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URL | |Defense? |(Uniform Resource Locator) is another name for a | | |web address link. | |-----------------+-------------------------------------------------| | |As email enters Penn Email Routing service, | |How does |Proofpoint's automated systems review messages | |Proofpoint URL |for malicious characteristics or content. During | |Defense work? |this review, URLs in the message are rewritten to| | |cause URL defense to evaluate the link. | |-----------------+-------------------------------------------------| | |If the link is safe, you are immediately and | | |seamlessly directed to the intended website. | |What happens when| | |I click on a |If the link is malicious, you will see a | |protected link? |notification in your web browser like the one | | |below: | | | | | |[proofpoint] | |-----------------+-------------------------------------------------| |Will all URLs in |URLs located in attachments are not rewritten. | |a message be | | |protected? |Please refer to Proofpoint's' Rewriting Scenarios| | |table for more information. | |-----------------+-------------------------------------------------| |What if I believe|If you believe an email link has been | |a link is being |miscategorized, please email security@upenn.edu. | |blocked |The Office of Information Security (OIS) analysts| |incorrectly? |will review the link and submit false positives | | |to Proofpoint for reevaluation. | |-----------------+-------------------------------------------------| |How do I know a |Hover over the URL in the message. It will look | |URL has been |like the following if it has been protected: | |rewritten? | | | |[url-defens] | |-----------------+-------------------------------------------------| |Will URL Defense |No. Protected URLs are checked in real-time to | |delay my email? |ensure that the latest status determines it to be| | |safe. | |-----------------+-------------------------------------------------| |How will URL |Mass email marketing services such as Emma and | |Defense affect |MailChimp may need to have report metrics | |mass email |adjusted to report on "unique clicks" instead of | |marketing |"total clicks" (or the equivalent.) | |campaigns? | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Share: * Facebook * Twitter Print * Computing Policies * Tech Jobs @ Penn System Status (c) 2021 THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA -- 3401 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 -- Report accessibility issues and get help -- For ISC Staff