INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Cloud
Proofpoint boosts cloud security
capabilities with Meta Networks
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roofpoint, a leading next-generation
cybersecurity and compliance
company, has entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire Meta Networks,
an innovator in zero trust network access
(ZTNA). With this acquisition, Proofpoint will
strengthen its cloud-based architecture and
people-centric security platform, enabling
customers to better protect their people
and the applications and data they access
beyond the traditional perimeter. The
agreement is subject to customary closing
conditions and is expected to close in the
second quarter of 2019. of a single user all too often leads to a full
enterprise breach. Limiting employee and
contractor access to only authorised resources,
rather than the entire corporate network, is
a critical control in a people-centric security
model,” said Proofpoint CEO, Gary Steele. “By
combining Meta Networks’ innovative zero
trust network access technology with our
people-centric security capabilities, Proofpoint
will make it far simpler for enterprises to
precisely control employee and contractor
access to on-premises, cloud and consumer
applications. We are thrilled to welcome Meta
Networks employees to the Proofpoint team.”
“As cyberattacks primarily target people,
and organisations continue to move their
infrastructure to the cloud, the compromise Proofpoint intends to integrate Meta
Networks’ ZTNA technology with its cloud
access security broker (CASB) and web
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isolation product lines to offer customers a
comprehensive cloud access and security
platform. The acquisition of Meta Networks
will add approximately 20 technical
contributors to Proofpoint’s growing
presence and team in Israel.
“Protecting people and resources beyond
the traditional perimeter is perhaps the
most critical security requirement in the
cloud era,” said Etay Bogner, Founder and
CEO of Meta Networks. “Together with
Proofpoint, we will continue to realise a
security vision that adapts to the way both
threats and infrastructure are moving: to the
cloud. Proofpoint is at the forefront of this
transformation and we are very excited to
become a part of an incredible team.” n
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