Advanced Email Protection

Proofpoint is a cloud-based solution that provides professionally vetted and frequently updated threat intelligence feeds.

Benefits include:

• Improved spam filtering
• Improved attachment malware blocking
• Improved phishing protection
• URL Defense protection from links to malicious websites
• A self-managed spam quarantine and safe list

URL Defense helps protect against malicious links sent in email.

• Proofpoint will check links in incoming emails.
  If a link is determined to be malicious, access to it will be blocked with a warning page. The links will be routed through the address ‘https://urldefense.com’. This is part of Proofpoint.
• Internal UCI links will not use Proofpoint. 
  Links that point to *.uci.edu hosts are assumed to be safe and are not filtered for now.

Self-Service Spam Quarantine

Self-Service Spam Quarantine/Digest stops problematic spam from getting into your inbox and allows you to review flagged emails in a safer environment.

• Email will be categorized into 3 spam buckets
  • Malware/phishing – Completely blocked
  • Suspected spam – Temporarily blocked and stored in a Self-Service Spam Quarantine
  • Not suspected as spam – Delivered to your inbox. (It may still end up in your Junk/Spam folder.)
• Review Spam Quarantine
  • A daily email digest will be sent notifying you of any new entries that are being held.
  • You can log in directly to the Spam Quarantine portal at any time.
• Safe Senders and Blocked Senders Lists
  • You can add email addresses to either a Safe Senders or a Blocked Senders list. Safe email will go directly to your email and blocked email will stay quarantined in Proofpoint.

UCI’s Email Security Initiative

Proofpoint is part of UCI’s Email Security Initiative that focuses on reducing campus risk related to email. 

Learn more about what OIT is doing to make email more secure.