Security News

Proofpoint: APAC Employees Are Choosing Convenience, Speed Over Cyber Security
2024-03-20 15:05

Cyber security company Proofpoint recently surveyed 7,500 employees and 1,050 security professionals in 15 countries, including Australia, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Employees in the Asia-Pacific region were the most likely among global employees surveyed to say they were unsure about their personal responsibility for cyber security.

Proofpoint Exposes Sophisticated Social Engineering Attack on Recruiters That Infects Their Computers With Malware
2023-12-12 19:00

Recruiters and anyone else involved in hiring processes should be knowledgeable about this social engineering attack threat. A new report from U.S.-based cybersecurity company Proofpoint exposes a new attack campaign operated by a financially-oriented threat actor dubbed TA4557 with high financial data theft risks and possibly more risks such as intellectual property theft.

Syncro joins forces with Proofpoint to offer MSPs an email security suite
2023-04-12 23:55

Syncro has launched a new agreement with Proofpoint to enable Syncro's MSP partners to offer their customers access to Proofpoint's email security and security awareness training solutions. "This reseller agreement not only allows our MSPs to give their customers superior security in a world where safeguarding users is critical, it also provides an opportunity to increase revenue with existing and prospective customers," said Emily Glass, CEO at Syncro.

Proofpoint dispels commonly held threat actor assumptions in new report
2022-06-22 09:00

"Despite defenders' best efforts, cybercriminals continue to defraud, extort, and ransom companies for billions of dollars annually," said Sherrod DeGrippo, vice president of threat research and detection at Proofpoint. Proofpoint entered into the report with a number of assumptions in place, detailing what methods threat actors would go to to carry out an attack, as well as the methods employed to help carry out such attacks.

Phishing kits' use of man-in-the-middle reverse proxies is growing, warns Proofpoint
2022-02-03 20:47

Then we had two-factor authentication - and now Proofpoint reckons criminals online are able to start bypassing them with transparent reverse proxies. In a blog post Proofpoint said it sees "Numerous MFA phishing kits ranging from simple open-source kits with human readable code and no-frills functionality to sophisticated kits utilizing numerous layers of obfuscation and built-in modules that allow for stealing usernames, passwords, MFA tokens, social security numbers and credit card numbers."

Proofpoint Phish Harvests Microsoft O365, Google Logins
2021-11-05 15:12

Phishers are impersonating Proofpoint, the cybersecurity firm, in an attempt to make off with victims' Microsoft Office 365 and Google email credentials. "The email claimed to contain a secure file sent via Proofpoint as a link," they explained in a posting on Thursday.

Proofpoint wins $14m from ex-VP and French email security rival in IP theft court battle
2021-08-24 16:57

Lemarié, the San Francisco jury found, then went on to share those trade secrets with his new employer, French email security firm Vade Secure. Of 20 trade secrets Proofpoint said Lemarié and Vade had used unlawfully, the jury agreed that 15 had been misappropriated by Vade Secure in a "Wilful and malicious" way, according to the final verdict form [PDF].

Proofpoint unveils people-centric innovations across its three platforms
2021-06-09 01:00

Proofpoint announced several people-centric innovations across its three flagship platforms: Threat Protection, Compliance, and the new Information Protection and Cloud Security. "Backed by Proofpoint's machine learning NexusAI and trillions of data points across all the digital channels that matter, our intelligence is unmatched in the industry. We are committed to developing security innovations that protect people from today's most damaging threats everywhere they work."

Thoma Bravo to acquire Proofpoint in a $12.3B transaction
2021-04-27 08:48

Proofpoint announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo in an all-cash transaction that values Proofpoint at approximately $12.3 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Proofpoint shareholders will receive $176.00 per share in cash, representing a premium of approximately 34 percent over Proofpoint's closing share price on April 23, 2021, the last full trading day prior to the transaction announcement, and a premium of approximately 36 percent over Proofpoint's three-month volume-weighted average closing share price through April 23, 2021.

Security vendor Proofpoint snapped up by private equity for $12.3bn but still in search of profit
2021-04-26 16:15

Proofpoint has become the latest sizable tech vendor to succumb to private equity after Thoma Bravo succeeded in its $12.3bn grasp for the infosec giant. CEO Gary Steele said now was the time for Proofpoint, which IPOed in 2012, to return to private ownership.