Proofpoint Email Security — India's Authorised Partner

Proofpoint is the world's leading people-centric cybersecurity platform — protecting 85% of the Fortune 100 and 220,000+ organisations globally. Indian businesses in BFSI, healthcare, IT, government and manufacturing need it when facing targeted phishing, business email compromise (BEC), zero-day attachments and insider data theft that Microsoft Defender and Google Workspace do not fully block. Proofpoint is especially relevant now that it has a local India data centre (launched Q3 2025) and a Pune Centre of Excellence, meeting DPDP Act 2023 and RBI data residency requirements.

Microsoft Defender checks URLs at the time an email arrives — not when you click them. Attackers exploit this by sending emails with clean links that flip to malicious pages minutes or hours later (post-delivery mutation). Proofpoint TAP rewrites every URL and re-evaluates the destination at click-time, blocking the page even if it turned malicious after delivery. Proofpoint also adds Very Attacked People (VAP) analysis, supplier impersonation detection for BEC, Security Awareness Training with phishing simulations, and Nexus AI — five specialised models analysing 2.3 trillion emails per year that Microsoft does not replicate.

TAP is Proofpoint's flagship email threat technology. It rewrites every URL in incoming email and re-evaluates the destination the moment a user clicks — not just at delivery. If the link was clean when the email arrived but weaponised by the attacker in the hours since, TAP blocks access at click-time. TAP also sandboxes every email attachment, detonating it in an isolated environment before it reaches the inbox — stopping ransomware, spyware and zero-day exploits that evade signature-based scanning. The Threat Insight Dashboard shows exactly which users were targeted, which attacks they received, and who are Very Attacked People (VAPs).

Nexus is Proofpoint's proprietary AI engine — an ensemble of five specialised models operating simultaneously: (1) Language Model, which analyses message tone, urgency and intent for phishing and BEC; (2) Relationship Graph, which maps sender-recipient patterns and flags behavioural anomalies; (3) Threat Intelligence, which cross-references 100+ tracked threat actor groups and 8,400+ active campaigns in real time; (4) Computer Vision, which detects threats hidden in images and QR codes; and (5) Machine Learning, which identifies both known attack patterns and novel never-seen-before techniques. Together these models process 2.3 trillion emails per year with 99.999% detection efficacy — far beyond single-model or rule-based approaches.

BEC is a fraud technique where attackers impersonate executives, suppliers or partners to trick employees into transferring money or sharing credentials. Proofpoint combats BEC at three layers: (1) Email Fraud Defense (EFD) uses DMARC authentication to stop your domain from being spoofed externally; (2) Nexus Language Model detects subtle impersonation attempts — display name spoofing, lookalike domains and tone manipulation that pass DMARC checks; (3) Supplier Threat Protection monitors third-party email relationships and flags when a trusted supplier's account shows signs of compromise or takeover.

Proofpoint Essentials is designed for smaller businesses (typically under 1,500 users) needing quick deployment with Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace — it integrates via API without changing MX records and includes core email filtering, URL defence and archiving. Proofpoint Enterprise is the full platform for mid-market and large organisations — it includes the complete Nexus AI stack, TAP, Security Awareness Training (PSAT), DLP, CASB, Insider Threat Management and Identity Threat Defense, deployed via MX record routing for full email visibility. Contact Cloudfy to identify which tier fits your user count and compliance needs.

Yes. Proofpoint announced its India data centre commitment in July 2025, with local infrastructure launching in Q3 2025. Email data processed and stored by Proofpoint can now reside within India — meeting data localisation requirements under DPDP Act 2023 and RBI guidelines for banking sector organisations. Proofpoint also maintains a Pune Centre of Excellence with 200+ employees covering product development, technical support and professional services for Indian customers.

Yes. Cloudfy Systems is an authorised Proofpoint Elite Partner in India. We provide INR pricing, formal GST invoice (GSTIN: 09AAOFC1060G1ZK), purchase order support and multi-year contract management. We handle the full deployment: MX routing, SPF/DKIM/DMARC alignment, Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace connector configuration, TAP policy setup and DLP rule configuration. Contact us with your user count and platform for a quote within 4 business hours.