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Proofpoint named a leader in
enterprise email security
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roofpoint, a leading cybersecurity and compliance company,
has announced it has been named a leader in enterprise
email security in The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Email Security,
Q2 2019. The report provides a detailed overview of the enterprise
email security market and evaluates vendors based on their current
offering, strategy and market presence.
In the Forrester Wave report, which evaluated today’s leading
enterprise email security solutions, it was noted that ‘customers
praised Proofpoint for its technology leadership, overall
performance and [data loss prevention] (DLP) capabilities’.
Proofpoint received the highest rating in the current offering
category, which measures criteria including email filtering, threat
intelligence, cloud integration, incident response and support, and
customer success.
“Threat actors are relentlessly targeting individuals through the email
vector and the sophistication of these attacks is rapidly evolving,”
said Ryan Kalember, Executive Vice President of Cybersecurity
Strategy for Proofpoint. “Proofpoint’s continued leadership in the
enterprise email security market is driven by our commitment to
developing innovative solutions that defend against these pervasive
threats. We believe that our ranking as a leader in enterprise email
security validates our holistic people-centric security approach that
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integrates email security with cloud security, data security and
security awareness training.”
Email remains the preferred attack vector for cybercriminal activity,
from low-level cybercriminals to nation states. More than 99% of
targeted attacks rely on the user to activate them, whether that
involves clicking on a macro, typing a password into a phishing
site, or simply sending data to a business email compromise (BEC)
actor. With accurate malware detection and blocking, coupled
with credential phishing and email fraud protection, Proofpoint
email security enables administrators to quickly respond to security
incidents. The solution reduces potential information loss and
financial consequences due to infection and compromise.
Rather than target high-profile executives, cybercriminals
have shifted their focus to identifying who within a given company
has access to the information they want, and they are laser-
focused on targeting those individuals directly. Proofpoint provides
unique visibility into an organisation’s most targeted employees
through an integrated threat dashboard that spans across
malware, phishing and email fraud. Armed with this granular data,
security teams can better understand and respond to incoming
threats and the campaigns and threat actors that are attempting
to steal data. n
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