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Proofpoint 365 Total Protection (formerly Essentials)

by Proofpoint (backed by Thoma Bravo)

Microsoft 365 email security, backup, archiving and awareness training for MSPs, the successor to Proofpoint Essentials.

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How MSPs use it: run it yourself or resell it

About

Proofpoint 365 Total Protection is Proofpoint's all-in-one security suite for Microsoft 365 and the successor to Proofpoint Essentials. It is built on Hornetsecurity's platform, which Proofpoint acquired. It combines email security (spam, malware, phishing and BEC filtering with AI detection, attachment and URL sandboxing, and post-delivery removal), email encryption, DMARC management, archiving and compliance controls, Microsoft 365 backup and recovery, and security awareness training. It deploys through MX records or the Microsoft 365 API. MSPs manage customer tenants from one portal with the 365 Multi-Tenant Manager and predefined policies, and it is available through Pax8.

AI & Automation

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AI-powered detection of phishing, malware and business email compromise, plus an AI cyber assistant.

Vendor facts

Selling this to clients

MSPs both run this and sell it: you hold the console, the client pays for the seats or the service built on it.

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Large · 1,001-5,000 employees · 24y in business

Updated Oct 21, 2026