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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
VentureBeat

Network security company Proofpoint goes private in $12.3B deal

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has announced plans to acquire ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
TechRepublic

Proofpoint Exposes Sophisticated Social Engineering Attack on Recruiters That Infects Their Computers With Malware

Proofpoint Exposes Sophisticated Social Engineering Attack on Recruiters That Infects Their Computers With Malware Your email has been sent A new report from U.S.-based cybersecurity company ...