Proofpoint Network Content Sentry The Proofpoint Network Content Sentry™ option inspects all outbound network traffic in real-time—applying policies defined in the Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance and Digital Asset Security modules—to detect confidential information, private customer or employee data (including private healthcare, financial or identity information) and other sensitive content that may leak outside the enterprise. When such breaches are detected, the system actively alerts managers (such as compliance officers) so appropriate actions can be taken.
"Proofpoint offers a strong information leak prevention (ILP) solution that holds its ground among industry heavyweights in a number of specialized areas of functionality... this is the solution for organizations wanting the basics of ILP with a range of integration options." - The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q4 2006, Proofpoint Offers a Strong ILP Solution with Great Future Promise
As enterprises have become increasingly concerned about enforcing outbound email policy violations, defending against leaks of confidential information and ensuring compliance with regulations, they are also realizing the information protection risks presented by other outbound messaging streams including HTTP and FTP traffic. A recent survey by Proofpoint and Forrester Consulting found that about half of companies polled were concerned or very concerned about web-based email as a source of private information leaks. More than 43% shared the same concerns about postings to blogs and other types of message boards.The Proofpoint Network Content Sentry extends Proofpoint's data loss prevention and information protection features to additional outbound message streams including web-based email, blog and message board postings and other HTTP- or FTP-based activity. Enhanced protection for intellectual property and improved compliance solutionsBy adding the Proofpoint Network Content Sentry to your Proofpoint email security software or anti-spam appliance deployment, you can apply the same content security, regulatory compliance and acceptable use policies defined for SMTP-based email to HTTP and FTP protocol-based communications.
Robust HTTP and FTP Compliance SolutionsThe Proofpoint Network Content Sentry intelligently captures and reconstructs all outbound HTTP and FTP protocol traffic at high data rates. All HTTP posting activity-such as web-based email posting (including webmail services such as MSN Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, AOL Mail and Google GMail), blog postings, message board submissions, use of web-based file storage systems (such as GMail FS) and other general posting activity-is intercepted and scanned for information leaks and policy violations. The system monitors both active and passive mode FTP transmissions of binary or text files sent to remote servers. As with HTTP posting, a wide variety of policies can be enforced around FTP activity, including monitoring for specific files, file size limits and detecting FTP transmissions to inappropriate destinations. Flexible policy definition and incident managementThe same interface used to define outbound SMTP-email policies is used for setting Proofpoint Network Content Sentry policies. Each policy can trigger based on specific document type and a customizable document similarity score. HTTP- or FTP-based messages that trigger a policy can be quarantined for further review. Proofpoint's Compliance Incident Manager™ interface makes it easy for business users—such as compliance, security, risk management, HR and other line-of-business managers—to administer their own email and network content security policies, review violations, approve exceptions and monitor incidents through an easy-to-use interface and email-based notification system. The Compliance Incident Manager actively notifies managers of policy violations and associated severity levels, so they can easily and effectively review non-compliant messages and release, reroute, approve or otherwise manage incidents using Proofpoint's graphical user interface. Learn more about compliance solutions in the healthcare busines. Learn more about compliance solutions for the financial services industry. Read more about Proofpoint information protection for personal financial information. Supported protocolsProofpoint Network Content Sentry captures and analyzes all outbound HTTP and FTP traffic. Detection capabilities include: HTTP webmail posts including:
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Enterprise Content SecurityBeyond the inbound messaging threats of spam, viruses, and phishing attacks, corporations, universities, and government organizations are looking for messaging security solutions that help them enforce outbound email policies, protect the privacy of customer and employee information, defend against leaks of confidential information, and help them comply with email-related regulations. Proofpoint provides a complete suite of easy-to-configure modules that solve these problems. Proofpoint's Content Compliance™, Digital Asset Security™, and Regulatory Compliance™ modules for the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway and Proofpoint Protection Server represent a complete content security solution for today's enterprise. Proofpoint's data loss prevention and content security modules
South Nassau Communities HospitalThis Long Island acute care facility uses Proofpoint to ensure that outbound email complies with HIPAA regulations that protect the confidentiality of patient personal health information. Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance automatically enforces compliance while anti-spam and anti-virus features keep 2200 inboxes clean. Proofpoint Network Content Sentry monitors for HIPAA violations across additional protocols. |
 Proofpoint PlatformsHosted Service:Appliance:Virtual Appliance:Messaging Security Gateway — Virtual Edition Software:Modular DefensesDefend against inbound threats:Spam Detection Virus Protection Prevent leaks of confidential information:Optimize your email infrastructure:Encrypt sensitive information:
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