What is ProofPoint?

ProofPoint is an email spam filtering platform. When someone sends you an email, it first passes through ProofPoint which scans it for malware and filters out likely spam messages. Messages deemed safe and non spam/bulk are then passed along directly to your mailbox.

How do I access it?

To log in to your account, simply visit the following link in your browser:

https://us1.proofpointessentials.com/

You'll be presented with a login page that looks like this:

Fill in your email address and click Sign In. You'll be taken to Microsoft to complete your login- do so there, and you'll be redirected to your ProofPoint account. If you are prompted to select your account type with Microsoft, choose Work or School:

Once you log in successfully, you'll see a page like this:

I'm logged in- what can I do?

Good question! From here, you can:

• Search for and release messages from your quarantine
• Change how often you receive spam email digests 
• View/Edit your sender lists
• Access your Emergency Inbox

Clicking on the above links will take you to short explainers for how to perform these tasks in ProofPoint.