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Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT) is a leading cybersecurity company that protects organisations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: their people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks. Leading organisations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions that mitigate their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web. More information is available at www.proofpoint.com.

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Proofpoint found most state governments and health departments lack the strictest and recommended #DMARC protection and authentication, exposing them to COVID19 spoofing. https://t.co/ufvEBArMvq #GovSec

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Proofpoint CEO Gary Steele appeared on @MadMoneyOnCNBC to discuss how hackers are leveraging the #COVID19 crisis to lure people into clicking trap links, as well as tips for consumer’s to better protect themselves. https://t.co/ZIflJ8zKQH #CyberSecurity

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RT @SCmagazineUK: The award in the Best Cloud Computing Security Solution category goes to @proofpoint, congratulations #SCAwardsEurope htt…

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May 12, 2020

UK businesses applying for government Coronavirus loans at increased risk of email fraud

Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT) a leading cyber security and compliance company, today released research identifying that only 13 out of the 64 (20%) banks currently accredited by the government for Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loans have implemented the strictest level of DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) protection. This protocol stops cybercriminals spoofing an organisation’s identity and decreases the risk of email fraud for customers.

March 03, 2020

Proofpoint Launches Industry-First Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Email Account Compromise (EAC) Integrated Solutions; Delivers Multiple Cloud Security Innovations

Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced the industry’s first integrated, end-to-end solutions that address business email compromise (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC) attacks by combining Proofpoint’s leading secure email gateway, advanced threat protection, threat response, email authentication, security awareness training, and cloud account protection.

February 04, 2020

Global Cybersecurity Study: Insider Threats Cost Organisations $11.45 Million Annually, up 31 Percent from 2018

Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today released its Cost of Insider Threats 2020 Global Report to identify the costs and trends associated with negligent, compromised, and malicious insiders.

January 23, 2020

Proofpoint’s State of the Phish Report Stresses the Need for User Training and Email Reporting as Targeted Attacks Climb

Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today released its sixth annual global State of the Phish report, which provides an in-depth look at user phishing awareness, vulnerability, and resilience.

November 25, 2019

Proofpoint Wins Best Email Security Award at the Computing Security Excellence Awards 2019

Cybersecurity leader Proofpoint recognised with industry excellence award for the strength of its people-centric security offering and commitment to innovation

November 21, 2019

Online shoppers in the UK at risk of email fraud this Black Friday and Cyber Monday

60 percent of the UK’s top ten online retailers are not actively blocking fraudulent emails from reaching customers

November 03, 2019

Proofpoint Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire ObserveIT for $225 Million in Cash; Extending Leadership in People-Centric Security and Compliance to Deliver Post-Perimeter Data Loss Prevention

Proofpoint’s market-leading information protection capabilities extended to prevent data risks and insider threats across email, cloud, and the endpoint

October 17, 2019

Proofpoint Named a National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion, Launches Free Security Training Kit for Organizations

Leading cybersecurity company provides award-winning people-centric security while empowering employees to protect themselves against today’s threats

October 15, 2019

85 Percent of Executives Surveyed by The Economist Intelligence Unit Agree That Human Vulnerabilities Cause the Most Detrimental Cybersecurity Breaches

More than 300 executives surveyed to determine the frequency and severity of people-centric data breaches

September 24, 2019

Proofpoint Wins Frost & Sullivan’s 2019 European Product Line Strategy Leadership Award for Security Awareness Training

Leading cybersecurity company commended for its holistic approach to changing employee behaviour and lowering data breach risk

2019 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award

2019 Information Archiving (Proofpoint Enterprise Archive)

2019 Social Media Security (Proofpoint Digital Risk Protection)

2019 Best Cybersecurity Company (between 1,000 to 4,999 employees)

2019 Cloud Security (Proofpoint Cloud App Security)

2019 Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) (Proofpoint Information Protection)

2019 Email Security (Proofpoint Email Protection)

2019 Threat Detection, Intelligence and Response (Proofpoint Threat Response)

Most Important Cybersecurity Companies of the Last 30 Years

2019 Incident Response (Proofpoint Threat Response)

2019 eDiscovery (Proofpoint E-discovery Analytics)

2019 SC Awards Europe

2019 Proofpoint Essentials

2019 Proofpoint Security Awareness Training

2019 Best Cybersecurity Education Provider (between 1,000 to 4,999 employees)

2019 Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company (between 1,000 to 4,999 employees)

2019 Compliance Solution (Proofpoint Information Protection, Archive, and Compliance)

2019 Data Governance (Proofpoint Information Protection, Archive, and Compliance)

2019 Data-centric Security (Proofpoint Information Protection)

2018 Best Email Security / Loss Management Solution - Platinum Winner

2018 Best Threat Intelligence Solution - Platinum Winner

2018 SC Magazine Awards Europe - Best SME Solution

2016 SC Magazine Awards - Best Email Security Solution

CRN’s 2016 Security 100: 20 Coolest Web, Email And Application Security Vendors

2015 Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™

2015 SC Magazine Awards - Best Customer Service

2014 Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™

2014 SC Magazine Awards Europe - Best Email Security Solution

2014 SC Magazine Awards - Best Email Security Solution

2013 Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™

2016 Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™

2017 SC Magazine Awards Europe - Best SME Solution

CRN’s 2018 Security 100: 20 Coolest Web, Email And Application Security Vendors

CRN’s Top 20 Coolest Cloud Vendors

CRN’s 2017 Security 100: 20 Coolest Web, Email And Application Security Vendors

CRN’s 2017 Mobility 100: 30 Coolest Mobile Security And Device Management Vendors

2017 Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™

2017 SC Media Awards - Best Email Security Solution

2017 SC Media Awards - Best Regulatory Compliance Solution

2017 SC Magazine Awards Europe - Best Fraud Prevention Solution

2012 Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™

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