E-Rate Cybersecurity Program
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has presented four area of equipment and services that are eligible for E-Rate, however, other options may also be eligible. Other equipment or services may also be eligible, provided they meet the Commission's general criteria for qualification.
Please see the FCC FAQ page for more information.
Proofpoint Products Eligible for E-Rate:
- Proofpoint Email Protection
- An email gateway available for on-premise deployment, or as a cloud service to utilize machine learning to categorize emails effectively
- Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
- Helps detect and block advanced threats that target people through email, including malicious attachments and URLs
- Proofpoint Security Awareness Training (PSAT)
- Includes an "erasure" button that allows administrators to remove personal user data from the system
- Proofpoint Essentials
- A cloud-based email security solution for smaller organizations, with automatic updates and a streamlined management platform
| E-Rate Eligibility Category | Proofpoint Solution |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED/NEXT-GENERATION FIREWALLS | |
| Advanced Threat Detection and Prevention | Email Security |
| AI/ML Threat Detection and Response | Email Security |
| Application Awareness & Control | CASB |
| Cloud-Delivered Threat Intelligence | ET Pro/ET Intel, CASB |
| Intrusion Prevention/Detection | ET Pro/ET Intel |
| Malware Detection | Email Security, ET Pro |
| ENDPOINT PROTECTION | |
| Anti-Malware | Email Security, Isolation |
| Anti-Ransomware | ITDR (Shadow/Spotlight) |
| Anti-Spam | Email Security, Isolation |
| Anti-Virus | Email Security, Isolation |
| Insider and Privilege Misuse | ITM, AEDLP |
| Privileged Access Management | ITDR (Shadow/Spotlight) but as a complement to a PAM |
| Web Application Hacking | TAP Isolation for VAP, Isolation |
| IDENTITY PROTECTION AND AUTHENTICATION | |
| Active Countermeasure Tools | ITDR, Email Security, ET Pro/ET Intel, CASB, TAP ATO, ITM |
| Cloud Application Protection | CASB |
| Cloud Services | CASB |
| Credential Stuffing | CASB, TAP ATO, ITDR |
| Content Blocking and Filtering/URL Filtering | Email Security, Isolation |
| Digital Identity Tools | Digital Risk, Social Patrol |
| Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection | ET Pro/ET Intel |
| DNS/DNS-Layer Security, Blocking, and Filtering | Isolation |
| Email and Web Security | Email Security, EFD, AES, AEDLP, Email DLP/Encryption, Isolation, CASB |
| Identity Governance & Technologies | CASB, TAP ATO, ITDR |
| Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) | ET Pro/ET Intel |
| Password Spraying | CASB, TAP ATO |
| Privileged Identity Management | ITDR (Shadow/Spotlight) but as a complement to a PAM |
| Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) | CASB |
| Web Content Controls | Isolation |
| MONITORING, DETECTION, AND RESPONSE | |
| Advanced Attack Surface Management and Asset Management Solutions | ITM |
| Compliance Assessment | Archive (E Discovery, Compliance and Supervision) |
| Dark Web Scanning | ET Intel |
| Data Loss Prevention | Enterprise DLP, AEDLP |
| Network/Device Monitoring & Response | ITM, ET Pro/ET Intel |
| Network Traffic Analysis | ET Pro/ET Intel |
| Managed Service Providers | Managed Services |
| Maturity Models | Managed Services |
| Network Detection Response (NDR) | ET Pro/ET Intel |
| Security Operations Center (SOC) for Around the Clock (24/7/365) Monitoring, Detection, and Response | Managed Services |
| Threat Hunting/Updates and Threat Intelligence | ET Pro/ET Intel, PTIS |