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Tag Team for Email Security
Image and Data Manager | 10-09-2008
Read about Proofpoint 5.5 features including improved bounce management features that block 100 percent of "backscatter" spam. Cyberscams exploit consumers' financial unease
USA Today | 10-09-2008
Jon Swartz writes about how online attacks that take advantage of the current financial crisis with several examples of crisis-themed phish and spam emails as well as Proofpoint “golden rules” for preventing online identity theft. CAN-SPAM: What went wrong?
Network World | 10-06-2008
Read about spam growth worldwide and how Proofpoint helps enterprises like Grand Valley State University tackle the issue. Proofpoint Upgrades Email
Byte and Switch | 10-06-2008
Read about the significant enhancements in Proofpoint 5.5 that help reduce a wide variety of email risks associated with inbound threats and outbound data loss while improving ease-of-use for administrators and end-users. Who's Afraid Of Online E-Mail Archives?
Information Week | 09-03-2008
A positive article about email archiving as more and more IT operations are moving to the cloud, from CRM to security to storage to network management. New breach laws invoke mixed reactions
SC Magazine | 08-14-2008
Read about the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) mandatory data breach disclosure recommendations that have invoked concerns amongst security experts. Researchers develop cloud-based antivirus
Search Security | 08-12-2008
Read about the new cloud-based approach to antivirus (AV)developed by researchers at the University of Michigan which, according to them, provides better detection of malware than traditional antivirus software. AN4 helps stockbroker devour spam
CRN | 08-12-2008
Stockbroker Simple Investments implements Proofpoint on Demand for effective protection against both inbound and outbound email-borne threats. Preventia becomes Proofpoint reseller
Channel EMEA | 08-07-2008
Read about Proofpoint reseller Preventia, a leading supplier of compliancy-based information security solutions headquartered in the UK. Proofpoint acquires SaaS email archiving vendor Fortiva
Convergence Asia | 06-25-2008
Read about the on-demand email archiving solution that addresses three key challenges – email storage management, legal discovery and regulatory compliance – without the headaches of managing an archive in-house. Proofpoint Acquires Fortiva
Tech Finance | 06-24-2008
Read about Proofpoint acquisition that strengthens its position as a leading vendor of SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and hybrid solutions for email security, data loss prevention and email archiving. Proofpoint acquires Fortiva
Network World | 06-24-2008
Proofpoint has acquired Fortiva, a seller of e-mail archiving services designed to speed up the process of responding to legal discovery requests. Proofpoint acquires SaaS company Fortiva
Business Journal | 06-24-2008
Read about Proofpoint's acquisition of Fortiva, which focuses on on-demand email archiving for legal discovery, regulatory compliance and e-mail storage management. Be Careful: Your Boss is Reading
The Wall Street Journal | 06-10-2008
Recent survey by Forrester Research indicates 40% of large U.S. businesses – and 29% of all U.S. businesses – employ people who read or otherwise analyze outbound emails. Outbound E-mail = Inbound Issues
ediscoveryinfo | 06-10-2008
Here are a few highlights from Proofpoint’s fifth annual study of outbound e-mail that perked e-discovery interest. Proofpoint changes discount structure to reward certified partners
eChannel Live | 06-06-2008
Read about the new enhanced Proofpoint channel partner program whereby only "Proofpoint certified" partners (those who have been trained on Proofpoint technology, evaluation processes, etc.) will get the best margins on the Proofpoint products that they sell. 2008 Outbound Email Survey - Podcast - mp3
Canandian Broadcasting Corporation: Search Engine | 06-05-2008
Hear about the findings from Proofpoint 2008 Outbound Email Survey: Interview with Keith Crosley, Proofpoint (Podcast mp3). Spam Volume Could Double in 2008
Red Orbit | 06-03-2008
Enterprise spam volumes rise by more than 50 percent during the first quarter of 2008 with proliferation of botnets. Confirma Proofpoint su alianza con MAPS
Info Channel | 05-31-2008
Spanish article about distribution partnerships and Proofpoint’s email security solutions, including a little video segment that covers the latest additions like Secure File Transfer. There are eyes on your email
Erie Times News | 05-29-2008
Recent survey by Forrester Research for e-mail security company Proofpoint Inc. - More than 40 percent of U.S. companies with 20,000 or more employees have staff who monitor outbound e-mail. Study: Big Brother IS Watching At Work
The Inquistr | 05-22-2008
A new study released by Proofpoint this week finds almost half of all large companies are paying someone to read your messages. Email by the Numbers
IT Management | 05-21-2008
Great email and data loss prevention related numbers from the fifth-annual study of outbound email and data loss prevention issues by Proofpoint, Inc. Businesses watch employees' email
ITPro | 05-21-2008
Outbound Email Survey: Organisations are employing staff to check up on their workforce's outbound email when they could be using technology to help them, study finds. E-Mail Security And Compliance Not Taken Seriously
Information Week | 05-20-2008
Forrester Consulting survey covers top concerns of 2008: US companies are "very concerned" about protecting the confidentiality of personal identity and financial information in outbound e-mail. Companies still monitoring email manually, suvey finds
Search Security | 05-20-2008
Survey on outbound email and data loss prevention: Companies are becoming more alarmed about sensitive information leaking out of email, but many firms still rely on manual processes to scan messages. Apple iTunes Customers Targeted By Phishers
Information Week | 05-20-2008
Read about the phishing message that attempts to exploit Apple's name: Fake version of the Apple Store has been set up to steal personal information. Security fears holding back healthcare
SC Magazine | 04-11-2008
Read about the risk of compromising patient confidentiality in
communication between doctors and patients, between medical organisations, medical insures and other service providers. Health care update
SC Magazine | 03-18-2008
Read about the reason Crystal Run Healthcare and other large national care groups use Proofpoint email security and data loss prevention solutions. Proofpoint proves worthy to VCs
San Jose Mercury News | 02-27-2008
Read about the new $28 million round in venture capital funding for Proofpoint to accelerate its global expansion. Proofpoint Raises $28 Million
Private Equity Hub | 02-27-2008
Read about Proofpoint investor funding to accelerate expansion, customer acquisition and product development initiatives. Spammers gaming Google advertising
InfoWorld | 02-21-2008
Learn how schemers are using spam messages designed to send traffic directly to specific banner ads they control via the Google AdWords program You've got mail
The Daily Tar Heel | 01-24-2008
ITS makes right call on spam filter and listserv oversight with the new, custom-filtering system from Proofpoint to defend student inboxes from pesky Internet spam Data loss start-ups sell out
NetworkWorld | 01-07-07
Proofpoint is mentioned as one of the email security vendors who have integrated data loss prevention features into its offerings in this article about recent acquisition and consolidation activity in the DLP space. Five data leak nightmares
NetworkWorld | 01-07-07
Read about the importance of having active outbound email scanning and compliance technology in place. Learn how Proofpoint customer Lake Michigan Financial’s IT manager, John Vander Velde tackled his data loss prevention problems with Proofpoint's data loss prevention appliance. Time To Take Action Against Data Loss
Information Week | 11-17-07
Interesting article that ranks top Data Loss Prevention issues, and focuses on how companies should start their DLP efforts. Partner Proof is in the pudding
Australia Reseller News | 11-16-07
Reas about the new Proofpoint channel program initiated to support growth in the local market. UNC targets e-mail spam
The Daily Tar Heel | 11-15-07
Some interesting facts about Proofpoint’s anti-spam capabilities at the University of North Carolina. Shape-Shifting Spam
Business Week | 11-02-07
Read about the rise and fall of PDF spam and the debut of MP3 spam. Spammers Turn to MP3s to Deliver Pitches
Associated Press | 10-19-07
Proofpoint detects first wave of MP3-based spam. This new form of spam shows a new level of sophistication for spammers and the power of the botnets. Interesting quotes from the CEO of Exit Only, the company whose stock was pitcing in this first MP3 "pump and dump" spam attack. Listen Up: A New Kind of Spam
New York Times | 10-19-07
Tech reporter Brad Stone interviews Proofpoint about this new wave of spam spam emails where the "payload" is contained in an mp3 attachment. Good news for workers: Laziness is not monitored
Business Week | 09-11-07
Stephen Baker at Businessweek mentions Proofpoint observation that HR is way too busy monitoring data leakage to dwell on the time employees fritter away on the Internet. Is Your Blog Leaking Trade Secrets?
Internet News | 09-07-07
A substantial article by Jeff Vance about data loss prevention that quotes Oliver Young, Forrester analyst. The article covers Proofpoint's findings including leaks of confidential information via blog postings. PDF Spam Jumps 500% in Two Weeks
CMP Dark Reading | 08-17-07
The release of new MLX features to block attachment-based spam and Proofpoint announcement about the marked increase in PDF spam gets extensive coverage. DVA Seeks Security
CSO | 08-16-07
A case study artcle about how Department of Veterans’ Affairs in Australia is using Proofpoint to both meet local data protection requirements and to stop spam. Why IT is Reading Your Email
NetworkWorld | 08-15-07
Listen to the “Panorama” podcast with host Keith Shaw that discusses outbound email survey stats and gives a high-level view of the networking landscape Proofpoint offers hosted data security service
Computer Technology Review | 08-13-07
Announcement regarding the cost-effective, easy-to-adopt and easy-to-manage on-demand hosted service, Proofpoint on Demand, is covered in this article. Like 'electronic DNA evidence'
Dow Jones MarketWatch | 07-30-07
Andrea Coombes wrote about worker email being increasingly monitored and used in court. Also quoted in this article is Nancy Flynn of the e-Policy Institute. Firms urged to educate staff on ICT policies
British Computer Society (BCS) | 07-26-07
Proofpoint gets international mention in the British media regarding the need to understand ICT (Information and Communication Technology) policies. What’s Walking out Your Doors?
Enterprise IT Planet | 07-23-07
An article about data leak prevention mentions Proofpoint and Fidelis as two examples of vendors that offer leak prevention products. Proofpoint Intros Proofpoint 5
CMP Byte and Switch | 06-04-07
Proofpoint 5 which is the industry's first single-appliance solution for defending inbound spam and viruses, preventing data loss, encrypting sensitive information and analyzing messaging infrastructures, gets wide attention. The Rise of MeMail
Wall Street Journal | 05-18-07
Email signatures are getting packed with graphics, links and logos. Self-expression or waste of bandwidth? The WSJ takes a look at the trend. Proofpoint stats on the impact of rich media signatures is quoted. Net Managers Grapple with Appliance Overload
NetworkWorld | 04-26-07
Virtual appliances are one way to cure "appliance overload." Proofpoint Virtual Edition and Proofpoint customer Matanuska Telephone Association are featured. Virtual Appliances Cure Appliance Bloat
NetworkWorld | 04-19-07
Proofpoint's Sandra Vaughan notes how virtual appliances (like the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway—Virtual Edition) can reduce power, rackspace, and admin costs associated with traditional security appliances. Email Policy Engines
Messaging News | 04-07
Messaging News feature offers suggestions on implementing technology-facilitated email policy enforcement. CRN Review: A Virtual Solution to Spam
CRN | 04-23-07
CRN raves about the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway — Virtual Edition, finding it easy to install, more than 99.6% accurate, well designed and easy to navigate. "By moving what was once based on a dedicated hardware appliance over to a virtual appliance, Proofpoint has solved all of the problems associated with proprietary hardware." Proofpoint Tracks Email's Path
NetworkWorld | 03-12-07
Smart Search appliance traces, analyzes e-mail messages, even through Exchange and Domino servers Laguna Seca's network pace setter
Network World | 07-24-06
As a director of communications, Frank Basso brings this historic raceway into the VoIP and Wi-Fi fast lanes. Email snooping "breach of human rights"
The Inquirer | 07-17-06
Mark Hughes, MD of Proofpoint, said that in a survey it conducted it found that 38 per cent of corporations use a so-called "corporate snoop" to read email, while 60 per cent regularly audit outbound mail. Tips to make sure your messages don't come back to haunt you
The Sacramento Bee | 07-09-06
According to an annual survey by the technology firm Proofpoint, nearly 40 percent of companies have staffers whose job it is to read the electronic messages of other employees, and more and more workers are losing jobs for violating e-mail policies. Careful sending
Boston Herald | 06-13-06
17.3 percent of companies have disciplined an employee for violating blog or message board policies in the last year and 7.1 percent of companies have fired an employee for those reasons. Keep a Blog, Get Fired
Loose Wire | 06-13-06
7.1% of companies have fired an employee for violating blog or message board policies. BT Spots US Security Opening
Red Herring | 06-12-06
With AT&T and Verizon at the center of a consumer privacy storm in the U.S., BT sees an opportunity.
You've Got Someone Reading Your E-Mail
The New York Times | 06-12-06
More than a third of American companies with 1,000 or more workers say they employ people to read through other employees' outbound e-mail. And nearly half of those companies regularly go through outbound e-mail in search of rule-breaking.
FINANCIAL WATCH
New York Newsday | 06-11-06
27 Percentage of companies that have fired an employee for misusing corporate e-mail, according to a Proofpoint survey of U.S. companies with more than 1,000 staff members. Who, or what, is reading your email?
Tech Target | 06-08-06
Bound by regulatory requirements and spooked by a wave of data theft, companies are increasingly finding it necessary to monitor employees' business email and Internet activities to ensure nobody's leaking sensitive company data. Employees get canned for e-mailing
CNN Money | 06-07-06
Sending e-mails that contain confidential information or are considered obscene and offensive can often get you disciplined or even fired, survey says.
More workers axed for E-mails
New York Daily News | 06-05-06
A new study shows that a third of employers surveyed sacked staffers in the past year for violating workplace E-mail policies. Employers routinely read staff emails
Out-Law | 06-05-06
Thirty-eight percent of UK companies with 1,000 or more employees hire staff to read or analyse outbound email, according to a new survey by a messaging security company. Proofpoint Opens up to Australia
ARNnet | 05-22-06
US-based messaging security vendor, Proofpoint, has officially unveiled its range of hardware and software messaging security products in Australia. Damming the data stream
Federal Computer Week | 05-15-06
Companies offer technologies to block the disclosure of sensitive information
Messaging Security Solution ensures privacy of data.
Managing Automation | 03-31-06
Proofpoint Version 4 Delivers Next-generation Messaging Security to Protect Enterprises from Spam and Viruses, Ensure Privacy of Customer and Employee Data and Guard Against Intellectual Property Leaks. Proofpoint Raises $20 Million
Red Herring | 03-22-06
The messaging security startup finds venture backers in a very competitive and commoditized market segment. It's raining IT security surveys
Network World | 03-20-06
In 2004, Proofpoint considered bringing to market an outbound e-mail compliance product. But first the company sponsored a survey conducted by Forrester Research that showed 43% of companies sampled used employees to scan outbound e-mail for confidentiality breaches or intellectual property leaks...
Proofpoint Debuts Version 4 Of Its Messaging Security Gateway Appliance
CMP Messaging Pipeline | 03-02-06
Proofpoint Inc., Cupertino, has brought out version 4.0 of its Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliance and Proofpoint Protection Server 4.0 software, featuring enhanced directory harvest attack prevention and an optional Zero-Hour Anti-Virus module for protection against emerging virus attacks. Proofpoint Gets Tougher Against Spam, Viruses
Network World | 02-27-06
E-mail security vendor Proofpoint is upgrading the core of its gateway software and appliance with additional spam and directory harvest-attack prevention, and is adding a module to help catch viruses during the first few hours of an outbreak. Proofpoint Gets EMC Accreditation
CMP Byte and Switch | 02-21-06
Proofpoint's content security products including Proofpoint Protection Server and Proofpoint Digital Asset Security have received the EMC "Designed for Documentum" logo designation. Put Up A Strong Defense
InformationWeek | 01-23-06
Emerging security technologies monitor and encrypt data to defend against internal threats as well as outside ones. Rise in Non-English Spam Challenges Junk Mail Filters
Wall Street Journal Online | 12-02-05
Proofpoint Inc., Cupertino, Calif., says it believes it effectively catches about 90% of unwanted messages written in Japanese, compared with an effectiveness rate of 99% for spam written in English or European languages. Proofpoint Debuts Healthcare Bundle
CMP TechWeb Compliance Pipeline | 11-22-05
Enterprise messaging security vendor Proofpoint Inc. today rolled out a packaged healthcare privacy protection service targeting healthcare organizations with fewer than 500 employees. Hospitals and healthcare organizations that have adopted Proofpoint include DeKalb Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, South Nassau Communities Hospital, Pella Regional Health Center, Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Jamestown Hospital and University of Texas Medical Branch. Looking Beyond Simple Spam Filtering
Network World | 10-17-05
Proofpoint is among the leading messaging security vendors that have added "zero day" anti-virus, outbound compliance and other features that go beyond simple spam filtering. Appliance Guards Web Mail, FTP
eWeek | 08-08-05
As they struggle to comply with privacy and security regulations and to prevent insiders from leaking confidential data, some enterprises are seeking to monitor messaging streams beyond corporate e-mail. To fill that need, messaging security software developer Proofpoint Inc., best known for its anti-spam tools, this week will debut its Network Content Sentry as an add-on appliance to its Content Security suite. The appliance can monitor Web mail, message boards, blogs and FTP-based communications. Proofpoint, Voltage Team on E-Mail Encryption
eWeek | 08-01-05
Messaging security software developer Proofpoint has teamed up with Voltage Security to integrate encryption capabilities into its Proofpoint Protection Server software and Messaging Security Gateway appliance. Be Cruel to Your School
Washington Post | 06-14-05
Proofpoint survey shows more companies stress email monitoring of "offensive" and secret content. Why bosses routinely monitor e-mail
Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 06-14-05
New Proofpoint's study states increase in email monitoring as a direct result of companies' fear of trade secret and intellectual property leaks. Financial Watch
Newsday.com | 06-12-05
Majority of 1,000+ employee companies express concern over email security. Proofpoint email survery noted. The boss is watching
Oakland Press | 06-12-05
Proofpoint's email survery calls to attention increase in corporations interested in reading outbound emails to protect vital trade secrets. Companies hire e-mail sleuths
Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 06-14-05
Concern about leaking trade secrets leads companies to monitor email. Proofpoint outbound email survey statistics featured. Email snooping on the rise
ITWeek | 06-09-05
Proofpoint study shows concern of stolen trade secrets via outbound emails have forced corporations to increase email monitoring staff. Proofpoint P800 wins GCN "Reviewer's Choice"
GCN (Government Computer News) | 04-04-05
Proofpoint wins GCN's "Reviewer's Choice" award and an overall "A" rating in this competitive shootout review of security appliances. Proofpoint is rated as superior to CipherTrust IronMail, Panda GateDefender and Barracuda Spam Firewall after extensive testing. Summary report card here: GCN Shootout Results
New Sharks in the Web Surf
BusinessWeek | 03-28-05
New variations on phishing attacks, dubbed "pharming", are being used to pilfer personal data. (Subscription only.) |
