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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.

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Vice President, Global Corporate Communications
Proofpoint, Inc.

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Emails secured daily
1 M+
Cloud accounts protected daily
1 B+
Data Points Analyzed daily

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Proofpoint recently announced a product integration between its #CASB solution and @okta, giving customers the ability to detect and remediate suspicious logins for all 7,000+ cloud applications federated through the Okta Identity Cloud.

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Proofpoint's 2022 #VoiceOfTheCISO Report captured surprising input from more than 1,400 security leaders. @AndyRoseCISO, Resident CISO for Proofpoint EMEA, summarizes the findings and explains why and what they mean for the role. https://t.co/mxrwYxq5lp
Proofpoint Completes the Acquisition of Dathena; Strengthens Enterprise Information Protection Offering
The combined solution will solve legacy endpoint data loss prevention challenges and deliver real security value through detection, response, and compliance.
Proofpoint Wins Three Categories at 2021 CISO Choice Awards
Cybersecurity Leader Named Premier Security Company for second straight year; Also Finishes First in Email Security, Cloud Security categories as determined by Board of CISO Judges 
Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Proofpoint as the Global Email Security Market Leader for the Seventh Consecutive Year
Proofpoint continues to outpace the competition and grow its market share through a relentless focus on cloud migration and people-centered attacks, such as ransomware, business email compromise (BEC), and email account compromise (EAC), in addition to enjoying a 90 percent renewal rate, with 70 percent of its customer base adopting at least three products
Proofpoint Named Best Overall Enterprise Email Security Solution Provider of the Year
2021 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards recognizes Proofpoint in second consecutive year for ongoing cloud-based email security innovation.
Proofpoint Announces Occurrence of Fundamental Change and Make-Whole Fundamental Change Under 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024
Proofpoint, Inc. (“Proofpoint"), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced that the acquisition by Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, of Proofpoint constitutes a "fundamental change" and a "make-whole fundamental change" under the indenture (the "Indenture") governing Proofpoint's 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the "Notes").
Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Proofpoint
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.
U.S. Federal Jury Unanimously Finds Vade Secure Willfully Misappropriated Proofpoint Trade Secrets and Infringed Proofpoint Copyrights

SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 24, 2021 – A U.S. federal jury unanimously found Friday that Vade Secure (Vade) willfully 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.

New Ponemon Institute Study Reveals Average Phishing Costs Soar to $14.8M Annually, Nearly Quadrupling Since 2015
Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, and Ponemon Institute, a top IT security research organization, today released the results of a new study on the Cost of Phishing.
Proofpoint’s Annual Human Factor Report Reveals How 2020 Transformed Today’s Threat Landscape
SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 4, 2021 – 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 Announces Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.
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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 - 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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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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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
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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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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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Proofpoint, Inc.

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