Proofpoint landed top VMware lieutenant Sumit Dhawan as its new chief executive just days after the cloud and virtualization giant was acquired by Broadcom. The Silicon Valley-based email security firm said it liked Dhawan's track record of building security, cloud and end-user computing businesses.
Proofpoint has agreed to purchase a cloud email security provider founded by HSBC, RBS, Santander and UBS alumni to apply artificial intelligence to evolving threats. The proposed acquisition of Boston-based Tessian will help Proofpoint address common forms of data loss including data exfiltration.
A Kazakhstan-based cyberespionage group that has been stealing credentials and data from government agencies of the Commonwealth of Independent States countries is going great lengths to hide its identity. The group is using custom malware and evasion techniques to pose as Azerbaijani hackers.
Proofpoint will have its third CEO since March 2022 after tapping recently hired CFO Remi Thomas to become its interim top leader. The company selected Thomas to replace Ashan Willy, who started as Proofpoint's CEO just 19 months ago and is exiting to pursue an opportunity outside cybersecurity.
The advent of generative AI has transformed the way modern organizations operate. While many business users are adopting tools like ChatGPT and Google Bard to enhance productivity, cybercriminals are also capitalizing on this technology—resulting in more attacks with increased sophistication.
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Email is a major entry point for threat actors, who have evolved their tactics to bypass traditional security solutions and now leverage AI to make attacks more scalable and harder to detect. In response, organizations are buying AI-enabled solutions to bolster their security posture. This survey shows...
Inadequate authentication measures leave your digital identity vulnerable to cybercriminals. Tools like multi-factor authentication, biometrics, passwords, PINs, and tokens are all more vulnerable to attacks and social engineering than you realize. And one wrong move leaves you and your organization powerless in the...
A major ransomware attack on the Sri Lankan government's cloud infrastructure compromised approximately 5,000 government email accounts and wiped out numerous emails that had not been protected by offline backups. The agency said some employees lost three months of email messages.
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Business email compromise continues to be a significant threat and is one of the most financially damaging online crimes. Attackers continue to innovate and grow in sophistication, which means defenders need to leverage new technology, warned Mike Britton, CISO of Abnormal Security.
As the digital landscape evolves, security teams need skills and training platforms that can provide the right resources for an organization "by showing what someone has got in terms of skills, without necessarily fully relying on their CVs," said Jess Burn, senior analyst at Forrester.
The cyber insurance landscape has evolved significantly over the last 10 to 15 years. Initially, renewals were relatively straightforward, but with the rise of cyberthreats such as ransomware, the market has shifted dramatically to reduce risk exposure.
Step into the forefront of email security with "The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Email Security, Q2 2023" report. Proofpoint shines as a leader in this epoch, exploring the pinnacle of email security's evolution—cloud migration, machine learning, and API innovation.
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Email is the most common attack vector for cybercriminals. In fact, 94% of all malware is delivered via email. Traditional email security solutions are not enough to protect against advance threats. These solutions often rely on signature-based detection, which can be easily bypassed by attackers.
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