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13th December 2021, LONDON - Proofpoint, a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced that it is participating with the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) CyberFirst initiative, which aims to help young people explore their passion for technology by introducing them to the fast-paced world of cyber security at a young age.

Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cyber security and compliance company, today released research identifying that only 19 percent of UK retailers have implemented the recommended level of DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) protection, which protects them from cybercriminals spoofing their identity and decreases the risk of email fraud for customers. Worryingly, this leaves online shoppers at 81 percent of retailers in the UK open to email fraud. UK retailers are also underperforming on a global scale, with 70 percent of global retailers in the Forbes Global 2000 having some form of DMARC protection, compared to just 45 percent in the UK.

17 of the top 20 UK unversities fail to actively block fraudulent emails from reaching recipients

Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, and Proofpoint, Inc. (“Proofpoint), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced the completion of Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Proofpoint for approximately $12.3 billion in cash.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 24, 2021 – A U.S. federal jury unanimously found Friday that Vade Secure (Vade) wilfully and maliciously misappropriated over a dozen trade secrets and infringed copyrights belonging to Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT) and its subsidiary Cloudmark LLC, awarding Proofpoint approximately $13.5 million in compensatory damages for Vade’s unjust enrichment to date.

Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today unveiled its annual Human Factor report, which provides a comprehensive examination of the three main facets of user risk—vulnerability, attacks, and privilege—and how the extraordinary events of 2020 transformed the current threat landscape. Human Factor 2021 draws on data and insight from a year’s worth of research, covering threats detected, mitigated, and resolved across one of the largest datasets in cybersecurity.

Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced several people-centric innovations across its three flagship platforms: Threat Protection, Compliance, and the new Information Protection and Cloud Security.

Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced Proofpoint Cloud App Security Broker (Proofpoint CASB) is now a certified data loss prevention (DLP) partner for Microsoft Teams. Available as part of Proofpoint’s Information Protection platform, organisations worldwide can now ensure real-time data security and compliance while millions of users collaborate in Teams.

Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today released its inaugural 2021 Voice of the CISO report which explores key challenges facing chief information security officers (CISOs) after an unprecedented twelve months. Sixty-six percent of CISOs globally feel their organisation is unprepared to handle a cyberattack and 58% consider human error to be their biggest cyber vulnerability, proving that the work-from-home model necessitated by the pandemic has tested CISOs like never before.

Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT) a leading cyber security and compliance company, today released research identifying that only 12 percent of the most popular hotel brands among UK consumers have implemented the recommended and strictest level of DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) protection, which prevents cybercriminals from spoofing their identity and reduces the risk of email fraud. Worryingly, this leaves the UK public open to email fraud from 88 percent of the most popular hotel brands.