Acronis Advanced Email Protect
Multi-Layer Protection Against Email-Borne Threats
Protect business communications against phishing, malware, BEC (Business Email Compromise), and data leakage with AI-powered, cloud-native email security.
AI-Powered Phishing Detection
Machine learning identifies sophisticated phishing attacks that evade traditional filters with 99.7% accuracy
Anti-BEC Protection
Sender identity analysis and email behavior to detect Business Email Compromise and CEO fraud
Granular Email DLP
Data loss prevention with custom policies, automatic attachment encryption, and compliance auditing
Attachment Analysis Sandbox
Detonation of email attachments in isolated environment to detect unknown malware and zero-day exploits
Why Email Security is Critical in 2025?
Email remains the #1 attack vector for enterprise cyberattacks. 94% of malware is delivered via email, and phishing attacks generate average losses of $4.65 million per incident. Traditional spam filtering solutions are insufficient against modern threats like BEC, spear phishing, and weaponized files.
Acronis Advanced Email Protect combines AI-powered detection, behavioral analysis, global threat intelligence, and attachment sandboxing to provide multi-layer protection against the full spectrum of email-borne threats. The solution integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and on-premises email servers.
With Acronis Advanced Email Protect, organizations reduce successful phishing attacks by 99.7%, eliminate BEC by 98%, and comply with data protection regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS) without operational overhead.
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Acronis Email Protect: Complete Demo by EnNube.com
See how Acronis Advanced Email Protect detects and blocks phishing, BEC, malware in attachments, and data leakage in real time. Includes demonstration of DLP policies, sandbox analysis, and threat intelligence dashboards.
Email Protect Architecture: Multi-Layer Protection
Understanding how modern email security works: beyond spam filtering
Email Protect uses 6 parallel analysis layers that examine every incoming and outgoing email before reaching the user's mailbox. Unlike traditional blacklist-based filters, it uses machine learning to analyze sender behavior, message content, attachments, and organizational context.
Sender Reputation Analysis
Multi-layer sender authenticity verification
- SPF/DKIM/DMARC validation (domain authentication)
- Remote server IP reputation analysis (threat intelligence)
- Domain spoofing detection (similar domains, typosquatting)
- Sender identity verification vs legitimate email history
- Header metadata analysis (X-Originating-IP, Received paths)
Content Analysis Engine
Deep message content analysis
- Natural Language Processing (NLP) to detect phishing language (urgency, threats, unusual requests)
- URL analysis: domain reputation, malicious redirects, legitimate site cloning
- Evasion technique detection (obfuscated HTML, images as text, anomalous character encoding)
- BEC pattern identification (transfer requests, bank account changes)
- Similarity analysis with known phishing emails (fuzzy hashing)
Attachment Sandbox Analysis
File detonation in isolated environment
- Attachment execution in isolated virtual machines (Windows, Linux, macOS)
- Malicious behavior detection (registry modification, process creation, network connections)
- Macro analysis in Office documents (VBA obfuscation, auto-execution)
- Known vulnerability exploit detection (CVE matching)
- Deep file inspection: internal file structure analysis (PDFs with hidden payloads, images with exploits)
Granular DLP (Data Loss Prevention)
Outbound data leakage prevention
- PII detection (credit card numbers, SSN, passports, addresses)
- PHI detection (medical records, HIPAA compliance)
- Intellectual property detection (patents, source code, CAD designs)
- Custom policies per department/role (finance can send invoices, HR can send contracts)
- Automatic encryption of attachments containing sensitive data
Email Protect vs. Traditional Filters
| Característica | Filtros Tradicionales | Email Protect |
|---|---|---|
| Detection method | Known domain/IP blacklists | AI + Behavioral analysis + Threat intelligence |
| Phishing protection | Basic detection of known malicious URLs | Context analysis, visual similarity, content NLP |
| Attachment analysis | Known malware signature scanning | Sandbox execution + Deep file analysis + Exploit detection |
| BEC protection | Not available | Sender identity analysis + CEO fraud detection |
| DLP | Basic keyword rules | Machine learning for PII/PHI + Granular policies |
| Response time | Hours/days to update blacklists | Real-time with global threat intelligence |
6 Layers of Email Threat Protection
Multi-layer defense stack working in parallel for maximum coverage
Layer 1: Reputation-Based Filtering
First line of defense using global threat intelligence
Detecta: Mass spam, generic phishing, known malicious domains
- Known malicious IP/domain blacklists (updated every 5 minutes)
- Temporary greylisting of unknown senders
- SPF/DKIM/DMARC verification (domain authentication)
- Remote email server reputation analysis
- Newly registered domain detection (DGA - Domain Generation Algorithms)
Layer 2: Content Analysis with NLP
Deep message content analysis
Detecta: Sophisticated phishing, social engineering attacks, filter evasion
- Natural Language Processing to detect phishing language (artificial urgency, threats, unusual requests)
- URL analysis: domain reputation, malicious redirect detection, legitimate site cloning
- OCR (Optical Character Recognition) for text in images that evades traditional filters
- Similarity analysis with known phishing corpus (content fuzzy hashing)
- Evasion technique detection (obfuscated HTML, similar unicode characters, anomalous encoding)
Layer 3: Attachment Sandbox
File detonation in isolated environment
Detecta: Unknown malware (zero-day), weaponized exploits, malicious macros
- Attachment execution in isolated VMs (Windows 10/11, Linux, macOS)
- Behavior monitoring: registry modifications, child process creation, outbound network connections
- Macro analysis in Office documents (VBA deobfuscation, auto-execution detection)
- Deep file inspection: internal structure analysis (PDFs with malicious JavaScript, images with exploits)
- Known vulnerability exploit detection (CVE matching with 150,000+ CVE database)
Layer 4: Anti-BEC (Business Email Compromise)
Protection against CEO fraud and targeted attacks
Detecta: CEO fraud, vendor email compromise, account takeover, wire transfer fraud
- Sender identity analysis vs legitimate communication history (graph analysis)
- Communication pattern anomaly detection (unusual times, atypical recipients, abnormal language)
- Suspicious financial request identification (urgent transfers, bank account changes)
- Display name vs real address verification (executive name spoofing)
- Machine learning trained with 50M+ real BEC examples
Layer 5: DLP (Data Loss Prevention)
Outbound email data leakage prevention
Detecta: Accidental data leakage, malicious exfiltration, compliance violations
- PII detection with advanced regex (credit cards, SSN, passports, account numbers)
- PHI identification (Protected Health Information) for HIPAA compliance
- Automatic document classification (contracts, invoices, financial data, intellectual property)
- Granular policies per department/role/user (who can send what type of data to whom)
- Automatic encryption of attachments containing sensitive data (AES-256)
Layer 6: Global Threat Intelligence
Real-time emerging threat feeds
Detecta: Emerging threats, zero-hour phishing campaigns, new malware variants
- Integration with 20+ threat intelligence feeds (Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers)
- Active phishing campaign analysis (new malicious URLs, newly detected phishing domains)
- Continuous machine learning with 5M+ emails analyzed daily
- Indicator of compromise (IOC) sharing among Acronis customers (anonymized sharing)
- Detection rule updates every 5 minutes
Multi-Layer Detection Efficacy
Phishing detection rate
False positive rate
BEC detection rate
Malware in attachments detection
DLP policy enforcement accuracy
Average email processing time
Global Leader in Enterprise Email Security
Trusted by 750,000+ organizations in 150 countries
Organizations protected globally
Emails analyzed daily
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Email Protect Key Features
Native Integration with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
Deployment in minutes via native API. No MX record changes or email redirection required. Works as additional security layer without disrupting existing email flow. Compatible with Exchange Online, Gmail, and any SMTP server.
Unified Threat Intelligence Dashboard
Complete visibility of detected, blocked, and quarantined threats. Reports of top phishing campaigns, malicious domains, most attacked users, and threat trends. SIEM integration via syslog/API.
Intelligent Quarantine with Auto-Release
Suspicious emails go to quarantine for end-user review. Daily notifications of quarantined emails with one-click release option. Machine learning learns from user decisions to improve accuracy.
Granular Policies per Group/User
Custom DLP rule configuration per department (finance, HR, legal). Whitelist/blacklist per user. Exceptions for critical B2B communications. Different policies for internal vs external emails.
Automatic Attachment Encryption
Automatic detection of sensitive data in attachments. AES-256 encryption of files containing PII/PHI/PCI. Secure link sent to recipient instead of attachment (Acronis Secure File Sharing). Audit of encrypted file access.
Integrated Phishing Simulations
Simulated phishing campaigns to train employees. Realistic phishing templates (password updates, fake invoices, HR notifications). Tracking users who click on malicious links. Automatic awareness courses for vulnerable users.
Business Benefits of Email Protect
Measurable impact on security, compliance, and productivity
99.7% Reduction in Successful Phishing Attacks
Organizations virtually eliminate phishing as attack vector. Drastic reduction in credential compromise incidents, email malware infections, and BEC fraud. Employees spend less time identifying suspicious emails.
Simplified Regulatory Compliance
Automatic DLP ensures compliance with GDPR (personal data protection), HIPAA (medical data), PCI DSS (payment data), SOX (financial data). Audit reports ready for regulators. Automatic encryption of sensitive data in transit.
85% Reduction in Security Incidents
Proactive blocking of malware, ransomware, and exploits before reaching endpoints. Fewer antivirus/EDR alerts on endpoints. Reduced SOC/Security team work investigating email incidents. Less incident response time.
423% ROI in 3 Years
Savings in avoided security breach costs ($4.65M average per phishing incident). Reduction in IT/Security hours dedicated to email management. Elimination of compliance fines. Payback period of 4.8 months.
Global Trust in Acronis Email Security
Financial Services
Banks, insurers, and fintechs protect customer communications and transaction data against BEC and wire transfer fraud.
- Anti-BEC for wire transfers
- Account data DLP
- Regulatory communication encryption
Healthcare
Hospitals and clinics comply with HIPAA protecting PHI (Protected Health Information) in patient emails, lab results, and insurer exchanges.
- Medical record DLP
- PHI email encryption
- Patient data access audit
Retail and E-commerce
Protection of credit card data (PCI DSS compliance) and fraud prevention in communications with suppliers and customers.
- PCI DSS DLP
- Customer credential anti-phishing
- Supplier account protection
Education
Universities and schools protect student data (FERPA compliance) and prevent phishing targeting academic community.
- Student data protection
- Academic community anti-phishing
- Sensitive research DLP
Government
Government agencies protect sensitive communications, prevent espionage, and comply with data classification regulations.
- Classified data DLP
- Communication anti-espionage
- Intergovernmental email encryption
Manufacturing
Manufacturing companies protect intellectual property (CAD designs, formulas, patents) against industrial espionage.
- Intellectual property DLP
- Industrial espionage protection
- Supplier communication encryption
Enterprise Use Cases
Real scenarios where Email Protect delivers maximum value
BEC Prevention in Finance
Financial Services500 employees
Desafío:
A regional bank suffered weekly BEC (Business Email Compromise) fraud attempts where attackers impersonated the CFO requesting urgent wire transfers. Traditional filters did not detect these emails because they contained no malware or malicious URLs.
Solución:
Acronis Email Protect implemented sender behavior analysis, identity verification vs communication history, and anomalous financial request detection. Custom policies require phone verification for any transfer request >$10,000 via email.
Resultados:
- 100% of BEC attempts detected and blocked (23 attempts in 6 months)
- $8.7M in fraud prevented
- 0 false positives in legitimate executive emails
- Compliance with banking regulations of dual-control for transfers
HIPAA Compliance in Healthcare
Healthcare2,000 employees
Desafío:
A 2,000-employee hospital faced HIPAA fines for accidental sending of unencrypted PHI (Protected Health Information) via email. They needed to automate encryption of emails with patient data and audit all PHI sends.
Solución:
Implementation of DLP policies that automatically detect PHI (social security numbers, medical records, lab results) in outbound emails. Automatic AES-256 encryption of attachments with PHI. Complete audit of encrypted file access. HIPAA compliance dashboard for regulatory reports.
Resultados:
- 100% of emails with PHI automatically encrypted
- 0 HIPAA violations in 18 months (vs 4 previous violations in 2023)
- $0 in HIPAA fines (vs $280,000 in previous fines)
- Complete audit of 125,000+ emails with PHI for regulatory reports
Intellectual Property Protection in Manufacturing
Manufacturing1,200 employees
Desafío:
A medical device manufacturing company suffered leakage of CAD designs, chemical formulas, and patents via email. They needed to prevent IP exfiltration both accidental (employees sending files to personal accounts) and malicious (insider threats).
Solución:
Granular DLP that automatically classifies documents by sensitivity (CAD designs, formulas, patents, NDA contracts). Blocking of IP sending outside organization except to authorized partners. Automatic encryption of IP shared with suppliers. Real-time alerts to CISO for exfiltration attempts.
Resultados:
- 47 IP leakage attempts blocked in 12 months (23 accidental, 24 suspicious)
- 100% of IP shared with suppliers automatically encrypted
- 2 insider threats identified and terminated
- Estimated savings of $12M in protected IP value
Phishing Reduction in Retail
Retail5,000 employees
Desafío:
A 5,000-employee retail chain (stores + corporate offices) suffered massive phishing attacks targeting store employees. Attacks attempted to steal POS and inventory system credentials. Click rate on phishing was 18% among store employees.
Solución:
Email Protect with AI-powered phishing analysis + Security Awareness program with monthly phishing simulations. Automatic detection of corporate credential phishing. Intelligent quarantine of suspicious emails with educational notification to user.
Resultados:
- Phishing click rate reduced from 18% to 1.2% in 6 months
- 99.8% of phishing automatically blocked (3,200 attempts/month)
- 0 credential compromises in 12 months (vs 14 incidents in 2023)
- Employees actively report suspicious emails (improved security culture)
Implementation Best Practices
Email Protect deployment roadmap in 5 phases
Phase 1: Assessment and Design (Week 1)
5 business daysActividades:
- • Current email infrastructure analysis (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Exchange on-prem)
- • Compliance requirements identification (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX)
- • Critical email flow mapping (B2B, customer communications, internal emails)
- • DLP policy design per department/role
- • Legitimate sender whitelist definition (to reduce false positives)
Entregables:
- Email Protect architecture document
- DLP policy matrix per group/user
- Deployment plan and timeline
Phase 2: Pilot Deployment (Week 2)
5 business daysActividades:
- • Email platform integration via API (without MX record changes)
- • Policy configuration in audit mode (logging without blocking)
- • Deployment to pilot group of 50-100 users (IT + Security + sample of business users)
- • Phishing/malware/BEC detection testing with real samples
- • DLP rule adjustment based on detected false positives
Entregables:
- Email Protect active in audit mode for pilot group
- Pilot detection report (phishing, malware, DLP violations)
- DLP policies adjusted based on user feedback
Phase 3: Gradual Rollout (Weeks 3-4)
10 business daysActividades:
- • Expansion to 25% of users (critical departments: finance, HR, legal)
- • Enforcement mode activation for phishing/malware (automatic blocking)
- • DLP continues in audit mode (to avoid business interruptions)
- • User training in quarantine and legitimate email release
- • Threat intelligence dashboard configuration for IT/Security
Entregables:
- Email Protect active in enforcement for phishing/malware
- Threat intelligence dashboard configured
- Users trained in quarantine management
Phase 4: Full Deployment (Week 5)
5 business daysActividades:
- • Rollout to 100% of users
- • Enforcement mode activation for DLP (data leakage blocking)
- • Automated executive report configuration (weekly/monthly)
- • SIEM integration for security event correlation
- • Phishing simulation testing to measure awareness effectiveness
Entregables:
- Email Protect 100% active in enforcement
- SIEM integration completed
- First simulated phishing campaign executed
Phase 5: Continuous Optimization (Ongoing)
ContinuousActividades:
- • Monthly review of detection metrics (phishing, BEC, DLP violations)
- • DLP policy adjustment based on business changes
- • Whitelist/blacklist update according to new partners/vendors
- • Quarterly phishing simulations for employees
- • Machine learning tuning with user feedback (emails marked incorrectly)
Entregables:
- Monthly threat intelligence reports
- Optimized DLP policies
- Continuous reduction in phishing click rate
ROI and Business Value of Email Protect
Detailed financial analysis of return on investment
Investment in Email Protect (1,000 users)
- Email Protect licenses $48,000
- Professional deployment services $15,000
- Security Awareness training $8,000
- Annual technical support $12,000
Quantifiable Annual Benefits
- Prevention of security breaches via phishing $3,720,000
- Reduction in IT/Security hours $119,000
- Prevention of compliance fines $250,000
- Prevention of BEC fraud $240,000
- Reduction in malware infection downtime $450,000
ROI en 3 años
Payback Period
NPV 3 años
EnNube.com: Acronis Email Protect Specialists
As certified Acronis Gold Partner with over 10 years of experience, EnNube.com delivers custom Email Protect deployments for businesses of all sizes. Our team of certified engineers ensures seamless integration with your existing email infrastructure (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Exchange on-premises) and DLP policy configuration adapted to your compliance requirements.
Accelerated Deployment
Complete implementation in <1 week. Native integration with M365/Google Workspace without MX record changes. Migration of existing policies from legacy solutions.
Custom DLP Configuration
Compliance requirements analysis (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX). Granular DLP policy design per department/role. Policy testing in audit mode before enforcement.
24/7 Support in Spanish
Technical support team available 24/7/365. Response <15 minutes for critical incidents. Direct escalation with Acronis Engineering for complex cases.
Security Awareness Training
Phishing and BEC training programs for employees. Custom phishing simulations. Training effectiveness and risk reduction metrics.
Email Protect Expert Services
- Implementation and Deployment (on-premises, cloud, hybrid)
- Migration from Proofpoint, Mimecast, Barracuda
- DLP and Compliance Policy Configuration
- SIEM/SOAR Integration (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel)
- 24/7 Technical Support in Spanish
- Security Awareness Training
- Proactive Maintenance and Updates
- Executive Threat Intelligence Reports
Customer Success Stories
Measurable results with Email Protect
Latin American Regional Bank
Financial Services
3,500 employees
Desafío:
Weekly BEC fraud attempts targeting treasury department. 4 successful wire transfer fraud attempts in 2023 resulting in $1.2M losses. Regulators demanded immediate improvements in email security controls.
Solución:
Email Protect deployment with custom anti-BEC policies, financial data DLP, and quarterly phishing simulations for finance employees.
Resultados:
- 100% of BEC attempts detected and blocked (47 attempts in 18 months)
- $0 in BEC fraud losses (vs $1.2M in 2023)
- Phishing click rate reduced from 22% to 2.1%
- Compliance with banking regulations of dual-control for transfers
- Regulatory audit approved without email security findings
"Email Protect saved us from multiple BEC fraud attempts. The anomalous sender behavior detection is impressive - it captures attacks that our previous filter didn't see."
— CISO, Regional Bank
University Hospital
Healthcare
5,200 employees
Desafío:
Multiple HIPAA violations for accidental sending of unencrypted PHI via email. Accumulated fines of $450K between 2022-2023. Need to automate encryption of emails with patient data and audit 100% of PHI communications.
Solución:
Implementation of HIPAA-specialized DLP with automatic PHI detection, AES-256 attachment encryption, and complete audit of emails with medical data.
Resultados:
- 100% of emails with PHI automatically encrypted (342,000+ emails/year)
- 0 HIPAA violations in 24 months (vs 11 violations in 2022-2023)
- $0 in HIPAA fines (vs $450K in previous fines)
- Complete audit available for HHS OCR inspections
- 85% reduction in IT time dedicated to PHI email management
"Email Protect's automatic DLP transformed our HIPAA compliance. Before we spent 40 hours/week investigating potential violations. Now the system does it automatically."
— CIO, University Hospital
Medical Device Manufacturing Company
Manufacturing
2,800 employees
Desafío:
Leakage of intellectual property (CAD designs, chemical formulas, patents) via email. Competitor launched suspiciously similar product 6 months after internal development. Need to prevent accidental and malicious IP exfiltration.
Solución:
Granular DLP with automatic document classification, blocking of IP sending outside organization, encryption of IP shared with suppliers, and real-time exfiltration attempt alerts.
Resultados:
- 73 IP leakage attempts blocked in 18 months (41 accidental, 32 suspicious)
- 100% of IP shared with suppliers encrypted with access audit
- 3 insider threats identified via anomalous email behavior analysis
- Estimated savings of $18M in protected IP value
- 95% reduction in industrial espionage risk via email
"Email Protect detected an employee sending 247 CAD files to his personal account days before resigning. Without this visibility, we would have lost years of product development."
— VP of Engineering, Manufacturing
What Our Customers Say
"We implemented Email Protect after suffering a BEC attack that almost cost us $380,000. In 14 months we've blocked 31 similar attempts. The ROI was immediate."
CFO, Construction Company
1,200 employees, Mexico
Construction
"Email Protect's DLP is the most accurate I've used. It automatically detects credit card numbers in outbound emails and encrypts them - essential for our PCI DSS compliance."
CISO, E-commerce Retail
3,500 employees, Colombia
Retail
"Integration with Microsoft 365 took literally 10 minutes. We didn't have to change MX records or interrupt email. The easiest deployment I've done."
IT Manager, Law Firm
450 employees, Chile
Legal
Flexible Deployment Options
Cloud-native, API integration without service interruptions
Cloud-Native (Recommended)
Email Protect runs 100% in Acronis cloud - no hardware, appliances, or on-premises VMs required. Integration via API with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, or any SMTP server. Deployment in <1 day without MX record changes.
- Deployment in <1 day (API integration)
- 0 hardware/appliances required
- Automatic scalability (10 to 100,000+ mailboxes)
- Automatic threat intelligence updates every 5 minutes
- 99.99% uptime SLA
Hybrid Deployment
For organizations with data residency requirements or on-premises email (Exchange Server). On-premises Email Protect gateway + cloud threat intelligence.
- Compliance with data residency requirements
- Local email processing (emails don't leave country)
- Global threat intelligence via cloud
- Compatible with Exchange Server 2016/2019/2022
Transparent Pricing
Simple pricing model per mailbox/month. No hidden costs, no email volume limits, no sandbox attachment analysis charges.
- $4 USD/mailbox/month (1-249 mailboxes)
- $3.20 USD/mailbox/month (250-999 mailboxes)
- $2.80 USD/mailbox/month (1,000-4,999 mailboxes)
- $2.40 USD/mailbox/month (5,000+ mailboxes)
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