Proofpoint, a provider of archiving and data loss prevention solutions and unified email security, recently announced the availability of the Proofpoint (News - Alert) Shield.

 

This new email security solution has been created to help businesses control the advantages of a hybrid on-demand/on-premises launch.

 

Proofpoint Shield is a SaaS (News - Alert) (Software-as-a-Service) solution, and will work to protect consumer platforms from malicious email connections and spam.

 

"Rapid fluctuations in spam volume and the unpredictable nature of DOS (Denial of Service) and DHA (Directory Harvest Attacks) attacks can result in massive spikes in email traffic," said Paul LaPorte, global solutions marketing manager for Proofpoint, Inc.

 

“Proofpoint Shield eliminates the bulk of inbound spam and malicious connections and improves the efficiency, stability and effectiveness of an organization's downstream email infrastructure, without having to add additional security appliances or other components. It gives organizations a low total-cost-of-ownership way to remove the uncertainty around email volumes and increase the ROI (Return on Investment) from their existing email security infrastructure."

 

Proofpoint Shield has been designed to be launched within a few minutes in front of an on-premises email security solution. The solution is also able to work with the ProofpointMessaging Security Gateway (News - Alert) and third-party solutions from other enterprises such as Cisco’s IronPort, Symantec, CipherTrust, Secure Computing, Tumbleweed and Trend Micro.

 

"Using Proofpoint Shield in the cloud, combined with our on-premises Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliances offered the ideal combination of scalability, control and effectiveness that Hampton City Schools required to protect our thousands of email users from spam and viruses," said Chris Martin, systems engineer for Hampton City Schools. "Proofpoint Shield will ensure that we can keep pace with even massive spikes in email volume without having to deploy new hardware infrastructure," he added.

 

Proofpoint Shield provides administrators with reports via email regarding the status and actions of the application, final connections and message disposition trends. The email security solution is also able to supply business continuity benefits at the time of routine maintenance and upgrades of downstream email gateways.

 

"Hybrid and hosted services continue to be a popular form factor for deploying messaging security solutions, and we expect this to be a high-growth area in the coming years," said Brian Burke, research manager for IDC's Security Products.

 

"IDC (News - Alert) believes a layered on-demand/on-premises architecture provides a higher degree of security and addresses more security requirements compared with a single deployment model. A recent IDC study on messaging security found that 25 percent of North American organizations have already adopted a hybrid mix of on-premises and hosted messaging security services. Packaged solutions for hybrid email security, such as Proofpoint Shield, should be an attractive option for enterprises of any size."

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