Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense secures email channels by implementing DMARC authentication to prevent email fraud and protect domains from being used in fraudulent attacks. The solution authenticates emails delivered to and sent from organizations while maintaining legitimate email flow. It provides hosted services for managing Sender Policy Framework (SPF), DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM), and DMARC policies. The platform integrates with secure email gateways to enforce DMARC authentication on inbound email communications. Email Fraud Defense processes inbound and outbound emails along with forensic message samples, collecting and analyzing DMARC data from email headers and threat data from email reports generated when DMARC processing fails. The solution protects organizations against advanced email threats, business email compromise, and consumer phishing attacks by addressing various email fraud tactics regardless of the targeted recipient.
