Fortra Email Security
Email DLP and outbound DMARC at brand-protection scale (Agari + Clearswift)
Fortra combines the former Agari (outbound DMARC enforcement, brand impersonation defense) and Clearswift (deep email DLP and adaptive redaction) under one portfolio, plus newer Fortra Email Security additions. The strength is at the data-protection and brand-protection layer rather than as an inbound gateway: outbound DMARC at scale, structural DLP with deep content inspection, and adaptive redaction that removes sensitive content while letting the mail flow. For UAE banks, government, and brand-sensitive enterprises, Fortra is a strong specialist for the DMARC and DLP layers.
Specialist email DLP, DMARC, and brand impersonation defense
Fortra's email portfolio is rooted in two strong heritages: Agari is one of the original DMARC enforcement and outbound brand protection platforms, with deep visibility into legitimate and illegitimate use of your domains globally. Clearswift Secure Email Gateway pioneered deep content inspection and adaptive redaction (remove sensitive content from outbound mail rather than blocking the whole message).
Fortra Email Security extends these strengths with newer inbound capabilities, while remaining strongest as an outbound and DLP specialist. Most UAE customers run Fortra alongside a primary inbound gateway (Sophos, Proofpoint, Microsoft) where the inbound side is handled, and Fortra owns the DMARC and DLP layers.
Brand + Data
Protection Architecture
Agari Brand Protection enforces outbound DMARC and surfaces brand impersonation globally; Clearswift Secure Email Gateway provides deep content inspection and adaptive redaction for outbound DLP.
- Agari Brand Protection: DMARC enforcement and look-alike defense at scale
- Clearswift Adaptive Redaction: remove sensitive content, deliver the mail
- Deep content inspection: regex, dictionaries, OCR, structural patterns
- Specialist focus: layer on top of a primary inbound gateway
Fortra Email Security Highlights
The right specialist for brand protection and email data loss prevention
Fortra's strongest fit is at the data-protection and brand-protection layers. For UAE banks needing outbound DMARC enforcement at scale with global look-alike domain visibility, Agari is consistently shortlisted. For government and healthcare needing deep email DLP with adaptive redaction (rather than blunt block-or-allow), Clearswift is genuinely differentiated. For pure inbound email security, Sophos, Proofpoint, Mimecast, Microsoft, or Check Point typically lead.
5 layers
ICES, on-prem SEG, DMARC, takedown, and awareness in one contract
Unlimited
phishing site takedowns via PhishLabs, fastest in the industry
Co-founded
the DMARC standard, via Agari
Cloud Email Protection ICES, Clearswift SEG, Agari DMARC, PhishLabs, Terranova
Fortra delivers all five email security layers under one contract with one account team: cloud ICES, on-prem SEG, DMARC enforcement, phishing takedown, and security awareness training. Particularly compelling for UAE ministries, banks, and regulated estates consolidating multiple specialist vendors.
Co-founded the DMARC standard
Agari co-authored the DMARC specification and remains the deepest enterprise enforcement engine. Customers move from p=none to p=reject without breaking payroll, marketing, or SaaS sender flows. Global visibility into legitimate and illegitimate use of your domains.
Unlimited takedowns, critical for ministries protecting citizens
PhishLabs Digital Risk Protection delivers unlimited phishing-site takedowns with the fastest published speed-of-takedown in the industry, leveraging 15+ years of registrar and host relationships. Critical when citizens or end-customers are receiving phishing emails that appear to come from your brand.
Sanitise sensitive content from email rather than block the whole message
Clearswift Adaptive Redaction is unique in the market. Instead of blocking an entire email when a single snippet of sensitive content is detected, it removes the offending content (credit-card numbers, PII, classification markings) and lets the rest through. Reduces helpdesk volume while meeting outbound DLP audit requirements.
Clearswift on-prem SEG for ministries, banks, and regulated entities
Clearswift Secure Email Gateway is the leading on-prem secure email gateway with mature content inspection, deep file inspection, and Adaptive Redaction built in. The right answer for any entity with sovereign data residency requirements that cannot send mail content through a third-party cloud.
Security awareness training bundled with the email security portfolio
Terranova Security Awareness delivers role-based phishing simulations, gamified micro-lessons, and detailed reporting on click-rates and reporting-rates. Bundled with Cloud Email Protection so detection signal and human-layer training share the same risk model.
Who should put Fortra Email Security on the shortlist
UAE banks and large enterprises needing outbound DMARC enforcement at brand-protection scale
Government and semi-government bodies with strict outbound DLP and classified-markings mandates
Healthcare and finance with sensitive-content email exposure requiring adaptive redaction
Customers already running a primary inbound gateway who need specialist DLP and DMARC layers
Organizations with on-prem and sovereign deployment requirements (Clearswift on-prem fit)
Multi-domain estates needing global DMARC visibility and brand impersonation defense
Buyers prioritizing specialist depth in DLP and outbound brand protection over inbound breadth
Product portfolio
Models we deploy and manage
Picking the right SKU is as important as picking the right vendor. We size by user count, mailbox mix, and operational capacity, not by brochure tier.
Deployment Options
Gateway, API, or hybrid: your call. Artiflex deploys Fortra Email Security in whichever model fits your mail flow and regulatory requirements.
MX Gateway
Traditional pre-delivery scanning via MX record change. Strongest pre-delivery enforcement, fits hybrid Exchange and complex mail flow.
API Mode
API integration with Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. Fast to deploy (days), no MX change, ideal for cloud-only mail estates.
Hybrid
Gateway plus API together: pre-delivery blocking and post-delivery clawback in one solution. Recommended for most UAE enterprise estates.
Why Artiflex IT
Delivering Fortra Email Security across the UAE
Artiflex IT delivers Fortra Email Security as a DMARC and DLP specialist layer for UAE customers across banking, government, healthcare, and large enterprise. Our team has experience deploying Agari Brand Protection for outbound DMARC enforcement, Clearswift Secure Email Gateway for adaptive-redaction DLP, and integration alongside primary inbound gateways. Vendor-neutral sizing is our default.
Frequently asked
Fortra Email Security questions we hear from UAE buyers
Typically no. Fortra is strongest as a specialist for DMARC enforcement and outbound DLP, layered on top of a primary inbound gateway. Most UAE customers run Sophos, Proofpoint, Mimecast, Microsoft, or Barracuda for inbound and add Agari (DMARC) and/or Clearswift (DLP) for the specialist layers.
Agari typically wins on enterprise-scale DMARC visibility (global view of legitimate and illegitimate senders), brand impersonation defense, and integration with phishing defense. Valimail and EasyDMARC are competitive at SMB and mid-market price points for pure DMARC enforcement. For UAE banks needing brand-protection scale, Agari is consistently shortlisted.
Yes, with caveats. Clearswift Secure Email Gateway can run in front of M365 as MX, or as a Microsoft Exchange Online Connector. For cloud-only customers wanting purely API-mode DLP without MX changes, Microsoft Purview DLP plus Fortra add-ons may be a lighter fit. We design around your specific topology.
Agari Brand Protection deployments run three to six weeks (domain discovery, DMARC alignment, monitor-to-enforce migration). Clearswift Secure Email Gateway deployments typically run four to eight weeks given DLP policy design and inspection rule authoring. Combined deployments run six to twelve weeks.
Ready to evaluate Fortra Email Security?
Free email security assessment, vendor-neutral sizing, and a written recommendation. We will tell you when another vendor is the better fit.