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Proofpoint launches Closed-Loop Email Analysis and Response solution

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P cybersecurity and compliance company , has announced the availability of its Closed-Loop Email Analysis and Response ( CLEAR ) solution , a complete closed-loop approach to instant end user email reporting , analysis and remediation to stop potentially malicious emails that pass through perimeter defences .

Once reported , CLEAR automatically analyses messages against multiple intelligence and reputation systems , reducing an organisation ’ s typical threat triage time from days to minutes without requiring additional work from human analysts .
Proofpoint CLEAR is the first joint solution announcement following the acquisition of Wombat Security , demonstrating Proofpoint ’ s commitment to continued development , innovation and integration of acquired solutions .
“ Email fraud and phishing have cost organisations billions of dollars – and our new CLEAR solution empowers end users to stop active attacks with just one click ,” said Joe Ferrara , General Manager of the Wombat Security product division of Proofpoint .
“ Cybersecurity is a company-wide initiative and a cybersecurity-savvy workforce is the last line of defence against targeted phishing attempts when attackers get past the perimeter .
“ Proofpoint CLEAR boosts the visibility of phishing campaigns and automatically processes employee-reported malicious messages , underscoring the positive and direct impact that informed employees
Joe Ferrara , General Manager of the Wombat Security product division of Proofpoint
A cybersecurity-savvy workforce is the last line of defence against targeted phishing attempts when attackers get past the perimeter .
can have on improving the security posture of an organisation .”
Enriched with Proofpoint ’ s worldclass threat intelligence , CLEAR offers organisations a short path from reporting to remediation of phishing attacks that slip past perimeter defences .
Rather than requiring employees to manually forward potential malicious
messages to abuse mailboxes , which often results in incomplete information like missing headers or attachments , end users can easily report a suspicious message with a single click using an embedded PhishAlarm email reporting button . CLEAR ’ s security automation and orchestration capabilities also minimise alerts with automatic filtering of white-listed emails and simulated phish , enabling response teams to better prioritise their work .
Once reported , PhishAlarm Analyser prioritises and sends messages to Proofpoint Threat Response Auto Pull ( TRAP ), which automatically analyses messages against multiple intelligence and reputation systems and shares this information with messaging and security responders .
This replaces the uncertainty of ignoring messages with a positive feedback loop . With this insight , security teams can either delete or quarantine verified threats from end user inboxes with a single click .
To further assist security teams , CLEAR provides organisations with relevant and timely metrics for measuring the effectiveness of security awareness programmes . These metrics go beyond the percentage of users that fall for a simulated phishing attack . Security analysts can also receive an auditable history of actions taken within TRAP , including message ‘ read ’ status , list of forwarded messages and dashboards of key indicators about the remediation process . This information provides a comprehensive review of an organisation ’ s responsiveness to targeted phishing attacks . u
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