Proofpoint vs. Cisco Cybersecurity

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Analysts, industry experts and customers agree that our continuous detection across the attack chain and pioneering AI offer better efficacy and accuracy.</p> <p>Legacy security won’t stop modern, targeted attacks. That’s why you need Proofpoint.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--space paragraph--view-mode--default space"> <div class="space__wrapper"> <div class="space__item space__sm space__bottom__lg"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--stats-panel paragraph--view-mode--default stats-panels"> <div class="stats-panels__wrapper" data-animate="true"> <div class="stats-panels__item stats-panels__item--3"> <div class="stats-panels__item-prefix-wrapper"> </div> <div class="stats-panels__item-value" data-count-up-to="87"> <span class="stats-panels__item-val">1</span><span class="stats-panels__item-label">% </span> </div> <div class="stats-panels__item-suffix-wrapper"> <div class="stats-panels__item-suffix">of the Fortune 100 use Proofpoint to stop human-targeted attacks and safeguard their data</div> </div> </div> <div class="stats-panels__item stats-panels__item--3"> <div class="stats-panels__item-prefix-wrapper"> </div> <div class="stats-panels__item-value" data-count-up-to="5.7"> <span class="stats-panels__item-val">1</span><span class="stats-panels__item-label">M</span> </div> <div class="stats-panels__item-suffix-wrapper"> <div class="stats-panels__item-suffix">users, from 500+ customers, have switched from Cisco to Proofpoint since 2019</div> </div> </div> <div class="stats-panels__item stats-panels__item--3"> <div class="stats-panels__item-prefix-wrapper"> </div> <div class="stats-panels__item-value" data-count-up-to="22"> <span class="stats-panels__item-val">1</span><span class="stats-panels__item-label">%</span> </div> <div class="stats-panels__item-suffix-wrapper"> <div class="stats-panels__item-suffix">more threats are delivered to inboxes by Cisco than Proofpoint (on average)</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="side-nav-boxes__box-wrapper"> <div data-title="Why Proofpoint" data-corners="rounded" data-color="white" id="box-why-proofpoint" class="v3-padded-container v3-light-bg side-nav-boxes__box" style="z-index:49"> <div class="side-nav-boxes__section-title"> Why Proofpoint </div> <div class="side-nav-boxes__components"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--space paragraph--view-mode--default space"> <div class="space__wrapper"> <div class="space__item space__md space__bottom__sm"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--full-width-text paragraph--view-mode--default full-width-text full-width-text--large full-width-text--image-square"> <div class="full-width-text__wrapper" data-animate="true"> <div class="full-width-text__content"> <div class="full-width-text__body"> <p>Why switch to Proofpoint?</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-feature-cards paragraph--view-mode--default v3-text-feature-cards"> <div class="v3-text-feature-cards__card" data-animate="true"> <section class="v3-text-feature-cards__card-top"> <div class="v3-text-feature-cards__eyebrown">SEAMLESS MIGRATION</div> <div class="v3-text-feature-cards__icon"> <img loading="lazy" class="no-image-style" src="/sites/default/files/icons/Pfpt_GenericIconsNoBorder_AttackPath_0521.svg" alt="attack path icon" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </section> <section class="v3-text-feature-cards__card-bottom"> <h5 class="v3-text-feature-cards__desc"> Free migration services for email security to make it easier for you. Join the hundreds of organizations we've helped move from Cisco to Proofpoint. </h5> </section> </div> <div class="v3-text-feature-cards__card" data-animate="true"> <section class="v3-text-feature-cards__card-top"> <div class="v3-text-feature-cards__eyebrown">Endless integrations</div> <div class="v3-text-feature-cards__icon"> <img loading="lazy" class="no-image-style" src="/sites/default/files/icons/Pfpt_GenericIconsNoBorder_Email_0430.svg" alt="Adaptive Email Security" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </section> <section class="v3-text-feature-cards__card-bottom"> <h5 class="v3-text-feature-cards__desc"> Get a market-leading email security, archiving and security awareness platform that integrates with your existing security stack. </h5> </section> </div> <a href="/us/contact" class="v3-text-feature-cards__card" data-animate="true"> <section class="v3-text-feature-cards__card-top"> <div class="v3-text-feature-cards__eyebrown">COMPETITIVE PRICING</div> <div class="v3-text-feature-cards__icon-link"></div> </section> <section class="v3-text-feature-cards__card-bottom"> <h5 class="v3-text-feature-cards__desc"> Take advantage of our limited time special offer to take the pain out of switching. To learn more, talk to one of our experts today. </h5> <div class="v3-text-feature-cards__link">Get a free quote.</div> </section> </a> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--space paragraph--view-mode--default space"> <div class="space__wrapper"> <div class="space__item space__xl space__bottom__sm"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--full-width-text paragraph--view-mode--default full-width-text full-width-text--large full-width-text--image-square"> <div class="full-width-text__wrapper" data-animate="true"> <div class="full-width-text__content"> <div class="full-width-text__body"> <p>Human-centric visibility</p> <article> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/webp_conversion/public/product%20panels/ProtectPeople_Intro_0501.png.webp?itok=zcGnoZAn" width="2078" height="1160" alt="coworkers reviewing a presentation" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--space paragraph--view-mode--default space"> <div class="space__wrapper"> <div class="space__item space__sm"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--two-column-mixed-content paragraph--view-mode--default two-column-mc two-column-mc__1_1 two-column-mc__top"> <div class="two-column-mc__wrapper" data-animate="true"> <div class="two-column-mc__left"> <p><strong>Cisco</strong> offers basic reporting for top recipients and blocked messages. But without visibility into trends and user behavior, it can’t provide contextual insights on employee risk or potential impact.</p> </div> <div class="two-column-mc__right"> <p><strong>Proofpoint</strong> provides the detailed forensics you need to focus on your very attacked users, understand how they’re being attacked and how they respond. By observing campaigns unique to your organization’s threat environment, we act as your early warning system, always keeping you one step ahead.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--space paragraph--view-mode--default space"> <div class="space__wrapper"> <div class="space__item space__sm space__bottom__sm"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-image-block paragraph--view-mode--default v3-text-image-block v3-text-image-block--has-border"> <div class="v3-text-image-block__wrapper" data-animate="true"> <section class="v3-text-image-block__content"> <h4 class="v3-text-image-block__title"> Advanced threat detection </h4> <div class="v3-text-image-block__desc"> <p><strong>Cisco’s</strong> email security struggles to keep up with modern human-targeted threats, relying on artificially limited sandboxing and legacy reputation detection.</p> <p><strong>Proofpoint</strong> uses AI-driven, continuous detection combined with world-class <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="79a3d7ef-b0e4-478d-a6af-ade3d8824ff0" href="/us/threat-reference/threat-intelligence" title="Threat Intelligence">threat intelligence</a> to catch more costly phishing, business email compromise and malware attacks with 99.99% accuracy.</p> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--space paragraph--view-mode--default space"> <div class="space__wrapper"> <div class="space__item space__sm space__bottom__sm"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-image-block paragraph--view-mode--default v3-text-image-block v3-text-image-block--has-border"> <div class="v3-text-image-block__wrapper" data-animate="true"> <section class="v3-text-image-block__content"> <h4 class="v3-text-image-block__title"> Lighten your security load </h4> <div class="v3-text-image-block__desc"> <p><strong>Cisco’s</strong> priorities lie outside of email, contributing to less frequent updates and very few automation capabilities. This causes significant manual remediation for administrators. And data is often siloed across many products and requires additional licensing.</p> <p><strong>Proofpoint</strong> stops more unwanted messages before delivery, reducing incidents. And it offers automated remediation post-delivery for AI-detected and user reported threats. No hands-on work needed.</p> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--space paragraph--view-mode--default space"> <div class="space__wrapper"> <div class="space__item space__md space__bottom__sm"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--full-width-text paragraph--view-mode--default full-width-text full-width-text--large full-width-text--image-square"> <div class="full-width-text__wrapper" data-animate="true"> <div class="full-width-text__content"> <div class="full-width-text__body"> <p>Proofpoint vs. Cisco at a glance:</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--full-width-text paragraph--view-mode--default full-width-text full-width-text--xsmall full-width-text--image-square"> <div class="full-width-text__wrapper" data-animate="true"> <div class="full-width-text__content"> <div class="full-width-text__body"> <div class="mobile-display"> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Advanced BEC Detection</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>(Add-on)</p> </div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Automated message remediation</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>(Add-on)</p> </div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>User-reported message automation</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Cloud account takeover visibility</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>In-depth threat reporting including VAPs</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Threats blocked pre-delivery</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Malware & Phish Detection</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>URL sandboxing for malware, ransomware, & credential theft</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Reputation</p> </div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Click-time protection</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Email warning tags with report suspicious</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Customizable configuration and mail routing</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Anti-spam (AS), anti-virus (AV, graymail, and user mail controls</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>AV/AS only</p> </div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Executive/VIP mail control of unknown senders (Circle of Trust)</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Isolate suspicious clicks on rewritten URLs</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>✓</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>User risk dashboard (People Risk Explorer)</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Threat Scanning for Internal Mail</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>✓</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>(Add-on)</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="desktop-display"> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Threat Protection Capabilities</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Proofpoint</strong></div> <div class="grid-item hdr"><strong>Cisco</strong></div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>Advanced BEC Detection</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>(Add-on)</p> </div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>Automated message remediation</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>(Add-on)</p> </div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>User-reported message automation</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>Cloud account takeover visibility</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>In-depth threat reporting including VAPs</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>Threats blocked pre-delivery</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>Malware & Phish Detection</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>URL sandboxing for malware, ransomware, & credential theft</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>Reputation</p> </div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>Click-time protection</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>Email warning tags with report suspicious</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>Customizable configuration and mail routing</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>Anti-spam (AS), anti-virus (AV), graymail, and user mail controls</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>AV/AS only</p> </div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>Executive/VIP mail control of unknown senders (Circle of Trust)</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>Isolate suspicious clicks on rewritten URLs</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>✓</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>User risk dashboard (People Risk Explorer)</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"><strong>✓</strong></div> <div class="grid-item center"> </div>  <div class="grid-item"> <p>Threat Scanning for Internal Mail</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>✓</p> </div> <div class="grid-item center"> <p>(Add-on)</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--space paragraph--view-mode--default space"> <div class="space__wrapper"> <div class="space__item space__md space__bottom__sm"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="side-nav-boxes__box-wrapper"> <div data-title="The Proof" data-corners="square" data-color="white" id="box-the-proof" class="v3-padded-container v3-light-bg side-nav-boxes__box" style="z-index:48"> <div class="side-nav-boxes__section-title"> The Proof </div> <div class="side-nav-boxes__components"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--two-column-mixed-content paragraph--view-mode--default two-column-mc two-column-mc__1_1 two-column-mc__top"> <div class="two-column-mc__wrapper" data-animate="true"> <div class="two-column-mc__left"> <h4>Proofpoint is the proven leader.</h4> <p>Despite recent acquisitions, Cisco has not made major enhancements or innovations to close the identified gaps in their security capabilities. Their customer support continues to suffer, and Forrester notes they rely heavily on third parties and OEM relationships.</p> <p>Proofpoint addresses all these key areas and more. We are consistently named the market leader in email security by analysts such as Gartner, Frost & Sullivan and Forrester.</p> </div> <div class="two-column-mc__right"> <article> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/webp_conversion/public/figures/pfpt-forrester-leader-in-strategy-and-current-offering.png.webp?itok=LIQPSyYH" width="1200" height="1540" alt="Forrester: Leader, strategy and current offering " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--space paragraph--view-mode--default space"> <div class="space__wrapper"> <div class="space__item space__md space__bottom__sm"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--awards-callout paragraph--view-mode--default awards-callout"> <div class="awards-callout__wrapper"> <div class="awards-callout__headline-wrapper"> <h4 class="awards-callout__headline"> Proofpoint ranked No. 1 in G2's Summer 2023 Email Security Report </h4> </div> <div class="awards-callout__awards"> <div class="awards-callout__award-img"> <img loading="lazy" class="no-image-style" src="/sites/default/files/badges/pfpt-best-relationship-enterprise-summer-2023.svg" alt="Best Relationship Enterprise Summer 2023" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="awards-callout__award-img"> <img loading="lazy" class="no-image-style" src="/sites/default/files/badges/pfpt-momentum-leader-summer-2023.svg" alt="Momentum Leader Summer 2023" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="awards-callout__award-img"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/webp_conversion/public/badges/pfpt-leader-summer-2023.png.webp?itok=vCl1gd3G" width="94" height="122" alt="Proofpoint G2 Leader Summer 2023 badge" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="awards-callout__award-img"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/webp_conversion/public/logos/pfpt-leader-enterprise-summer-2023v3.png.webp?itok=czkATHib" width="94" height="122" alt="G2 Awards" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="awards-callout__award-img"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/webp_conversion/public/logos/pfpt-best-relationship-enterprise-summer-2023.png.webp?itok=4GJWPCI1" width="300" height="389" alt="G2 Awards" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--space paragraph--view-mode--default space"> <div class="space__wrapper"> <div class="space__item space__md"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="side-nav-boxes__box-wrapper"> <div data-title="More Reasons" data-corners="square" data-color="white" id="box-more-reasons" class="v3-padded-container v3-light-bg side-nav-boxes__box" style="z-index:47"> <div class="side-nav-boxes__section-title"> More Reasons </div> <div class="side-nav-boxes__components"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--full-width-text paragraph--view-mode--default full-width-text full-width-text--large full-width-text--image-square"> <div class="full-width-text__wrapper" data-animate="true"> <div class="full-width-text__content"> <div class="full-width-text__body"> <p>Consolidate with Proofpoint human-centric cybersecurity platform</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--full-width-text paragraph--view-mode--default full-width-text full-width-text--xsmall full-width-text--image-square"> <div class="full-width-text__wrapper" data-animate="true"> <div class="full-width-text__content"> <div class="full-width-text__body"> <p>Proofpoint human-centric cybersecurity platform can also help you consolidate your discrete IT security controls in critical areas, such as impersonation protection, account takeover protection, security awareness training, and email archiving and compliance.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-image-block paragraph--view-mode--default v3-text-image-block v3-text-image-block--full-width v3-text-image-block--has-image v3-text-image-block--has-border"> <div class="v3-text-image-block__wrapper" data-animate="true"> <section class="v3-text-image-block__content"> <h4 class="v3-text-image-block__title"> A comprehensive platform </h4> <div class="v3-text-image-block__desc"> <p><strong>Cisco’s</strong> focus on telecommunications technology has led to lagging email security functionality and minimal integrations. However, for most customers, email is a core security area as it remains the No. 1 threat vector.</p> <p><strong>Proofpoint</strong> email security customers can benefit from our entire platform of protection. It includes additional layers of security, such as email <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="79a3d7ef-b0e4-478d-a6af-ade3d8824ff0" href="/us/threat-reference/threat-intelligence" title="Threat Intelligence">authentication</a>, user education, account compromise detection, adaptive controls and more.</p> </div> </section> <section class="v3-text-image-block__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/webp_conversion/public/images/VAP_Dashboard.png.webp?itok=0xsVchRh" width="2078" height="1240" alt="Stop Human Targeted Attacks" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </section> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-image-block paragraph--view-mode--default v3-text-image-block v3-text-image-block--has-border"> <div class="v3-text-image-block__wrapper" data-animate="true"> <section class="v3-text-image-block__content"> <h4 class="v3-text-image-block__title"> Cloud access and data loss prevention </h4> <div class="v3-text-image-block__desc"> <p><strong>Cisco’s</strong> data loss prevention and management access for email accounts is similarly restricted. 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