David Knight to Discuss the Rise of Industrial Phishing at the IT Executives' Conference

SUNNYVALE, Calif., – March 18 2013 – Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT)

WHAT: Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading security-as-a-service provider, announced that David Knight, executive vice president of product management and marketing, will present at the Security Leaders' Summit in Dallas. The presentation titled, "The Rise of Industrial Phishing: Why Attackers Are Winning More Than Ever (and How To Stop Them Now)" will discuss the anatomy of a targeted attack and how organizations can leverage cloud computing, big data "anomalytics", and malware to prevent these threats.  

WHO: David Knight, executive vice president of product management, Proofpoint

WHEN: 1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2013

WHERE: Malachite Ballroom, The InterContinental Hotel Dallas, 15201 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX 75001

For more information about the Security Leaders' Summits, please visithttp://www.itsecurityleaders.com/central/2013/

About Proofpoint, Inc.
Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ:PFPT) is a leading security-as-a-service provider that focuses on cloud-based solutions for threat protection, compliance, archiving & governance and secure communications. Organizations around the world depend on Proofpoint’s expertise, patented technologies and on-demand delivery system to protect against phishing, malware and spam, safeguard privacy, encrypt sensitive information, and archive and govern messages and critical enterprise information. More information is available at www.proofpoint.com.