by B.J. Almond, Rice News
“A new tool to improve Rice’s protection against phishing, ransomware and other malicious email-based threats is being implemented this week through mid-August.
Proofpoint, which replaces the current anti-spam system known as DSPAM, has a track record of stopping 99 percent of attachment-based attacks. “When Proofpoint detects these threats, they will be quarantined before ever reaching your inbox,” said Mike Dewey, director of campus services for the Office of Information Technology (OIT), in an email to faculty and staff.”