Abnormal Security vs. Proofpoint

Tired of spending your days pivoting between multiple UIs to manage a security tool that still misses sophisticated email attacks?

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PROBLEM

Proofpoint Requires More Time for Less Protection

Detections Limited to Known Threats

Proofpoint misses 479 attacks per 1,000 mailboxes that Abnormal stops each month.

Near-Constant Tuning and Oversight

On average, Proofpoint requires 3-5 analysts for tool management.

Disjointed Interfaces Cause SOC Headaches

Proofpoint forces users to pivot across 3-12 UIs to stay protected.

"With our previous SEG, the features got shinier, the knobs turned a bit differently, but the core technology had been the same for quite some time. Abnormal’s AI is constantly learning and retraining, getting updates in near real-time, with auto-remediation and automation we can trust. We went from 12 FTEs for email security to .25 FTEs with Abnormal."

— Director of Information Security, Fortune 50 Retailer

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Proofpoint Misses Costly Attacks, Putting Your Business At Risk

Step 1:

Attacker compromises the vendor account and waits until payment information is discussed. The attacker then sends an email from the account to the victim.

Step 2:

Before sending, the attacker creates a lookalike domain, changing the “L” to an “1”. All additional communications are sent to that email, allowing the attacker to change the banking account details for the incoming invoice.

Step 3:

Abnormal detects the attack due to the lookalike domain used and content analysis of the email.

Traditional SEGs like Proofpoint cannot stop attacks like this because the email comes from a known, trusted sender and does not include malicious links or attachments.

Missing this attack from a compromised vendor would have cost the target organization $266,000 in one fraudulent payment. Traditional SEGs like Proofpoint miss 70% of attacks detected and automatically remediated by Abnormal. Even with Proofpoint’s post-remediation capabilities, malicious emails often sit in user inboxes for 16-20 hours.

Stop detrimental email supply chain attacks with Abnormal’s Human Behavior AI.

HOLISTIC EMAIL PROTECTION

Proofpoint is the Past. Abnormal is the Future.

Abnormal analyzes every email against tens of thousands of behavioral signals to detect novel attacks. Proofpoint’s behavioral analysis is limited to only 250 data points.

The pure API architecture ingests 10x more data specific to your organization, allowing Abnormal’s Human Behavior AI to deeply understand what’s normal for you and block any attack with or without IOCs, such as brand impersonations, invoice fraud, and credential phishing.

Stop More Attacks

ACCELERATE AI AUTOMATION

Automate Email Security with Abnormal AI

Abnormal’s self-learning platform saves enterprise security teams and end users an average of 475 hours per week reviewing and remediating malicious emails and graymail. Proofpoint expects analysts to maintain rules, remediate user-reported emails, and wait weeks for updates to the detection engines to take effect.

The AI-powered Abnormal platform requires little manual configuration, is easy to deploy, and autonomously learns, reducing the burden on SOC teams.

Optimize SOC Workflows

UNIFORM CROSS-PLATFORM DEFENSE

Apply Uniform Protection from One Console

Get better protection and all your email security answers in one UI. Proofpoint requires customers to manage multiple disjointed consoles and is fundamentally not architected to detect cross-platform attacks, leaving organizations exposed to real risks.

Stop internal email attacks, remediate account takeovers, and secure email account activity across SaaS apps and cloud infrastructure from one user experience — saving you time and reducing your risk of a breach.

Simplify Cloud Email Security