Forbes

How Proofpoint Is Redefining Cyber Threat Defense

Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan shares his vision for a safer digital future. When Sumit Dhawan stepped into the role of CEO at Proofpoint one year ago, he was greeted with a rapidly evolving ...
TechCrunch

Security giant Proofpoint is laying off 280 employees, about 6% of its workforce

Proofpoint is laying off about 6% of its global workforce, or 280 employees, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. “This decision was not taken lightly, and it is deeply rooted in our forward-looking ...
Business Wire

Proofpoint Sets New Industry Standard in Email Security with Adaptive Threat Protection Capabilities Across the Entire Email Delivery Chain

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RSA Conference 2024 – Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today unveiled two industry-first innovations that redefine ...
Yahoo Finance

Proofpoint Enters Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Thoma Bravo in $12.3 Billion Transaction

SUNNYVALE, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, April 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT) (the “Company”), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced that it has ...
Dark Reading

Proofpoint Introduces a Smarter Way to Stay Compliant with New Intelligent Compliance Platform

Sunnyvale, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 — Proofpoint Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced the launch of its Intelligent Compliance Platform, offering enterprises modern ...
The Times of Israel

US cyber firm Proofpoint to lay off Israeli employees as part of global job cuts

US cybersecurity firm Proofpoint Inc. is expected to lay off employees in Israel as it embarks on a round of job cuts to reduce 6 percent of its global workforce. Proofpoint said it plans to slash ...
CRN

Proofpoint To Acquire Microsoft 365 Specialist Hornetsecurity For $1 Billion

The cybersecurity vendor says the planned acquisition significantly expands its security capabilities for MSP partners and SMB customers. Proofpoint announced Thursday it plans to acquire ...
Hosted on MSN

Proofpoint Bug Allowed Scammers to Pose as Major Brands, Send Phishing Emails

Cybersecurity researchers at Guardio Labs have discovered a “critical in-the-wild exploit” that allowed cybercriminals to override email protections offered by Proofpoint, pose as major companies, and ...
TechCrunch

Proofpoint acquires Cloudmark for $110M in cybersecurity consolidation play

As malicious groups continue to become more sophisticated in their hacking techniques, cybersecurity efforts are attempting to expand in their reach, and that is leading to some consolidation in the ...
Yahoo Finance

Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Proofpoint

SUNNYVALE, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, and Proofpoint, Inc. (“Proofpoint), a leading cybersecurity and compliance ...
CRN

Proofpoint Alleges Ex-Exec Took Trade Secrets To Abnormal Security

Proofpoint claims ex-Director of National Partner Sales Samuel Boone shared with Abnormal’s sales leaders and engineers a ‘battlecard’ that outlines Proofpoint’s strategies for competing against ...