Proofpoint will never bounce or reject mail based on a domain’s DMARC policy Depending on the DMARC policy of the From Header domain, Proofpoint will take one of two actions. If the DMARC policy is p=reject or p=quarantine and the email fails DMARC authentication, then the email is quarantined and categorized as Fraud.
Proofpoint has SPF and DMARC published, I would hazard a guess they have DKIM, which means if you are using their services, you wont need to do anything if they are your primary MX record for your domain. If you are pumping mail out to them after it hits your primary MX (Office365, I assume), then you should implement all three.
What is DMARC authentication?
– Record, Verification & More | Proofpoint US DMARC is an open email authentication protocol that provides domain-level protection of the email channel. DMARC authentication detects and prevents email spoofing techniques used in phishing, business email compromise (BEC) and other email-based attacks.
One inquiry we ran across in our research was “What is a DMARC record and why is it important?”.
An accurate DMARC record is an important step in securing your email traffic. Use this tool to check your domain’s record and validate that it is up to date with your current policy.
What is Proofpoint and how does it work?
Proofpoint is a cybersecurity platform aimed to protect workers and data from advanced cybersecurity criminals that target email, social media and mobile devices. Proofpoint’s email protection is a cloud-based solution that allows companies to easily filter their inbox and outbox.
Email Fraud Defense Email Security and Protection Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense helps secure your email channel and restore trust to business communications. By simplifying DMARC authentication, it helps stop email fraud and safeguard your trusted domain.
What is proofpoint tap?
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) helps detect, mitigate and block advanced threats that target people through email. This includes attacks that use malicious attachments and URLs to install malware or trick users into sharing passwords and sensitive information.
What kind of threat intelligence does Proofpoint provide?
Only Proofpoint provides threat intelligence that spans email, cloud, network, mobile apps and social media. Our threat graph of community-based intelligence contains more than 600 billion data points that correlate attack campaigns across diverse industries and geographies.