Proofpoint partner in Dubai
Proofpoint handles email, data loss and insider risk around the people who are actually being targeted, instead of applying one policy to everybody.
Our Proofpoint partnership
iConnect is a leading Proofpoint partner in Dubai, delivering email security, data loss prevention and insider threat management for organisations across the Emirates. We handle mail routing, policy design, DLP rule development and day-to-day operation.
Proofpoint is organised around the people being targeted rather than the perimeter. That model works when the policy reflects who in your organisation is actually attacked, which is the part that needs configuring rather than licensing.
Proofpoint products we deploy
Proofpoint is organised into collaboration security, data security and identity. Scope follows where your people are targeted and where your data leaves.
How we deliver Proofpoint
We review mail routing, existing filtering, domain configuration and the data categories you hold. That establishes which modules are needed and which duplicate protection already in place.
- Mail flow mapped end to end, including any third-party relay or marketing platform
- Existing filtering assessed for what it already stops, so the same control is not paid for twice
- Data categories confirmed up front, since they decide the scope of the DLP work
Mail routing changes are staged with a documented rollback position at each step, so a policy problem is contained rather than organisation-wide.
- Cutover staged by domain or group, so a problem touches one population
- Existing quarantine and allow lists reviewed before anything is carried across
- Rollback written down and tested per stage, not assembled once something goes wrong
Inbound and outbound policy, impersonation protection and URL handling are built for your organisation. Very Attacked People are identified and given policy appropriate to their exposure.
- Very Attacked People identified from real targeting data, which often surprises people
- Policy tightened for those users instead of being applied uniformly across the tenant
- Impersonation rules built around your executive and finance names, which is where BEC lands
Rules are written against your actual data categories and tested in monitor mode before enforcement, because a DLP rollout that blocks legitimate work gets switched off.
- Rules written against the data you hold, not a template library
- Monitor mode run long enough to surface the legitimate processes a rule would break
- Each rule tuned before enforcement, because a rule that blocks real work gets switched off
SPF, DKIM and DMARC are taken through to enforcement using Email Fraud Defense, moving in stages so legitimate mail is never disrupted.
- Every legitimate sending source discovered first, including platforms nobody documented
- SPF record kept inside the ten-lookup limit, which is where most records quietly fail
- DMARC moved from none to quarantine to reject on evidence, not on a calendar
Policy tuning, DLP rule maintenance and incident handling are managed by our team in Dubai, with configuration revisited at agreed intervals.
- Quarantine reviewed on a cycle, so legitimate mail is released within the day
- DLP rules revisited as data categories and business processes change
- Sending sources rechecked whenever a new platform is adopted
Proofpoint and UAE regulatory requirements
UAE Information Assurance Standards
The IAS expects controls over email as a primary attack vector, plus monitoring and incident response. Proofpoint supplies enforcement and evidence; we map both to the control set you report against.
UAE PDPL
Personal data leaving by email is a live obligation. DLP policy is written against your lawful basis and the categories of data you hold.
ADHICS
Abu Dhabi healthcare entities carry defined obligations for protecting patient information. Email DLP and insider threat monitoring provide both the control and the record.
DESC ISR
Dubai government and semi-government bodies are examined on mail flow control and the retention behind it. Configuration is documented so an assessment is a retrieval exercise.
Why organisations choose iConnect
Scoped before it is quoted
We establish what you run and which obligations apply before recommending modules, so you are not paying for capability that duplicates something already in place.
Configured for your environment
Policy is built around the systems you run and the way your teams work, not left on vendor defaults.
Local delivery and support
Deployment and support come from our team in Dubai, working your hours and your change windows.
Documented for assessors
Configuration is mapped to the UAE framework you report against and documented, so an audit becomes a retrieval exercise instead of a reconstruction.
Integrated with your estate
The platform sits alongside your identity, endpoint and infrastructure systems. We handle those integrations as part of the deployment.
Reviewed on a schedule
Estates change and attacker technique moves. Policy is revisited at agreed intervals, not left as it was at go-live.
What our clients say
“Whenever an issue arises, iConnect is there immediately: quick, efficient and proactive in keeping everything running without disruptions. iConnect has become a crucial part of our operations.”
Head of IT Infrastructure and Network SecurityDragon OilFrequently asked questions
Yes. iConnect is a leading Proofpoint partner in Dubai and the UAE, handling licensing, implementation and ongoing management for organisations across the Emirates.
We work across the range: Core Email Protection, Email Fraud Defense, Account Takeover Protection, Enterprise DLP, Adaptive Email DLP, Insider Threat Management, ZenGuide awareness training and Identity Threat Defense.
Most of our clients run both. Proofpoint layers over Microsoft 365 to catch what native filtering misses, particularly impersonation and business email compromise, and adds data loss prevention and insider threat capability that the native tooling does not cover to the same depth.
We run rules in monitor mode first, usually for several weeks, so false positives are removed before anything is blocked. Rushing to enforcement is the reason most DLP deployments end up disabled.
Yes. We run policy configuration, DLP rule maintenance, quarantine review and incident handling as a managed service, handled by our team in Dubai.
Email controls, data protection and incident evidence appear in the UAE Information Assurance Standards, DESC ISR, ADHICS and PDPL. We configure against the framework your sector reports on and hand over the documentation with it.
Talk to our team about your requirement
We’re happy to answer any questions you may have and help you determine which of our services best fit your needs.
Our Value Proposition
- Tailored Solutions for Your Organization
- Unbiased Expertise
- Proven IT Competence
- Outcome-Driven Approach
- Proactive Problem-Solving
- Transparent Processes
What happens next?
We’ll arrange a call at your convenience.
We do a discovery and consulting meeting
We’ll prepare a detailed proposal tailored to your requirements.
