Proofpoint is one of the largest and most respected names in enterprise email security — used by Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. Proofpoint Essentials makes that threat intelligence accessible to small and mid-size businesses, packaged specifically for organizations without enterprise security budgets or dedicated security operations teams. Infinity Data Center offers Proofpoint Essentials with full setup, configuration, and ongoing engineering support.
What Is Proofpoint Essentials?
Proofpoint Essentials is a cloud-delivered email security platform that processes inbound and outbound email through Proofpoint's global threat intelligence network. When a suspicious message arrives, Proofpoint checks it against threat data gathered from billions of messages across thousands of enterprise customer environments — giving SMBs access to the same threat feeds protecting the world's largest organizations.
The platform is managed through Proofpoint's web console, with Infinity Data Center's engineering team available to handle initial setup, custom policy configuration, and ongoing tuning. Proofpoint Essentials does not require hardware and does not modify your mail server — it operates as an MX gateway, processing mail before it reaches StrataMail or any other mail system.
Why Enterprise Intelligence Matters for SMBs
Email threat actors do not limit their campaigns to enterprise targets. Phishing kits, ransomware-as-a-service, and BEC toolkits are sold on criminal marketplaces for low prices — meaning the same threat techniques targeting Fortune 500 companies show up in the inboxes of small businesses. The difference is that large enterprises have access to threat intelligence that lets their security systems recognize and block these attacks before they reach users. Proofpoint Essentials gives SMBs access to that same intelligence without the enterprise price tag or the need to employ a security team to operate it.
Threats Proofpoint Blocks
- Advanced phishing — including multi-stage attacks, evasion techniques, and targeted spear-phishing campaigns
- Business email compromise (BEC) — supplier impersonation, executive spoofing, and lookalike domain attacks
- Ransomware and malware — delivered via attachment or malicious link, including novel variants not yet in public databases
- Account takeover — detection of compromised credential use and abnormal sending behavior
- Bulk spam and graymail — high-accuracy filtering with low false positive rates and per-user quarantine management
Built-In Continuity Features
Proofpoint Essentials includes basic email continuity features — users can access recently received email through the Proofpoint portal if their primary mail system is unavailable. For organizations that need full two-way email continuity (sending and receiving) during extended outages, Infinity Data Center's StrataMail Continuity service provides a more complete solution.
Infinity Data Center Setup & Support
Infinity Data Center has been a Proofpoint partner since 2014. Our engineering team handles the full setup process: MX record configuration, policy definition, initial tuning, and integration with your existing mail environment. Ongoing support for policy changes, quarantine review, and incident investigation is available through our standard engineering support channels. Contact us or call 866.790.4678 to discuss your environment and get Proofpoint Essentials pricing.