Product

Proofpoint Shadow

Commercial identity protection component deploying endpoint deceptions to alert on lateral movement, according to Proofpoint.

DecoyHoneytokenEndpointIdentity

Critical reading · Sep 15, 2026

What the source supports

Proofpoint describes endpoint decoys for lateral-movement detection.

Question for evaluation

How is each alert linked to a real identity and endpoint?

This note is bounded by the material shown under “Review depth”. It is not an independent test.

Evidence limits

The commercial source does not quantify coverage or false alerts in a comparable organization.

Sources and provenance

  1. Proofpoint Shadow
    source-page · 2026-09-15

Reviewed: 2026-09-15. This record may change when new evidence is found.

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Case study

Energy Company / Proofpoint Shadow

Review: Public pageCritical reading

Energy company Shadow adoption story published by Proofpoint; investigation-time reduction is a customer statement reported by the vendor.

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