Proofpoint TRAP

The Sumo Logic app for Proofpoint TRAP (Threat Response Auto-Pull) provides comprehensive visibility into email threats that Proofpoint detects and remediates, including phishing, malware, impostor/BEC attempts, and suspicious messages. The app consists of four predefined dashboards covering threat overview, remediation effectiveness, security operations, threat analysis, and user risk and exposure, providing security teams with actionable insights into email-borne attacks across the organization.

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This app includes built-in monitors. For details on creating custom monitors, refer to Create monitors for the Proofpoint TRAP app.

Log types

This app uses Sumo Logic’s Proofpoint TRAP Source to collect message logs from the Proofpoint TRAP API.

Sample log message

Message Log

{
  "id": "a1b2c3d4-cccc-4aaa-bbbb-177685702412",
  "vap": false,
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "5d385f22-e694-4e59-aa89-304487bf1ccb",
      "type": "TapAlert"
    }
  ],
  "email_id": "e1a00012-aaaa-4000-8000-177685702412",
  "pps_guid": "Ij1Kl2Mn3Op4Qr5St6Uv7Wx8Yz9Ab0Cd",
  "incidents": [
    {
      "id": "f0a00012-bbbb-4000-8000-177685702412",
      "title": "Message Delivered to legal[@]lawfirm-partners[.]com with link hxxps://docusign-fake[.]com/review/sign",
      "display_id": 7012,
      "link_attribute": "sender_and_url"
    }
  ],
  "sender_id": "11111111-aaaa-4000-8000-177685702412",
  "tenant_id": "e3d0d1b3-382a-4871-a0bc-c26bd0ab4633",
  "created_at": "2026-04-22T16:53:44.907",
  "message_id": "<LLL222MMM333@nprghjwfsu.prod.outlook.com>",
  "updated_at": "2026-04-22T16:53:44+053088",
  "disposition": "phish",
  "received_at": "2026-04-22T16:53:44.907+00:00",
  "tap_cleared": false,
  "body_expired": null,
  "body_present": false,
  "clear_verdict": null,
  "email_subject": "[EXTERNAL] DocuSign: Contract Awaiting Your Signature",
  "message_status": {
    "is_read": true,
    "permitted_clicks": 1,
    "message_delivered": true
  },
  "sender_address": "signing@docusign-notification-fake.com",
  "last_known_type": "mailbox",
  "clear_confidence": null,
  "tap_threat_types": ["delivered_url_threat"],
  "recipient_address": "legal@lawfirm-partners.com",
  "email_message_size": null,
  "email_recipient_id": "a1b2c3d4-cccc-4aaa-bbbb-177685702412",
  "remediation_status": "message_not_found",
  "tap_false_positive": false,
  "abuse_reporter_rank": "not_a_reporter",
  "quarantine_strategy": null,
  "mime_content_expired": null,
  "mime_content_present": false,
  "click_block_exclusive": null,
  "remediation_status_context": null,
  "received_time": "2026-04-22T16:53:44.907+00:00"
}

Sample queries

Delivered High-Risk Threat Messages

_sourceCategory=proofpoint-trap-app disposition pps_guid
| json "id","disposition","recipient_address","sender_address","email_subject","created_at","remediation_status","tap_threat_types[*]","sources[*].type","clear_confidence", "message_status.message_delivered" as msg_id,disposition,recipient_address,sender_address,email_subject,created_at,remediation_status,tap_threat_types_list,source_type_list,clear_confidence,message_delivered nodrop
| extract field=source_type_list "\"?(?<source_type>[\\w\\s\\-&.,]*)\"?[,\\n\\]]" multi
| extract field=tap_threat_types_list "\"?(?<tap_threat_type>[\\w\\s\\-&.,]*)\"?[,\\n\\]]" multi
| where clear_confidence = "high" and message_delivered = "true"
| count by created_at, disposition, sender_address, recipient_address, tap_threat_type, email_subject, clear_confidence, remediation_status, message_delivered, id
| sort by created_at
| fields -_count

Collection configuration and app installation

Depending on the set up collection method, you can configure and install the app in three ways:

• Create a new collector and install the app. Create a new Sumo Logic Cloud-to-Cloud (C2C) source under a new Sumo Logic Collector and later install the app, or
• Use an existing collector and install the app. Create a new Sumo Logic Cloud-to-Cloud (C2C) source under an existing Sumo Logic Collector and later install the app, or
• Use existing source and install the app. Use your existing configured Sumo Logic Cloud-to-Cloud (C2C) source and install the app.

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Use the Cloud-to-Cloud Integration for Proofpoint TRAP Source to create the source and use the same source category while installing the app. By following these steps, you can ensure that your Proofpoint TRAP app is properly integrated and configured to collect and analyze your Proofpoint TRAP data.

Create a new collector and install the app

To set up collection and install the app, do the following:

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Next-Gen App: To install or update the app, you must be an account administrator or a user with Manage Apps, Manage Monitors, Manage Fields, Manage Metric Rules, and Manage Collectors capabilities depending upon the different content types part of the app.

1. Select App Catalog.
2. In the 🔎 Search Apps field, run a search for your desired app, then select it.
3. Click Install App.
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   Sometimes this button says Add Integration.

4. In the Set Up Collection section of your respective app, select Create a new Collector.
   1. Collector Name. Enter a Name to display the Source in the Sumo Logic web application. The description is optional.
   2. Timezone. Set the default time zone when it is not extracted from the log timestamp. Time zone settings on Sources override a Collector time zone setting.
   3. (Optional) Metadata. Click the +Add Metadata link to add a custom log Metadata Fields. Define the fields you want to associate, each metadata field needs a name (key) and value.
      • A green circle with a checkmark is shown when the field exists and is enabled in the Fields table schema.
      • An orange triangle with an exclamation point is shown when the field doesn't exist, or is disabled in the Fields table schema. In this case, you'll see an option to automatically add or enable the nonexistent fields to the Fields table schema. If a field is sent to Sumo Logic but isn’t present or enabled in the schema, it’s ignored and marked as Dropped.
   4. Click Next.
5. Configure the source as specified in the Info box above, ensuring all required fields are included.
6. In the Configure section of your respective app, complete the following fields.
   1. Field Name. If you already have collectors and sources set up, select the configured metadata field name (eg _sourcecategory) or specify other custom metadata (eg: _collector) along with its metadata Field Value.
7. Click Next. You will be redirected to the Preview & Done section.

Post-installation

Once your app is installed, it will appear in your Installed Apps folder, and dashboard panels will start to fill automatically.

Each panel slowly fills with data matching the time range query received since the panel was created. Results will not immediately be available but will be updated with full graphs and charts over time.

Use an existing collector and install the app

To set up the source in the existing collector and install the app, do the following:

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Next-Gen App: To install or update the app, you must be an account administrator or a user with Manage Apps, Manage Monitors, Manage Fields, Manage Metric Rules, and Manage Collectors capabilities depending upon the different content types part of the app.

1. Select App Catalog.
2. In the 🔎 Search Apps field, run a search for your desired app, then select it.
3. Click Install App.
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   Sometimes this button says Add Integration.

4. In the Set Up Collection section of your respective app, select Use an existing Collector.
5. From the Select Collector dropdown, select the collector that you want to set up your source with and click Next.
6. Configure the source as specified in the Info box above, ensuring all required fields are included.
7. In the Configure section of your respective app, complete the following fields.
   1. Field Name. If you already have collectors and sources set up, select the configured metadata field name (eg _sourcecategory) or specify other custom metadata (eg: _collector) along with its metadata Field Value.
8. Click Next. You will be redirected to the Preview & Done section.

Post-installation

Once your app is installed, it will appear in your Installed Apps folder, and dashboard panels will start to fill automatically.

Each panel slowly fills with data matching the time range query received since the panel was created. Results will not immediately be available but will be updated with full graphs and charts over time.

Use an existing source and install the app

To skip collection and only install the app, do the following:

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Next-Gen App: To install or update the app, you must be an account administrator or a user with Manage Apps, Manage Monitors, Manage Fields, Manage Metric Rules, and Manage Collectors capabilities depending upon the different content types part of the app.

1. Select App Catalog.
2. In the 🔎 Search Apps field, run a search for your desired app, then select it.
3. Click Install App.
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   Sometimes this button says Add Integration.

4. In the Set Up Collection section of your respective app, select Skip this step and use existing source and click Next.
5. In the Configure section of your respective app, complete the following fields.
   1. Field Name. If you already have collectors and sources set up, select the configured metadata field name (eg _sourcecategory) or specify other custom metadata (eg: _collector) along with its metadata Field Value.
6. Click Next. You will be redirected to the Preview & Done section.

Post-installation

Once your app is installed, it will appear in your Installed Apps folder, and dashboard panels will start to fill automatically.

Each panel slowly fills with data matching the time range query received since the panel was created. Results will not immediately be available but will be updated with full graphs and charts over time.

Viewing Proofpoint TRAP dashboards

All dashboards have a set of filters that you can apply to the entire dashboard. Use these filters to drill down and examine the data to a granular level.

• You can change the time range for a dashboard or panel by selecting a predefined interval from a drop-down list, choosing a recently used time range, or specifying custom dates and times. Learn more.
• You can use template variables to drill down and examine the data on a granular level. For more information, see Filtering Dashboards with Template Variables.
• Most Next-Gen apps allow you to provide the scope at the installation time and are comprised of a key (_sourceCategory by default) and a default value for this key. Based on your input, the app dashboards will be parameterized with a dashboard variable, allowing you to change the dataset queried by all panels. This eliminates the need to create multiple copies of the same dashboard with different queries.

Overview

The Proofpoint TRAP - Overview dashboard provides a high-level summary of email threat activity, including total message trends, disposition distributions, source and threat-type breakdowns, top-targeted users and senders, and recent threat events. Detailed phishing, malware, and remediation-specific use cases are available in dedicated dashboards.

Remediation and Response

The Proofpoint TRAP - Remediation and Response dashboard monitors the effectiveness of email threat remediation, including quarantine counts, pending and failed remediation, abuse mailbox reports, remediation status trends over time, quarantine strategy distribution, messages with permitted clicks, and detailed failure investigation data.

Security and Threat Analysis

The Proofpoint TRAP - Security and Threat Analysis dashboard combines actionable security insights with serious threat analysis. It provides delivered high-risk threat monitoring, user-click exposure, remediation tracking, and detailed analysis of phishing, malware, impostor/BEC, and suspicious email threats, including threat disposition trends, URL and attachment details, and investigative data.

User Risk and Exposure

The Proofpoint TRAP - User Risk and Exposure dashboard highlights user-level risk indicators, including very attacked person (VAP) targeting, threat messages read before quarantine, permitted link clicks on threat messages, delivered threats, risk event trends over time, and comprehensive high-risk user exposure details for incident prioritization.

Create monitors for the Proofpoint TRAP app

From your App Catalog:

1. From the Sumo Logic navigation, select App Catalog.
2. In the Search Apps field, search for and then select your app.
3. Make sure the app is installed.
4. Navigate to What's Included tab and scroll down to the Monitors section.
5. Click Create next to the pre-configured monitors. In the create monitors window, adjust the trigger conditions and notifications settings based on your requirements.
6. Scroll down to Monitor Details.
7. Under Location click on New Folder.
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   By default, monitor will be saved in the root folder. So to make the maintenance easier, create a new folder in the location of your choice.

8. Enter Folder Name. Folder Description is optional.
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   Using app version in the folder name will be helpful to determine the versioning for future updates.

9. Click Create. Once the folder is created, click on Save.

Proofpoint TRAP app alerts

Name	Description	Alert Condition	Recover Condition
Proofpoint TRAP - Delivered High-Risk Messages	This alert is triggered when Proofpoint TRAP detects high-confidence threat messages that were successfully delivered to recipients. Delivered high-risk messages indicate a gap in upstream filtering and may expose users to phishing, malware, or BEC attempts that require immediate response.	Count > 0	Count < = 0
Proofpoint TRAP - Remediation Failures	This alert is triggered when Proofpoint TRAP cannot remediate a threat message because the mailbox or message cannot be found. Remediation failures may indicate stale mailbox data, integration issues, or threat content that remains accessible to end users.	Count > 0	Count < = 0
Proofpoint TRAP - Quarantine Pending	This alert is triggered when Proofpoint TRAP messages remain in a quarantine_pending state. Pending quarantine actions may indicate processing delays or integration problems that leave threat messages partially remediated.	Count > 0	Count < = 0

Upgrade/Downgrade the Proofpoint TRAP app (Optional)

To update the app, do the following:

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Next-Gen App: To install or update the app, you must be an account administrator or a user with Manage Apps, Manage Monitors, Manage Fields, Manage Metric Rules, and Manage Collectors capabilities depending upon the different content types part of the app.

1. Select App Catalog.
2. In the Search Apps field, search for and then select your app.
   Optionally, you can identify apps that can be upgraded in the Upgrade available section.
3. To upgrade the app, select Upgrade from the Manage dropdown.
   1. If the upgrade does not have any configuration or property changes, you will be redirected to the Preview & Done section.
   2. If the upgrade has any configuration or property changes, you will be redirected to the Setup Data page.
   3. In the Configure section of your respective app, complete the following fields.
      1. Field Name. If you already have collectors and sources set up, select the configured metadata field name (eg _sourcecategory) or specify other custom metadata (eg: _collector) along with its metadata Field Value.
   4. Click Next. You will be redirected to the Preview & Done section.

Post-update

Your upgraded app will be installed in the Installed Apps folder and dashboard panels will start to fill automatically.

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See our Release Notes changelog for new updates in the app.

To revert the app to a previous version, do the following:

1. Select App Catalog.
2. In the Search Apps field, search for and then select your app.
3. To version down the app, select Revert to < previous version of your app > from the Manage dropdown.

Uninstalling the Proofpoint TRAP app (Optional)

To uninstall the app, do the following:

1. Select App Catalog.
2. In the 🔎 Search Apps field, run a search for your desired app, then select it.
3. Click Uninstall.