SUNNYVALE, Calif. and Proofpoint Protect 2026, SAN DIEGO – September 21, 2026 – Proofpoint, Inc., a global leader in human and agent cybersecurity, today announced the winners of its 2026 Global Partner Awards at the company’s flagship event, Proofpoint Protect 2026, held in San Diego, California.

The annual awards recognize the outstanding achievements of Proofpoint’s strategic partners for customer impact, growth and innovation. This year’s winners also reflect the growing role of the channel as organizations look to trusted partners to protect their people and data while adopting AI securely.

"Our partners play a critical role in helping organizations navigate an increasingly complex cybersecurity landscape," said Stan de Boisset, SVP of Global Channels and Alliances at Proofpoint. "This year's award winners exemplify the innovation, expertise and customer commitment that drive meaningful business outcomes. As organizations increasingly turn to trusted partners to protect their people and data while adopting AI securely, the channel has never been more important. With AI agents becoming embedded in business processes and gaining access to sensitive data, applications and workflows, our partners are helping customers address new security and governance challenges while realizing the full benefits of AI. We congratulate this year's winners and thank them for their continued partnership and commitment to our shared customers."

The following partners were recognized for their outstanding dedication and impact:

Partners of the Year:

• NAMER: SHI
• LATAM: Scitum
• EMEA: Telefónica
• APJ: CyberPWN

Fastest Growing Partners:

• AMER: World Wide Technology
• EMEA: Computacenter
• APJ: The Missing Link

New Partners of the Year:

• AMER: Clarity IT
• EMEA: Deutsche Telekom AG.
• APJ: Logicalis Singapore Pte Ltd

GSI Partners of the Year:

• EMEA: Accenture
• APJ: NTT DATA

Distributors of the Year:

• AMER: Ingram Micro
• APJ: TechMatrix

Customer Innovation Award

• Optiv

Earlier this year, Proofpoint launched the Proofpoint Partner Network, an enhanced global program designed to help partners accelerate growth, strengthen profitability and expand services opportunities as customer security needs evolve across people, data and AI.

For more information on The Proofpoint Partner Network, please visit https://www.proofpoint.com/us/channel-partners-and-distributors.

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Proofpoint, Inc. is a global leader in human and agent cybersecurity, securing how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Proofpoint is a trusted partner to over 80 of the Fortune 100, over 14,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations in stopping threats, preventing data loss, and building resilience across people and AI workflows. Proofpoint's collaboration, data, and AI security platform helps organizations of all sizes protect their people and adopt AI securely and confidently. Learn more at www.proofpoint.com.

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