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PROOFPOINT’S 2023 BOARD PERSPECTIVE REPORT FINDS AI IS SEEN AS A BIG RISK

Seventy-one per cent of those polled see applications such as ChatGPT as a potential problem for their company. But AI is not the only thing worrying folks in the boardroom. More board members than ever before are concerned about cyber security, with 74 per cent of those polled feeling their company is at risk. In 2022, that number was 52 per cent. Recent high-profile hacks – especially a rash of third-party incidents – have likely fed this newfound apprehension.

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Dark Reading

Peril vs. Promise: Companies, Developers Worry Over Generative AI Risk

The vast majority of developers believe that using generative AI systems will be necessary to increase productivity and keep up with software challenges, but intellectual property issues and security concerns continue to hold back adoption.

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CSO

CXOs and directors are growing wary of generative AI: Report

Generative AI has emerged as the chief concern for companies across geographies as three-fifths of global board members believe it poses huge security risks, according to a report by Proofpoint. The report built from survey responses of 659 board members at organizations with 5,000 or more employees across industries underlined a general sense of panic as it found a majority of respondents fearing a material attack in 2023.

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Healthcare IT News

Boards are grasping cyber threats, but CISOs still feel underprepared

Proofpoint's second annual Board Perspective report, published Sept. 6, explores three key areas: the cybersecurity threats and risks boardrooms face, their level of preparedness to defend against those threats and their alignment with CISOs – based on the sentiments uncovered in the company's Voice of the CISO report released earlier this year.

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Security Boulevard

Proofpoint Previews Generative AI Tools to Thwart Social Engineering

At the Proofpoint Protect 2023 conference, Proofpoint today revealed it is leveraging a BERT large language model (LLM) originally created by Google to thwart social engineering attacks using generative artificial intelligence (AI).

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CYBERSECURITY DIVE

SEC cyber disclosure rules put CISO liability under the spotlight

The long anticipated Securities and Exchange Commission rule on cyber incident reporting took effect Tuesday, creating significant changes at the C-suite and board level.

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CISO Reports

White Paper

2023 Voice of the CISO

Back to “Business as Usual.” After a brief respite, CISOs see the threat landscape heating up once again, and have recalibrated their level of concern to match what they felt at the start of the pandemic.
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White Paper

Cybersecurity: The 2023 Board Perspective Report

As cyber attacks become increasingly sophisticated and impact organisations of all sizes, the board-CISO relationship has never been more important.
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White Paper

Cyber Insecurity in Healthcare: Ponemon Report

In this study sponsored by Proofpoint, Ponemon surveyed 641 people responsible for security strategies – including setting IT cybersecurity priorities, managing budgets and selecting vendors and contractors.
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Industry Threat Trends

Industry Threat Trends
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Every quarter the Resident CISO team will share our industry focused analysis of global email threat data. This analysis will examine threat actors, malware, techniques and mitigations across: Education, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrial, Manufacturing, and Public Sector.

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Industry

Financial Services


  • Banking - Commercial and Retail Banking, Savings, Credit, and Finance.

  • Capital Markets - Investment Banking and Asset Management.

  • FinTech - Cloud/SaaS, Supply Chain, and Service Providers.

  • Insurance - Underwriting and P&C types.

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Industry

Education


  • Higher Education – Secondary Education, universities and colleges from all geographies.

  • K-12 – Primary education, kindergarten through 12th grade. School Districts.

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Industry

Industrial


  • Aerospace/Defense – Defense, contractors and their suppliers primarily in aerospace.

  • Industrial Technology – Organizations that produce technology for the automation and efficiency of manufacturing production.

  • Mining – Organizations that extract natural resources (raw materials) from the Earth.

  • Raw Materials – Organizations that produce refined raw materials for use in the manufacturing process.

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Industry

Manufacturing


  • Automotive – Original Equipment Manufacturers in the Automotive Industry and their suppliers.

  • Electronics - Original Equipment Manufacturers in the Electronic Industry and their suppliers.

  • Food & Beverage – Organizations that produce finished products in the Food & Beverage Industry.

  • Pharma/Life Sciences – Pharmaceutical Producers and Biotech companies that support the Healthcare industry.

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Industry

Healthcare


  • Academic Healthcare – Hospitals with a charter for teaching and medical education. Medical School, and association with a University.

  • Hospital Systems – Hospitals with a large number of staffed beds, as a single facility or system.

  • Research Hospitals – Hospitals or systems with a primary charter for research, includes children’s hospitals.

  • Post-acute and Residential Care - Ambulatory, rehabilitation, and assisted care facilities.

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Industry

Public Sector


  • Federal Government – Federal government branches, agencies, and ministries from all geographies.

  • State Government – U.S. state level government entities.

  • Local Government – Municipal, city, and county government from all geographies.

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Meet Our CISOs

Our resident CISOs drive our people-centric security vision with their hands-on experience and perspective in managing risk and improving cybersecurity posture across complex enterprises.

Ryan Witt

Vice President, Industry Solutions

Ryan leads Proofpoint’s healthcare, education and public sector practices, advising CISOs in those industries on how to best protect their organizations. Ryan has also been the Chair of Proofpoint's Healthcare Customer Advisory Board since 2018.

John Checco

Resident CISO, Americas

John leads the financial services practice at Proofpoint. He has previously served as an operational CISO at several large financial institutions.

Dennis Dayman

Resident CISO, Americas

Dennis has extensive experience working on security/privacy issues, data governance issues, and protecting and improving data through industry policy, regulatory policy relations, and technical solutions.

Yvette Lejins

Resident CISO, APJ

In her role as Resident CISO, APJ, Yvette brings hands-on experience in managing risk and improving cybersecurity posture across complex enterprises. Prior to joining Proofpoint, Yvette worked in CISO roles across the aviation and freight and logistics industries.

Andrew Rose

Resident CISO, EMEA

Andrew is Resident CISO for the EMEA Region. Voted ‘European CISO of the Year’ in 2018, he has 20+ years of CISO level experience across industries such as financial, legal, CNI and aviation. Andrew also spent several years as an Industry Analyst.

Bert Skaletski

Resident CISO, EMEA

Bert is Resident CISO, EMEA at Proofpoint. He previously served as CISO at a global leading science and technology company with more than 60,000 employees where he was responsible for information security strategy, policies, standards, and their implementation.

Dr. Deborah Watson

Resident CISO, Americas

Deborah is a cybersecurity leader focused on corporate information security strategy, compliance, security architecture, and data privacy and protection.

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