Proofpoint Email Security Sales and Support
Proofpoint Email Security Sales and Support
PROOFPOINT EMAIL SECURITY SALES AND SUPPORT
Proofpoint is one of the largest email security vendors in the world, and Proofpoint Essentials brings that protection to small and mid-sized businesses. It filters inbound email for phishing, malware, impersonation and spam before it reaches Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. Bluetek deploys and manages Proofpoint for Central PA clients.
What it does
Proofpoint scans every inbound message, checks links and attachments, sandboxes suspicious files and looks for signs of impersonation, such as a look-alike domain or a display name copying your owner. Clean mail is delivered and the rest is quarantined.
Typical small-business use
Clients use Proofpoint to stop phishing and invoice fraud, protect executives from impersonation, encrypt outbound email with sensitive data and keep email flowing during a Microsoft outage through emergency inbox continuity.
Problems we fix
We release legitimate mail stuck in quarantine, tune spam sensitivity, add safe senders for vendors, fix mail flow after DNS changes and investigate suspected phishing that got through.
Licensing quirks
Proofpoint Essentials comes in tiers, and features like URL rewriting, attachment sandboxing, encryption, archiving and continuity depend on the package. Shared mailboxes and aliases can affect counts. We pick the tier your risk calls for.
Setting up mail flow
Proofpoint sits in front of Microsoft 365. We change MX records, lock Microsoft 365 to accept mail only from Proofpoint and test thoroughly so nothing bypasses the filter.
Authentication records
We set SPF, DKIM and DMARC for your domain so spoofed mail claiming to be you is rejected and your own mail lands in customers’ inboxes.
Quarantine digests
Staff get a daily digest of held messages and can release safe ones themselves, so they don’t wait on us for every newsletter.
Outbound protection
Outbound filtering catches a compromised account sending spam before your domain lands on a blocklist.
Training tie-in
Messages that slip through and get reported become training material. We pair Proofpoint with KnowBe4 so staff learn from real examples.
How it fits our stack
Proofpoint is the email layer of our security stack, with DNSFilter covering clicks, Huntress watching endpoints and identity protection watching Microsoft 365 sign-ins.
Business email compromise
The costliest attacks often have no link or attachment, just a convincing request to change payment details. Proofpoint’s impersonation checks flag these, and we add warning banners on external mail so staff pause before acting.
Fast help
If a real phishing message gets through, we pull it from every inbox and block the sender across the company.
- Proofpoint licensing quoted and set up
- Mail flow, SPF, DKIM and DMARC done right
- Quarantine and false positive help from our desk
WHAT GETS THROUGH BASIC FILTERING
LOOKALIKE DOMAINS
Mail from yourcompany-invoices.com looks real at a glance.
LINKS THAT CHANGE
A link that is clean at delivery and malicious an hour later.
VENDOR FRAUD
A real vendor mailbox gets hacked and sends new bank details.
MISSED MAIL
Overly strict filters bury real customer email in quarantine.
BUYING PROOFPOINT FROM BLUETEK
Proofpoint is licensed per user. We quote the package that fits, from basic filtering to encryption and archiving, and keep the user count in step with your mailboxes.
- Per-user licensing kept accurate
- DMARC reporting reviewed
- Quarantine digests your staff understand
- Training on spotting the rest
PROOFPOINT FEATURES WE CONFIGURE
FILTERING
Spam, malware, impostor and bulk mail filtering ahead of your mailbox.
URL DEFENSE
Links rewritten and checked again at the moment of click.
ENCRYPTION
Send encrypted mail to clients by keyword or button.
CONTINUITY AND ARCHIVE
Spooling during outages and searchable archiving where licensed.
We manage the Proofpoint console for you: allow and block lists, user digests and the rules that keep real mail moving.
WHERE IT HELPS MOST
ACCOUNTING
Wire and payroll fraud aimed at finance staff.
LEGAL
Client confidentiality and encrypted mail.
CONSTRUCTION
Fake change orders and vendor payment requests.
NONPROFITS
Gift card and donor scams aimed at staff.
HOW WE MOVE YOU TO PROOFPOINT
01
REVIEW
Check current mail flow, domains and DNS records.
02
STAGE
Set up Proofpoint and user digests before the switch.
03
CUT OVER
Change MX records and lock Microsoft 365 or Google to accept only Proofpoint.
04
TUNE
Watch the first weeks and adjust rules with your staff.
QUICK ANSWERS
It helps, but Proofpoint catches more phishing and impersonation.
Yes, from a daily digest.
Yes, on tiers that include encryption.
No. We plan and test the mail flow change.
Yes, along with SPF and DKIM.
Per user, in tiers.
STOP MORE BAD EMAIL
Tell us your mail platform and number of mailboxes. We will quote Proofpoint and plan the switch.
Or call 717-516-0600
