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Proofpoint, Inc. is a leading cybersecurity and compliance company that protects organizations’ 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 organizations 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, Inc.

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Proofpoint’s 2023 State of the Phish Report Reveals Email-Based Attacks Dominated the Threat Landscape in 2022; Cyber Extortion Continues to Wreak Havoc Globally
Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today released its ninth annual State of the Phish report, revealing that cyber extortion continues to wreak havoc globally. Findings reveal that more than eight out of ten UK organisations (82%) experienced an attempted ransomware attack in 2022, with 62% suffering a successful infection. Of those infected, just 33% of organisations were able to regain access to data after paying an initial ransom.
Proofpoint Unveils New Simplified Partner Program to Accelerate Channel Growth
Proofpoint Element Partner Program strengthens resellers’ position and market opportunity with enhanced sales and marketing development resources, benefits, incentives, and training support
Proofpoint Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Illusive
Identity Threat Detection and Response technology extends Proofpoint’s people-centric security vision to thwart identity-based breaches, including ransomware
Proofpoint Introduces Advanced Email Protection Integration with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
New integration provides incident responders automated visibility and critically needed context to prioritise and remediate threats
Proofpoint Expands Threat Protection Platform with New Deployment, Detection, and Behavioural Analytics Innovations
Cybersecurity leader introduces new additions at 2022 Microsoft Ignite Conference
New Report from Proofpoint and Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan Reveals Almost Half of Board Members Globally Feel Unprepared for a Cyber Attack, Despite Viewing Cybersecurity as a High Priority
Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, and Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan (CAMS), an interdisciplinary research consortium, today released their Cybersecurity: The 2022 Board Perspective report, which explores board of directors’ perceptions about their key challenges and risks.
Proofpoint Introduces a Smarter Way to Stay Compliant with New Intelligent Compliance Platform
Sunnyvale, Calif., August 23, 2022 – Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced the launch of its Intelligent Compliance Platform, offering enterprises modern regulatory compliance safeguards while simplifying corporate legal protection practices. The platform leverages Proofpoint’s proprietary machine learning engine to provide business leaders with AI-powered collection, classification, detection, prevention, search, eDiscovery, supervision, and next generation predictive analytics while meeting complex compliance and information governance obligations.
Proofpoint: 97% of top universities in UK, US and Australia putting students, staff, and stakeholders at risk of being impersonated by cybercriminals
Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today released new research identifying that 97% of the top universities in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia are lagging on basic cybersecurity measures, subjecting students, staff and stakeholders to higher risk of email-based impersonation attacks.
Proofpoint Announces CASB Integration to Protect 7,000+ Okta-Federated Cloud Apps from Account Takeover Risks
Proofpoint’s people-centric CASB solution integrates threat, behavior, and data insights to detect and remediate suspicious Okta logins
Proofpoint’s Annual Human Factor Report Reveals How 2021 Became the Year Cyber Criminals Got Creative
Cyber criminals pivoted to unconventional people-focused attack methods last year, including 100,000 daily smartphone attacks and double the amount of smishing attempts year-over-year
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Researchers warn of two new variants of potent IcedID malware loader
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Russian Disinformation Campaign Records High-Profile Individuals on Camera
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Russian hackers are trying to set up video calls to spread anti-Western propaganda
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New cyberattack tactics rise up as ransomware payouts increase
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Proofpoint Unveils New Simplified Partner Program
New Threat Group Reviews Screenshots Before Striking
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Hackers are using this new trick to deliver their phishing attacks
Hackers target business cloud environments by abusing Microsoft’s ‘verified publisher’ status
Russia and Iran are stepping up cyber spying on politicians and activists, warns GCHQ
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2023 CRN Security 100
20 Coolest Web, Application And Email Security Companies
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2023 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Gold
Anti Malware (Proofpoint Email Security)
Anti Phishing (Proofpoint Email Security)
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2023 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Gold
Anti Malware (Proofpoint Email Security)
Anti Phishing (Proofpoint Email Security)
Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) (Proofpoint CASB)
Cloud Security (Proofpoint CASB)
Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) (Proofpoint Information Protection)
Email Security (Proofpoint Threat Protection Platform)
Fraud Prevention (Proofpoint Fraud Defense)
Information Archiving (Proofpoint Archive)
Insider Threat Solution (Proofpoint Insider Threat Management)
Ransomware Protection (Proofpoint Email Security)
Security Awareness Program (Proofpoint Security Awareness)
Threat Detection, Intelligence and Response (Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection & Threat Response)
Cybersecurity Team of the Year (Proofpoint Resident CISO team)
Cybersecurity Woman of the Year (Lucia Milică Stacy)
Best Cybersecurity Podcast (DISCARDED: Tales from the Threat Research Trenches)
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2023 CRN Cloud 100
20 Coolest Cloud Security Companies
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2022 Computing Technology Product Awards (UK)
Best Business Security Provider for Enterprises
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2022 CRN Products of the Year
Security-Email: Technology (Proofpoint Email Security and Protection)
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2022 Platinum PR Awards
Spokesperson of the Year: Ryan Kalember
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2022 CISO Choice Awards
Security Awareness Training (for the Everyday Employee)
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2022 CISO Choice Awards
Governance, Risk and Compliance
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2022 Cybersecurity Breakthrough Awards
Overall Enterprise Email Security Solution Provider of the Year
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2022 SC Awards
Best Data Security Solution
Best Customer Service Provider
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2022 Women of the Channel Awards: Power 100 List
Chari Rhoades, VP Americas Channel and Partner Sales
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2022 Women of the Channel Awards
Ashley Newell, Sr. Manager, Channel Marketing
Heather Harlos, Sr. Director of Global Partner Programs & Enablement
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2022 Women of the Channel Awards
Ashley Newell, Sr. Manager, Channel Marketing
Heather Harlos, Sr. Director of Global Partner Programs & Enablement
Molly Foley, Sr. Director, Channel Marketing
Nikita Sharma, Sr. Manager, SMB Business Operations
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2022 Top 100 Global Sales Leader (GSL100) List
Michelle Owczarzak
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2022 CRN Cloud 100
20 Coolest Cloud Security Companies
CRN Channel Chief 2022
2022 CRN Channel Chiefs - Most Influential
50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs (Joe Sykora, SVP, Worldwide Channels, Partner Sales)
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2022 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Silver
Cybersecurity Woman of the Year (Sherrod DeGrippo, VP Threat Research and Detection)
Cyber Threat Intelligence (Proofpoint Nexus Threat Graph)
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2022 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Silver
Cybersecurity Woman of the Year (Sherrod DeGrippo, VP Threat Research and Detection)
Cyber Threat Intelligence (Proofpoint Nexus Threat Graph)
Security Education (Proofpoint Security Awareness Training)
Phishing Detection and Response (PDR) (Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) and Threat Response)
Ransomware Protection (Proofpoint Email Security)
Threat Detection, Intelligence and Response (Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) and Threat Response)
Compliance Solution (Proofpoint Intelligent Supervision)
eDiscovery (Enterprise Archive)
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2022 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Gold
Cybersecurity Strategist of the Year (Ryan Kalember, EVP Cybersecurity Strategy)
Cybersecurity PR Professional of the Year (Kristy Campbell, VP Corporate Communications)
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2022 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Gold
Cybersecurity Strategist of the Year (Ryan Kalember, EVP Cybersecurity Strategy)
Cybersecurity PR Professional of the Year (Kristy Campbell, VP Corporate Communications)
Anti-Phishing (Proofpoint Email Security)
Browser Isolation (Proofpoint Browser Isolation)
Email Security (Proofpoint Threat Protection Platform)
Fraud Prevention (Proofpoint Fraud Defense)
Security Awareness Program (Proofpoint Security Awareness Training)
Security Education Platform (Proofpoint Security Awareness Training)
Anti-Malware (Proofpoint Email Security)
AWS Cloud Security (Proofpoint CASB)
Azure Cloud Security (Proofpoint CASB)
Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) (Proofpoint CASB)
Cloud Security (Proofpoint CASB, Enterprise DLP, Insider Threat Management, Web Security, Remote Browser Isolation and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA))
Data Cloud Security (Proofpoint CASB)
Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) (Proofpoint Information Protection)
Endpoint Security (Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (ITM))
Forensics (Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (ITM))
Google Cloud Security (Proofpoint CASB)
Hybrid Cloud Security (Proofpoint CASB, Web Security, Browser Isolation and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA))
Insider Threat Solution (Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (ITM))
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (Proofpoint CASB, Enterprise DLP, Insider Threat Management, Web Security, Remote Browser Isolation and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA))
Security Investigation (Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (ITM))
Security Monitoring (Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (ITM))
User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (ITM))
Zero Trust Security (Proofpoint Zero Trust Network Access)
Data Governance (Proofpoint Enterprise Archive)
Information Archiving (Proofpoint Enterprise Archive)
Artificial Intelligence Security (Proofpoint NexusAI)
Social Media Security (Content Capture & Content Patrol)
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2021 Espresa Award
Culture Benefits® Innovation and Excellence
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2021 Frost & Sullivan Award
Best Practices
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2021 Computing Security Excellence Awards
Best Cloud Security
CRN Tech Innovators Awards 2021
2021 CRN Tech Innovators
Proofpoint Information Protection and Cloud Security
2021 CISO Choice Awards Cloud Security Solutions
2021 CISO Choice Awards
Cloud Security Solutions
Email Security
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2021 CISO Choice Awards Cloud Security Solutions
2021 CISO Choice Awards
Cloud Security Solutions
Email Security
Premier Security Company
Cybersecurity Breakthrough Award 2021
2021 Cybersecurity Breakthrough Award
Best Overall Enterprise Email Security Solution Provider of the Year
Computing Cloud Excellence Awards 2021
2021 Computing Cloud Excellence Awards
Best Cloud Automation Solution
2021 SC Media Awards Europe
2021 SC Awards Europe
Best Email Security Solution
Proofpoint Information Protection Best Data Leak Prevention (DLP) Solution
Cybersecurity Excellence Awards-Gold-2021
2021 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Gold
Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company
Best Cybersecurity Education Provider
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2021 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Gold
Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company
Best Cybersecurity Education Provider
Cyber Threat Intelligence (Proofpoint Nexus Threat Graph)
Anti-Phishing (Proofpoint Email Security)
Browser Isolation (Proofpoint Browser Isolation)
Fraud Prevention (Proofpoint Fraud Defense)
Phishing Detection and Response (Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP))
Security Awareness Program (Proofpoint Security Awareness Training)
Security Education (Proofpoint Security Awareness Training)
Security Education Platform (Proofpoint Security Awareness Training)
AWS Cloud Security (Proofpoint Cloud App Security Broker (CASB))
Azure Cloud Security (Proofpoint CASB)
Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) (Proofpoint CASB)
Endpoint Security (Proofpoint Insider Threat Management)
Forensics (Proofpoint Insider Threat Management)
Google Cloud Security (Proofpoint CASB)
Hybrid Cloud Security (Proofpoint CASB, SaaS Isolation, and Meta)
Insider Threat Solution (Proofpoint Insider Threat Management)
Security Investigation (Proofpoint Insider Threat Management)
Security Monitoring (Proofpoint Insider Threat Management)
User and Entity Behavior Analytics (Proofpoint Insider Threat Management)
Zero Trust Security (Proofpoint Meta)
Compliance Solution (Proofpoint Compliance Solutions)
Data Governance (Proofpoint Information Protection, Archive, and Compliance)
eDiscovery (Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, E-Discovery Analytics)
Information Archiving (Proofpoint Enterprise Archive)
Social Media Security (Proofpoint Digital Risk Protection)
Proofpoint. Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award
2020 Frost & Sullivan Award
Best Practices
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2020 Pittsburgh Business Times
Best Places to Work
2020 CISO Choice Awards_ Premier Security Company Logo
2020 CISO Choice Awards
Premier Security Company
Cybersecurity Breakthrough Award 2020
2020 Cybersecurity Breakthrough Award
Best Overall Enterprise Email Security Solution Provider of the Year
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2020 Espresa Award
Culture Benefits® Innovation and Excellence
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2020 The Software Report
Top 100 Software Companies
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2020 SC Awards Europe
Best Cloud Computing Security Solution (Proofpoint Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
Best Enterprise Security Solution (Proofpoint Advanced Email Protection)
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2020 SC Awards
Best Email Security Solution (Proofpoint Email Protection)
2020 CRN Awards
20 Coolest Web, Email and Application Security Vendors
20 Coolest Cloud Security Companies
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2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Gold
eDiscovery (Proofpoint e-Discovery Analytics)
Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) (Proofpoint Information Protection)
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2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Gold
eDiscovery (Proofpoint e-Discovery Analytics)
Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) (Proofpoint Information Protection)
Data Governance (Proofpoint Information Protection, Archive, and Compliance)
Fraud Prevention (Proofpoint Digital Risk Protection)
Social Media Security (Proofpoint Digital Risk Protection)
Ransomware Protection (Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection)
Security Education Platform (Proofpoint Security Education Platform)
Security Education (Proofpoint Security Awareness Training)
Incident Response (Proofpoint Threat Response)
Insider Threat Solution (ObserveIT, a Proofpoint Company)
Information Archiving (Proofpoint Enterprise Archive)
Data-centric Security (Proofpoint Information Protection)
Best Cybersecurity Education Provider
Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company
Cyber Security Excellence Awards 2020 Silver
2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Silver
Threat Detection, Intelligence and Response (Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection and Threat Response)
Email Security (Proofpoint Email Security)
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Cyber Security Excellence Awards 2020 Silver
2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Silver
Threat Detection, Intelligence and Response (Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection and Threat Response)
Email Security (Proofpoint Email Security)
Compliance Solution (Proofpoint Information Protection, Archive, and Compliance)
Cloud Security (Proofpoint Cloud App Security)
2019 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award
2019 Frost & Sullivan Award
Best Practices
2019 SC Media Awards Europe
2019 SC Awards Europe
Best Enterprise Security Solution
Best Customer Service
2019 Customers' Choice
2019 Expert Insights Customers’ Choice Awards
Proofpoint Security Awareness Training
Proofpoint Essentials
2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Gold Winner
2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Gold
Social Media Security (Proofpoint Digital Risk Protection)
Information Archiving (Proofpoint Enterprise Archive)
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2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Gold Winner
2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Gold
Social Media Security (Proofpoint Digital Risk Protection)
Information Archiving (Proofpoint Enterprise Archive)
Incident Response (Proofpoint Threat Response)
eDiscovery (Proofpoint E-discovery Analytics)
Data-centric Security (Proofpoint Information Protection)
Data Governance (Proofpoint Information Protection, Archive, and Compliance)
Compliance Solution (Proofpoint Information Protection, Archive, and Compliance)
Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company (between 1,000 to 4,999 employees)
Best Cybersecurity Education Provider (between 1,000 to 4,999 employees)
2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Silver Winner
2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Silver
Threat Detection, Intelligence and Response (Proofpoint Threat Response)
Email Security (Proofpoint Email Protection)
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2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Silver Winner
2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards - Silver
Threat Detection, Intelligence and Response (Proofpoint Threat Response)
Email Security (Proofpoint Email Protection)
Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) (Proofpoint Information Protection)
Cloud Security (Proofpoint Cloud App Security)
Best Cybersecurity Company (between 1,000 to 4,999 employees)
30th Anniversary SC Media Award
SC Media’s 30th Anniversary Award
Most Important Cybersecurity Companies of the Last 30 Years
2018 GSN's Home Land Security Awards
2018 GSN's Homeland Security Awards
Best Threat Intelligence Solution - Platinum Winner
Best Email Security / Loss Management Solution - Platinum Winner
2018 SC Magazine Awards Europe
Best SME Solution
2018 CRN’s Security 100
20 Coolest Web, Email And Application Security Vendors
2018 CRN’s 100 Coolest Cloud Vendors
Top 20 Coolest Cloud Vendors
2017 CRN’s Security 100
20 Coolest Web, Email And Application Security Vendors
2017 CRN’s Mobility 100
30 Coolest Mobile Security And Device Management Vendors
2017 Deloitte Award
Technology Fast 500™
2017 SC Media Awards
Best Regulatory Compliance Solution
Best Email Security Solution
2017 SC Magazine Awards Europe
Best SME Solution
Best Fraud Prevention Solution
2016 Deloitte Award
Technology Fast 500™
2016 SC Magazine Awards
Best Email Security Solution
2016 CRN’s Security 100
20 Coolest Web, Email And Application Security Vendors
2015 Deloitte Award
Technology Fast 500™
2015 SC Magazine Awards
Best Customer Service
2014 Deloitte Award
Technology Fast 500™
2014 SC Magazine Awards Europe
Best Email Security Solution
2014 SC Magazine Awards
Best Email Security Solution
2013 Deloitte Award
Technology Fast 500™
2012 Deloitte Award
Technology Fast 500™

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