Email Module provides security for large file transfers.
Press Release Summary:
Suited for organizations that need to send large files in ad-hoc and secure manner via email, Proofpoint Secure File Transfer(TM) ensures transfer in compliance with common data protection rules. Secure, limited lifespan link is provided for recipient to download attachment. Recipient authentication features protect confidential information by ensuring that only valid, verified recipients can receive sensitive files, and return receipts let end users confirm file delivery.
Original Press Release:
Proofpoint Secure File Transfer Improves Security of Sending Large or Confidential Files via Email, while Reducing Email Infrastructure Costs
Proofpoint Secure File Transfer Addresses the Security, Compliance and Usability Issues Associated with Sending Large File Attachments via Email
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 13 -- Proofpoint, Inc., the leading provider of unified email security and data loss prevention solutions, today introduced Proofpoint Secure File Transfer(TM), its new solution for addressing the security, compliance and usability issues associated with sending large file attachments over email. Proofpoint Secure File Transfer lets end users send large files-and files that require enhanced security- quickly and easily, while minimizing the impact of large attachments on their organization's email infrastructure. The new module - which can be added to any Proofpoint appliance, virtual appliance, software or Proofpoint on Demand deployment-is ideal for organizations in the healthcare, financial services, government and other sectors that need to send large files in an ad-hoc and secure manner.
Proofpoint customer Peter Nevins, network engineer at Anne Arundel Medical Center, said that transferring large files securely over email has long been a major problem for both email administrators and email users.
"End users expect to be able to use email as a convenient way to share or collaborate on large attachments, in the same way that they might share a Word document over email," said Nevins. "But administrators are rightly concerned about both the storage space requirements and security issues that accompany the sharing of large files over email. Proofpoint Secure File Transfer addresses the needs of both communities. I'm pleased to see Proofpoint offer a secure file transfer option, which seems like a natural extension of Proofpoint's email policy enforcement and outbound email protection capabilities."
Proofpoint Secure File Transfer ensures that large or sensitive files are transferred securely and in compliance with common data protection rules - but with the same ease as using email attachments. For each file transferred, the Proofpoint Secure File transfer module automatically provides a secure, limited lifespan link for the recipient to click on and download the attachment. Recipient authentication features protect confidential information by ensuring that only valid, verified recipients can receive sensitive files. Return receipts let end users confirm that their files were delivered, while the module provides an audit trail via file tracking and reporting features.
Proofpoint's channel partners also see this latest offering as attractive to their customers.
"I'm glad to see Proofpoint addressing this need," said Media Landry, vice president of worldwide sales and partner relations at igxglobal, a Proofpoint certified partner. "I have clients who are wrestling with the issues of sending, tracking and storing large email attachments right now. And the need for our customers to comply with privacy and data protection regulations adds an additional sense of urgency. For us, it's a natural extension to selling Proofpoint email security solutions."
"Proofpoint remains completely focused on enabling the safe, productive use of email and other messaging systems," said Andrew Lochart, vice president of product marketing at Proofpoint. "As large files have evolved from specialty uses to being a fact of everyday business, traditional channels for file sharing, like FTP, are no longer sufficient and don't meet the security and compliance standards that today's enterprises must meet."
Proofpoint Secure File Transfer complements Proofpoint's suite of email security and data loss prevention solutions by fixing the three main problems with sending file attachments-especially files that are large or that contain sensitive, confidential or regulated content-via email:
-- The explosive growth of digital information and proliferation of large files: It is now routine for end users to email attachments larger than 10 Megabytes. In specialized fields like medicine and media, files of 100 Megabytes or more are common. These attachments are often blocked by receiving mail systems that cannot handle such large files. The attachments also consume large amounts of storage on mail servers, leading to email delivery delays, administrative overhead and increasing email infrastructure costs. Proofpoint Secure File Transfer remedies this problem by removing attachments from the email system and transferring them over a separate, secure channel.
-- Alternative file transfer systems are inadequate: While FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and secure FTP are well established methods for sending large files over the Internet, they can be complicated, hard for non-technical business users to use and costly for administrators to maintain. Alternatives, including instant messaging, create their own security problems. Proofpoint Secure File Transfer solves this problem by letting users send files from within their email or a convenient, web-based email interface, just as they normally would. Users don't have to learn anything new and Proofpoint Secure File Transfer automatically takes care of the details of securely transferring the file outside of the email system.
-- Increasing security and compliance concerns: Often, the contents of file attachments are sensitive, confidential or governed by various regulations and require special handling. For example, they should be encrypted prior to transmission and access to such files should be carefully controlled. Regulations may demand that there be an audit trail that records who sent which files to whom. Proofpoint Secure File Transfer addresses these issues by sending files over an encrypted channel, and logging which recipients have received the attachment. Proofpoint Secure File Transfer can also automatically purge the files after recipients have downloaded them, or after a set period of time.
Regulatory Compliance Benefits of Proofpoint Secure File Transfer
Proofpoint Secure File Transfer also helps regulated organizations implement the secure and auditable file transfer processes required by a variety of data protection and corporate governance regulations, including:
-- Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 which requires audit trails, authenticity, record retention,
-- HIPAA requirements that necessitate record retention, privacy protection and service trails,
-- 21 CFR Part 11 which requires record retention, authenticity, confidentiality and audit trails,
-- Department of Defense (DOD) 5015.2 which require record authenticity, protection, secure shredding,
-- Securities and Exchange (SEC) Act, rules 17a-3 4 (17 CFR 240,17a-3,4) which require protection, audit trails, record retention and authenticity.
Built on Proven Accellion File Technology
Proofpoint Secure File Transfer incorporates patented, proven large file transfer technology from Accellion, Inc., currently used by more than 400 enterprises worldwide.
Pricing and Availability
Proofpoint Secure File Transfer is available now and, like all of Proofpoint's modular email defenses, is priced on a per-user, per-year basis. The solution is delivered as a hardware or virtual appliance. Pricing for the virtual appliance version of Proofpoint Secure File Transfer begins at $4500 for current Proofpoint customers.
To learn more about Proofpoint Secure File Transfer, download the free whitepaper, "No More FTP: Eliminate FTP and Email Attachment Issues," by visiting the following URL:
http://www.proofpoint.com/sftwp
About Proofpoint, Inc.
Proofpoint provides unified email security and data loss prevention solutions for enterprises, universities, government organizations and ISPs to defend against inbound threats such as spam and viruses, prevent leaks of confidential and private information across all protocols, and encrypt sensitive emails. Proofpoint's products are controlled by a single management and policy console and are powered by Proofpoint MLX(TM) technology, an advanced machine learning system developed by Proofpoint scientists and engineers. Proofpoint provides the most scalable and flexible deployment model including: hardware appliance, virtual appliance, hosted services and software. For more information, please visit http://www.proofpoint.com/.
Proofpoint, Proofpoint Secure File Transfer, Proofpoint Protection Server and the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway are trademarks, registered trademarks or licensed trademarks of Proofpoint, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Andy Murphy of Davies Murphy Group, +1-781-418-2408, pr@proofpoint.com, for Proofpoint
