Proofpoint Email Security — Anti-Phishing & DLP Track
Stop BEC, phishing, and ransomware at the email gateway. End-to-end Proofpoint Protection Server, TAP, URL/Attachment Defense, Email DLP.
Who Is This For
- Email Security / Messaging Admins
- SOC analysts handling phishing and BEC tickets
- Engineers migrating from on-prem mail security to cloud (M365 + Proofpoint)
- Identity / IAM admins responsible for DMARC alignment
Prerequisites
- SMTP, MIME basics
- DNS — A, MX, TXT records
- Some exposure to Microsoft 365 / Exchange
Full Syllabus — 12 Modules
M 1Email Threat Landscape & Proofpoint Architecture
- Phishing, spear-phishing, BEC, ransomware via email
- Proofpoint product family — Email Protection (PPS), TAP, TRAP, EFD, ITM
- Mail flow — inbound & outbound through Proofpoint
- Co-existence with Microsoft Defender for Office
M 2Mail Flow & Connectors
- Inbound & outbound mail flow setup
- Connectors with M365 / Google Workspace
- Routing and trusted hops
- Disclaimers, banner injection
M 3Inbound Policies & Filters
- Policy Routes & conditions
- Spam, MLX, virus, suspect filters
- Quarantine actions, end-user digest
- Allow / Block lists
M 4Anti-Phishing & Imposter Defense
- Imposter Email — domain spoof, display-name spoof
- Stateful Composite Scoring
- Conditional warning banners
- VAP (Very Attacked People) targeting
M 5TAP — Targeted Attack Protection
- URL Defense — rewrite & sandbox at click time
- Attachment Defense — sandbox detonation
- TAP dashboard, threat insight
- Forensic reports per campaign
M 6Email Authentication — DMARC, DKIM, SPF
- SPF deep dive — softfail, hardfail, includes
- DKIM signing, key rotation
- DMARC alignment — relaxed vs strict
- Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense (EFD) for DMARC enforcement
M 7Email DLP & Encryption
- DLP dictionaries, smart identifiers
- Outbound DLP policies
- Email encryption — secure messaging portal
- Compliance use cases (HIPAA, PCI, GDPR)
M 8Threat Response (TRAP) & Auto-Pull
- TRAP / CLEAR for closed-loop email response
- Email Auto-Pull — remove already-delivered messages
- User-reported phish workflow
M 9Smart Search & Reporting
- Smart Search queries
- Message tracking
- Custom reports for SOC
- Export to SIEM / log forwarding
M 10Operational Tasks & Quarantine Management
- Daily SOC checklist
- End-user release / report
- Allow / block exception management
- Whitelist hygiene
M 11Real-World Investigations
- BEC investigation walkthrough
- Phishing campaign tracking via TAP
- Malicious attachment incident response
- DMARC ramp-up plan for a real domain
M 12Cert Path & Interview Prep
- Proofpoint vendor-led certifications
- L2 / L3 Email Security interview question bank
- Cross-vendor comparison — Mimecast, M365 Defender, Cisco IronPort
What You Get
40 Hours
Live + recorded sessions for the full Proofpoint stack.
Tenant Walkthroughs
Recorded admin demos — vendor lab access is read-only.
Real Case Studies
BEC investigation, phish campaign tracking, DMARC enforcement.
Interview Q&A
L2 / L3 question bank with model answers.
Certificate
Techclick Infosec course completion certificate.
WhatsApp Group
Doubt-clearing batch group with the trainer.
Your Instructor
Trained by working senior cloud and network security engineers with 13+ years of hands-on enterprise experience across email security, Proofpoint, and large-scale M365 / Exchange deployments.
FAQ
Q 1Will I get hands-on access?
Vendor labs are read-only. We give recorded admin demos plus screenshot-based config exercises.
Q 2Aligned with Proofpoint cert?
Yes — we follow the official admin curriculum. Module 12 covers cert pathways.
Q 3Comparison with Microsoft Defender for Office?
Covered in Module 1 (architecture) and Module 12 (interview comparison).
Q 4Duration?
About 40 hours over 5–6 weeks.
Q 5Placement help?
CV review and interview prep.
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