Against Blended Threats Email and Web security experts from Proofpoint and Blue Coat Systems explain how you can defend your organization from email and Web threats, while minimizing costs. Watch the replay of this webcast. Register
    No Summer Vacation from Spam While you’ve been busy planning your summer getaway, spammers and scammers have been busy creating new, more aggressive and increasingly sophisticated techniques. Proofpoint spam expert Nithin Rao discusses the latest email threats - including new spam techniques, phishing scams and blended threats - and how you can protect your organization, email system and end users this summer. Register
    Cloud Computing for Maximum Email Security Hear email security expert Rami Habal explain how your company can take advantage of the latest advances in hybrid email security technology to keep pace with massive spikes in email volume—without having to deploy new hardware infrastructure. Register
    Is it Time to Bench Your Anti-Spam Solution? Learn how you can address the threats facing your school and easily lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of your email security solution. Register
    Lower Your TCO: Email Security in the Cloud Learn how “in the cloud” email security solutions can greatly reduce up-front investments, minimize ongoing administration costs and minimize time-to-value. Register
    Spam in your Stocking: Malicious Holiday Email…and How to Stop It Listen to Proofpoint expert Rami Habal to learn how you can protect your organization from getting inundated by email-borne threats this holiday season. Register
    Leveraging Next-Generation Cloud Computing for Email Security and Archiving Learn how Proofpoint delivers a secure, easy-to-deploy and cost-effective email security and archiving solution based on an innovative, flexible, services architecture. Register
    A Modern Approach to On-Demand Email and Data Security Learn how Proofpoint delivers a dedicated, hosted email security solution that combines state-of-the-art anti-spam and virus control with comprehensive data security and easy-to-use encryption features. (Podcast) Register
    Time to Switch Your Email Security Solution? Top 5 Warning Signs Hear Michael D. Osterman, messaging expert and principal of Osterman Research, as we discuss the latest email security challenges and signs that your email security solution is not keeping up. Register
    The Great Email Security Debate Learn about deployment options to keep your messaging infrastructure safe from spam and viruses, or prevent leaks of your organization's most valuable data. Register
    Higher Education Webinar Listen to this webinar to learn about the latest threats facing educational instituions. Register
    Eroding Spam Filter Effectiveness: Bad for Business Learn about the latest email security challenges and hear about real life examples of how spam filter effectiveness impacts business. Register
    Higher Education Webinar Get to know about the latest threats facing educational institutions and the anti-spam solutions that meet these challenges Register
    Virtual Appliance Case Study Join Proofpoint, VMware and customer Cincinnati Bell to learn how Proofpoint's anti-spam virtual appliance solved Cincinnati Bell's messaging security challenges. Register
  • Optimize Your Email Infrastructure

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    Surviving eDiscovery: IT and Legal Team Up to Meet the Challenge More and more organizations today are involved in litigation and being held to increasingly strict compliance standards. As a result, both IT and legal departments are feeling the pain of having to produce email in response to court subpoenas… under extremely tight deadlines. These eDiscovery events can be extremely costly—typically consuming hundreds of hours of IT and legal review time and millions of dollars, even in mid-sized organizations. During this webinar replay, Proofpoint VP of Product Management, Rick Dales, discusses initial steps for compliance and litigation readiness as well as provide practical advice for both legal and IT teams. Register
    End-to-end Email Security: Ensuring Data Privacy and Compliance from the Desktop to the Gateway and Beyond - May 26, 2010 To protect against private and confidential data loss, an increasing number of organizations are looking for solutions that can ensure the proper handling of sensitive data in email across its entire lifecycle—from the end-user desktop, to the email gateway and the email archive. And new advances in email classification, encryption and data loss prevention (DLP) technologies are making this type of end-to-end protection easier and more cost-effective. Join email security and compliance experts from Proofpoint and Titus Labs to learn about the increasingly complex global regulatory environment, how it impacts your organization’s use of email, the basics of email and document classification and how it fits into your overall messaging security strategy. Register
    Expected Changes to Federal Sentencing Rules: How they Impact Every Company - March 18, 2010 The Federal Sentencing Rules – often considered a template for corporate compliance and ethics – are getting a makeover as the Obama Administration continues to step up enforcement of white collar crime. Understanding the proposed changes to these rules, especially those around document retention, presents an opportunity for organizations to mitigate corporate culpability from the actions of rogue employees. But organizations that ignore these changes are putting themselves at risk. Experts in email security, compliance and document retention will discuss the impact of the proposed rules and practical advice for deploying policy and technology to achieve compliance. Register
    Email Archiving in Exchange 2010: Are Third-Party Solutions Still Necessary? - January 13, 2010 Organizations deploy email archiving solutions to address three main business problems: storage management, legal discovery and compliance. With the introduction of basic email retention and discovery features in Exchange 2010, some organizations are delaying or canceling the deployment of third-party email archiving solutions. But can Exchange adequately address these three critical business issues? And what about organizations that aren’t planning to upgrade anytime soon? Proofpoint email archiving expert Rick Dales explains why archiving solutions will continue to be necessary for compliance, eDiscovery and storage, despite new email retention and storage management features in Exchange 2010. Register
    Make the Case for Email Archiving: No Budget? No Problem! Learn how to justify the deployment of email archiving solutions. Andres Kohn, Proofpoint's VP of Technology, provides practical advice on how to make the case for email archiving. Proofpoint ARCHIVE customer Steven Heller, CTO of law firm Graubard Miller, talks about the benefits his firm has seen since deploying Proofpoint for email archiving and how he built a business case for deploying email archiving technology at his firm. Watch this replay now. Register
    Avoid Archiving Nightmares: Wake Up to SaaS Email Archiving Managing an in-house email archive can be an extreme challenge. Email archiving expert Rick Dales explains how SaaS email archiving solutions can save your organization money while better serving your users and preserving your valuable IT resources, time and budget. Register
    The Truth about Email Archiving: Understanding the Costs, Security and Control Learn about the security, cost and efficiency benefits of hybrid on-premises/on-demand email archiving solutions. Register
    Email Archiving: A Strategic Approach to e-Discovery and Litigation Readiness Learn how email archiving technology can support your organization’s readiness for e-Discovery and litigation. Register
    Leveraging Next-Generation Cloud Computing for Email Security and Archiving Learn how Proofpoint delivers a secure, easy-to-deploy and cost-effective email security and archiving solution based on an innovative, flexible, services architecture. Register
    Email Archiving On Demand: Learn the Reasons, Risks and Rewards Learn about Proofpoint's comprehensive, fully managed on-demand email archiving solution that enables record retention, electronic discovery and reduces business risk. Register
  • Prevent Leaks of Confidential Information

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    Research Results: Outbound Email and Data Loss Prevention 2010 - August 25, 2010 How frequently do large organizations experience data loss events? What are today's biggest risk vectors for breaches of private healthcare information, financial data and confidential info? Proofpoint and Osterman Research surveyed email decision makers at large enterprises to learn the answers. Each year, we uncover surprising statistics about how large companies manage data loss and data privacy risks associated with email, blog postings, social media sites, mobile devices and other electronic communications streams… and this year is no different. Join Keith Crosley, survey author and Director of Market Development for Proofpoint, and analyst Michael Osterman of Osterman Research, as we discuss the findings from Proofpoint's 2010 Outbound Email and Data Loss Prevention survey. Register
    Top 5 Best Practices for Minimizing Data Loss with Maximum ROI - July 21, 2010 Today's enterprises face countless challenges in stemming the flow of sensitive data from their networks. But with limited budget available for Data Loss Prevention and compliance initiatives, many struggle with decisions about how to allocate available funds for maximum results. Which data loss channels are most in need of protection? Which technologies will maximize compliance with data privacy regulations and provide the best protection against data breaches? CISA Robert Duchouquette of SBS Security shares real-world statistics on where the risks reside, give recommendations on how to focus your investment and drill down on technology considerations to best control these risks in the webinar replay. Register
    End-to-end Email Security: Ensuring Data Privacy and Compliance from the Desktop to the Gateway and Beyond - May 26, 2010 To protect against private and confidential data loss, an increasing number of organizations are looking for solutions that can ensure the proper handling of sensitive data in email across its entire lifecycle—from the end-user desktop, to the email gateway and the email archive. And new advances in email classification, encryption and data loss prevention (DLP) technologies are making this type of end-to-end protection easier and more cost-effective. Join email security and compliance experts from Proofpoint and Titus Labs to learn about the increasingly complex global regulatory environment, how it impacts your organization’s use of email, the basics of email and document classification and how it fits into your overall messaging security strategy. Register
    PCI-DSS and Email Security: Securing Cardholder Data and Your Email Systems - March 24, 2010 Email continues to be the number one source of data loss risks and if your organization handles or processes credit card data, you need to ensure that your email system complies with strict Payment Card Industry standards for data security (PCI-DSS). Attend this live web seminar and learn how new email security technologies can help your organization’s compliance with PCI-DSS. We’ll share real-world examples of how Proofpoint customers use integrated email encryption and data loss prevention technologies to tackle a wide variety of compliance challenges, securely transmit sensitive data via email and improve the levels of service and convenience they deliver to their customers. Register
    HIPAA and Beyond: Meeting New Healthcare Security Requirements for Email - December 9, 2009 Healthcare regulations for IT security—such as HIPAA and the new HITECH provisions of HIPAA—are now broader than ever. And they apply not just to healthcare organizations, but to all kinds of companies that handle or store private health information, from Web hosting firms to accountants. Today’s penalties for data breaches are increasingly onerous: Fines are bigger, notification requirements are more stringent and enforcement organizations have new incentives for taking action against organizations that fail to protect healthcare privacy. Watch this replay to learn what you need to know about the latest security, privacy and data breach regulations for health information. Also learn what to look for in a secure email solution for complying with the web of regulations that now apply to so many companies. Register
    Is Now the Time to Deploy Email Encryption? - October 21, 2009 According to a September 2009 Proofpoint/Osterman Research survey, 77% of enterprise IT professionals say that they have, or intend to, deploy email encryption, but 21% aren’t sure when… With an escalating number of large fines being levied against corporations that don’t comply with data protection regulations — and the constant stream of news stories about companies that fail to properly protect private data — now might be right the time to deploy data loss prevention and email encryption in your organization. Watch this replay to learn about changes in the regulatory environment and Proofpoint's breakthrough SaaS-powered, policy-based encryption solution. Register
    Research Results: Outbound Email and Data Loss Prevention 2009 Proofpoint unveils the results of its sixth annual enterprise survey on outbound email and data loss prevention issues. Each year, we uncover surprising statistics about how large companies manage the risks associated with outbound email, blog postings, media sharing sites, social networking sites, mobile Internet-connected devices and other electronic communications streams... and this year is no different. Proofpoint Director of Market Development, Keith Crosley, and analyst Michael Osterman of Osterman research provide an enlightening look at the state of outbound messaging security in today's enterprise. Register
    Advances in SaaS Email Security: Data Loss Prevention and Beyond Join Proofpoint and SaaS expert Paul LaPorte for an informative look at the growing scope of services available in the cloud, including use cases, TCO analysis, and customer examples. Register
    The Great Email Security Debate Learn about deployment options to keep your messaging infrastructure safe from spam and viruses, or prevent leaks of your organization's most valuable data. Register
  • Encrypt Sensitive Information

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    Top 5 Best Practices for Minimizing Data Loss with Maximum ROI - July 21, 2010 Today's enterprises face countless challenges in stemming the flow of sensitive data from their networks. But with limited budget available for Data Loss Prevention and compliance initiatives, many struggle with decisions about how to allocate available funds for maximum results. Which data loss channels are most in need of protection? Which technologies will maximize compliance with data privacy regulations and provide the best protection against data breaches? CISA Robert Duchouquette of SBS Security shares real-world statistics on where the risks reside, give recommendations on how to focus your investment and drill down on technology considerations to best control these risks in the webinar replay. Register
    End-to-end Email Security: Ensuring Data Privacy and Compliance from the Desktop to the Gateway and Beyond - May 26, 2010 To protect against private and confidential data loss, an increasing number of organizations are looking for solutions that can ensure the proper handling of sensitive data in email across its entire lifecycle—from the end-user desktop, to the email gateway and the email archive. And new advances in email classification, encryption and data loss prevention (DLP) technologies are making this type of end-to-end protection easier and more cost-effective. Join email security and compliance experts from Proofpoint and Titus Labs to learn about the increasingly complex global regulatory environment, how it impacts your organization’s use of email, the basics of email and document classification and how it fits into your overall messaging security strategy. Register
    Is Now the Time to Deploy Email Encryption? - October 21, 2009 According to a September 2009 Proofpoint/Osterman Research survey, 77% of enterprise IT professionals say that they have, or intend to, deploy email encryption, but 21% aren’t sure when… With an escalating number of large fines being levied against corporations that don’t comply with data protection regulations — and the constant stream of news stories about companies that fail to properly protect private data — now might be right the time to deploy data loss prevention and email encryption in your organization. Watch this replay to learn about changes in the regulatory environment and Proofpoint's breakthrough SaaS-powered, policy-based encryption solution. Register
  • Proofpoint Platforms

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    Gartner Magic Quadrant for Secure Email Gateways, 2010 New 2010 Edition! Gartner positions Proofpoint in the "Leaders" quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Secure Email Gateways. Read the full report, courtesy of Proofpoint. Register
    Using SaaS to Reduce the Costs of Email Security This whitepaper discusses the dramatic cost savings that companies can realize by adopting a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) model for email security versus an on-premises approach. Register
    Global Best Practices in Email Security, Privacy and Compliance Complimentary whitepaper from Proofpoint and Ziff-Davis paper discusses the impact of the latest global regulations that impact the email security policies and strategies of today's enterprises, universities and government organizations. Register
    The Latest in "Hybrids": Deployment Models for Email Security IDC analyst Brian Burke answers your questions about "hybrid" deployment models for email security. What are the advantages of mixing on-premises and on-demand deployment models? Find out more in this exclusive whitepaper. Register
    A Modern Approach to On-Demand Email and Data Security Learn how Proofpoint delivers a dedicated, hosted email security solution that combines state-of-the-art anti-spam and virus control with comprehensive data security and easy-to-use encryption feature.
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    MLX Technology White Paper Learn how Proofpoint MLX uses the latest machine learning advances to fight spam. Even the most hard-to-detect image-based spam, PDF spam and foreign language spam are no match for the predictive power of MLX. Register
    Messaging Security Goes Virtual Learn more about virtualization technology and how virtual appliances offer the best features of hardware appliances, combined with the cost saving and agility enhancements of virtualization. Register
    Proofpoint ROI Evaluation Report Nucleus Research evaluates the return-on-investment of Proofpoint anti-spam and messaging security solutions. Nucleus analyzed numerous customer deployments and found all had achieved a positive ROI—plus payback—within a few months. Register
    Best Practices in Messaging Security Managing email security policy and regulatory compliance requirements in financial services, health care and public sector. View
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    Proofpoint MLX Technology White Paper Revised and updated for March 2010! Learn how Proofpoint MLX uses the latest machine learning advances to fight spam. Includes updated information about the latest inbound email threats (including botnets, cybercrime and threats from social media), spam trends and the latest MLX advances that deliver 99.8%+ effectiveness against spam. Register
    Using SaaS to Reduce the Costs of Email Security This whitepaper discusses the dramatic cost savings that companies can realize by adopting a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) model for email security versus an on-premises approach. Register
    Proofpoint/Commtouch Threats Trend Report Latest Q1 2010 Internet Threat Trends Report reviews the newest trends in spam, phishing and blended threats. Learn about the latest inbound threats including botnets, email-borne malware, spam trends, spam topics more. Register
    Next-generation Reputation Technology Learn how Proofpoint Dynamic Reputation and netMLX technology provide high-performance email reputation, load shedding and connection management features. Register
    Close the Zero-Hour Gap Protection from Emerging Virus Threats: Learn about the latest malcode distribution techniques and how new technologies can detect and block emerging viruses within minutes of their introduction. Register
    The Ins and Outs of Email Vulnerability Is your company taking a best-in-class approach to email security? Free report from Proofpoint and Aberdeen explores the costs and losses associated with both inbound and outbound email. Learn about the strategies and technologies that best-in-class companies use to mitigate all types of email-borne risks. Register
  • Optimize Your Email Infrastructure

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    Email Archiving: Realizing the Cost Savings and Other Benefits from SaaS Osterman Research explains the dramatic cost savings of adopting a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) model for email archiving versus an on-premises approach. The SaaS delivery model reduces the total cost of ownership for archiving and provides many other benefits that are discussed in this paper. Register
    Email Archiving: Understanding the Reasons, Risks and Rewards Download this whitepaper to learn what you should know when making decisions about your organization’s use of email archiving technology to address regulatory compliance, legal discovery and storage management issues. Register
    Email Archiving: To SaaS or Not to SaaS? This paper reviews both the benefits and potential drawbacks of SaaS, taking an in-depth look at how they apply to email archiving. Register
    The Need for a Better Way to Send File Attachments Osterman Research analyst Michael Osterman explians why email file attachments are no longer the preferred method to send files. Learn about new approaches to securely transmitting large or confidential files. Register
    Email Archiving: A Proactive Approach to e-Discovery Learn about the key e-discovery challenges facing legal and IT departments today and how businesses can develop a proactive email archiving strategy to deal with e-discovery requests in the event of litigation, saving time and money in the process. Register
    No More FTP: Eliminate FTP and Email Attachment Issues Learn how Proofpoint Secure File Transfer makes it easy and secure for users to send large or sensitive files, while reducing IT admin and email infrastructure costs.
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    The Ins and Outs of Email Vulnerability Is your company taking a best-in-class approach to email security? Free report from Proofpoint and Aberdeen explores the costs and losses associated with both inbound and outbound email. Learn about the strategies and technologies that best-in-class companies use to mitigate all types of email-borne risks. Register
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    New for August 2010: Outbound Email & Data Loss Prevention Proofpoint's annual (2010 edition) survey of 261 large US enterprises reveals surprising facts about outbound email and social media risks, info about SaaS and data loss, new stats on social media policies in the enterprise and much more. Register
    HIPAA and Beyond: An Update on Healthcare Security Regulations for Email Healthcare regulations for IT security — such as HIPAA and the new HITECH provisions of HIPAA — are now broader than ever. Here's what you need to know about the latest security, privacy and data breach regulations for the healthcare industry. Learn what to look for in a secure email solution for complying with the web of regulations that now apply to so many companies. Register
    Global Best Practices in Email Security, Privacy and Compliance Free whitepaper from Proofpoint and Ziff-Davis paper discusses the impact of the latest global regulations that impact the email security policies and strategies of today's enterprises, universities and government organizations. Register
    Regulations Shift Focus on Outbound Email Security Learn about the impact of HIPAA, PCI, PIIG and other new government and industry guidelines on email security policies. Register
    Forrester ILP Wave Summary Forrester names Proofpoint "Strong Performer" in their 2006 Information Leak Prevention Wave report. Get Forrester's take on Proofpoint's data loss prevention solutions. Register
    Email Confidential: Are Your Secrets Safe? Policy, strategy and technology for ensuring outbound email content security. Learn how to create, manage and enforce policies that can protect your valuable IP and confidential info from leaking via email. Register
    HIPAA Email ROI Independent advisory firm Nucleus Research finds that Proofpoint customer DeKalb Medical Center solved its email-related HIPAA compliance issues with Proofpoint while realizing 138% ROI. Register
    HIPAA Security Rule in Depth Whitepaper describes HIPAA data protection rules in depth and how Proofpoint's data loss prevention solutions can help you comply. Register
    Best Practices in Messaging Security Managing email security policy and regulatory compliance requirements in financial services, health care and public sector. View
    Proofpoint Attack Response Center Research Paper This research paper by Proofpoint Attack Response Center scientists explores how the text-based obfuscation techniques used by spammers can be detected, countered and even used as a reliable indicator of spam. Originally presented at the Virus Bulletin 2006 conference. Register
  • Encrypt Sensitive Information

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    Protecting Enterprise Data with Proofpoint Encryption New email encryption technology whitepaper! Learn more about Proofpoint Encryption, Proofpoint’s easy-to-deploy and easy-to-use policy-based email encryption solution and why email encryption is a critical component of today’s email security solutions. Register
    The Critical Need for Encrypted Email and Secure File Transfer Solutions Osterman Research whitepaper explains key issues around email encryption and secure file transfer systems, new regulations that require sensitive content to be encrypted and suggestions for moving forward with encryption. Register
    No More FTP: Eliminate FTP and Email Attachment Issues Learn how Proofpoint Secure File Transfer makes it easy and secure for users to send large or sensitive files, while reducing IT admin and email infrastructure costs. Register
  • Industry Solutions

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    Education Proofpoint Solution Brief for Educational Institutions: Proofpoint Messaging Security and Data Loss Prevention Solutions 295kb PDF
    Financial Services & Retail: PCI DSS Proofpoint Solution Brief for PCI DSS Compliance: Proofpoint Messaging Security, Data Loss Prevention and Encryption Solutions 337kb PDF
    Financial Services Proofpoint Solution Brief for Financial Services: Proofpoint Messaging Security, Data Loss Prevention and Encryption Solutions 231kb PDF
  • Product Reviews

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    SC Magazine Our flagship email security, encryption and DLP platform, Proofpoint ENTERPRISE 6.0, is reviewed in its appliance (Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway) form by SC Magazine, scoring a perfect, "five star" rating in this March 2010 review.

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    eWeek Proofpoint Makes Encryption Easier
    eWeek's David Strom takes a look at Proofpoint's SaaS email security solution with a special focus on Proofpoint Encryption, our SaaS-powered, policy-based encryption solution. He finds, "There's a lot more than encryption in Proofpoint's Protection Server. It offers a powerful e-mail policy and rules processing engine... If you're looking to upgrade your e-mail server with a single security device, this might be the ticket... The bottom line is that Protection Server is a worthwhile product (or service, if you purchase the Web version) that you may want to look at if your existing e-mail system is ready to be replaced."
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    SC Magazine Proofpoint Gateway 5.5
    Proofpoint’s appliance takes top honors in SC Magazine’s group test, a comparative review of 11 different email security solutions, getting a perfect "five star" review and being awarded SC Magazine’s "Best Buy" rating.

      
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    Network World Proofpoint meshes hosted and local message archiving services
    The Proofpoint archiving review by Logan Harbaugh provides a “hands on look at Proofpoint’s Email Archiving 3.0” - Proofpoint stands out as an alternative hybrid solution.
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    CRN Magazine Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway—Virtual Edition Review
    CRN reviews Proofpoint's breakthrough virtual appliance for email security and data loss prevention and finds this "impressive" solution offers extremely high anti-spam effectiveness, easy setup and maintenance, comprehensive outbound filtering capabilities, robust reporting and much more. Five star ratings for Price/Performance and Ease of Use. (April, 2007 review)
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    GCN (Government Computer News) Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway
    In this competitive "shootout" review, the Proofpoint anti-spam appliance gets an overall "A" rating and GCN's "Reviewer's Choice" award over competing products from CipherTrust IronMail, Barracuda Spam Firewall and Panda GateDefender. The P800 is lauded for its outstanding user interface, easy administration and innovative features such as the optional Proofpoint Digital Asset Security module.
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    Network Computing UK Magazine Proofpoint P800 Appliance Review
    Network Computing says, "the P800 looks to offer an ideal solution at an affordable price."
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    CRN Magazine P800 Messaging Security Gateway Review
    CRN's test center gives the P800 anti-spam and messaging security appliance 9 out of 10 stars, earning the CRN Test Center Recommended rating (Nov. 2004 review).
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    InfoWorld Proofpoint P800 Appliance Review
    InfoWorld notes that "the P800 boasts the highest spam-blocking record [they]'ve seen."
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    PC Magazine Proofpoint Protection Server 2.0
    PC Magazine says, "a solid implementation that should suit the needs of most businesses.
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  • Article Reprints

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    SC Magazine California Dreamin' - Gary Steele and Proofpoint
    Having paid his Silicon Valley dues, the email security CEO is at the forefront of the cloud and optimistic about the future.
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    STORES Magazine Less Screaming, More Screening
    Messaging security platform protects Burlington Coat Factory from the cyber elements.
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    eWeek Magazine Reprint Security App Transcends Spam
    eWeek on the Proofpoint 3.0 product introduction. Includes quotes from Proofpoint customer U-Haul on new compliance and content security features.
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    STORES Magazine An Appetite for Spam
    STORES Magazine reports on how Pacific Sunwear defeated spam by deploying Proofpoint's anti-spam appliance.
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    InfoWorld Reprint Messaging Security Widens Swath
    InfoWorld on the Proofpoint 3.0 product introduction. Includes quotes from Proofpoint customer U-Haul.
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  • Media

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    Rick Dales discusses eDiscovery on DM Review and explains how email archiving helps capture data systematically and enables consistent policies that can help defend an organization during an eDiscovery event. Radio Program
    Hear Gartner research VP Arabella Hallawell discuss with Proofpoint CEO Gary Steele the current state of the secure email gateway market, the primary criteria organizations should consider when evaluating solutions. Learn how to select the email security solution that will best protect your organization and deliver maximum return on investment Webcast
    See Proofpoint in action! - Watch a Flash overview and demo of Proofpoint's email security and data loss prevention solutions View Demo
    Security via the Cloud - Podcast - Proofpoint CEO Gary Steele talks about how customers need to embrace cloud computing services to help drive down the total cost of security in these challenging economic times. Podcast
    Five sure-fire steps to good e-mail archiving - Podcast - Proofpoint CEO Gary Steele gives tips to ensure e-mail is properly cataloged, an issue that is especially relevant now given the recent bank failures and subsequent federal investigations into those collapses. Podcast