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Cloud account takeovers present serious security risk to enterprises
Fri, 28th May 2021
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"Cloud account compromises and sensitive information loss can disrupt business, damage brand reputation, and cost organisations millions annually.”
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Ransomware ravages Ireland's health service - experts comment
Mon, 17th May 2021
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Ireland’s National Cyber Security Centre points to the ‘Conti’ ransomware variant, which caused the HSE's IT systems to shut down over the weekend.
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Country-wide phishing reports up 75% in 2020
Tue, 19th Jan 2021
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In total, Australians lost $176 million to scams in 2020, 23% higher than the previous year, with phishing the most reported type.
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Christmas tech gifts pose cybersecurity risks - ProofPoint
Wed, 23rd Dec 2020
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Fraudsters are targeting last-minute Christmas shoppers via email and hackers are targeting electronic devices that feature on many wish lists.
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Proofpoint rolls out new Microsoft Teams integration with focus on compliance
Thu, 15th Oct 2020
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“The integration with Proofpoint ensures that regulated firms are able to address compliance and empower employees in this new paradigm of work.”
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Proofpoint and CyberArk extend partnership to further safeguard high-risk users
Fri, 11th Sep 2020
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“Our CyberArk partnership extension provides security teams with increased detection and enhanced adaptive controls to help prevent today’s most severe threats."
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Proofpoint enhances security awareness training platform
Mon, 7th Sep 2020
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Available in Q4 2020, the platform will integrate more closely with Proofpoint’s best-in-class threat intelligence.
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Proofpoint launches new SMB focused security awareness training
Mon, 7th Sep 2020
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Proofpoint has launched security awareness training for small to medium businesses (SMBs) with the aim of reducing successful phishing attacks and malware infections to almost zero.
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Okta, CrowdStrike, Netskope and Proofpoint create shared zero trust security strategy
Mon, 29th Jun 2020
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Okta, CrowdStrike, Netskope and Proofpoint have joined forces to develop and launch an integrated, zero trust security strategy, stating that this is crucial for today’s digital and remote working environments.
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'Social engineering at scale': Phishing attacks milk COVID-19
Wed, 8th Apr 2020
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Attackers are commonly using false cash stimulus ‘promises’ as bait.
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80% of cyber threat landscape uses COVID-19 as leverage - report
Mon, 30th Mar 2020
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A report released recently by Proofpoint reveals the extent to which cyber attackers are capitalising on fear and paranoia surrounding the pandemic, with instances of coronavirus-themed attacks increasing every day.
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Cybercriminals prey on healthcare panic to spread malware
Wed, 11th Mar 2020
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Cybercriminals are now using fake HIV test results to spread their malicious phishing attacks, as they move quickly to cash in on healthcare scares in the wake of COVID-19 Coronavirus.
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Australian professionals high target for cyber crims, new study shows
Thu, 30th Jan 2020
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More than half (54%) of surveyed Australian Infosec professionals faced phishing-triggered ransomware infections in 2019, according to a new report titled ‘State of the Phish’ by Proofpoint.
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Proofpoint acquires insider threat management firm ObserveIT
Tue, 5th Nov 2019
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Proofpoint will hand over US$225 million as part of a new arrangement to acquire insider threat management platform ObserveIT.
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Proofpoint integrates people-centric protection with Okta’s Identity Cloud
Mon, 9th Sep 2019
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The partnership aims to bolster the security posture for organisations’ very attacked people (VAPs) by applying additional adaptive security controls.
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Proofpoint and CrowdStrike partner on endpoint protection integration
Thu, 5th Sep 2019
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In the first technology integration, Proofpoint will check potentially malicious attachments with CrowdStrike Falcon Intel and will add new hashes to the customer’s custom intelligence.
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Gartner names Proofpoint leader in security training
Mon, 29th Jul 2019
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Proofpoint’s training modules are built with learning science principles and include self-service customisation, which improves efficacy and ensures longer-term retention of training.
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Proofpoint announces new risk profile and training customisation features
Tue, 23rd Jul 2019
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The new features aim to protect organisations’ most attacked people from phishing attempts, malware, and data loss risk, while boosting online training effectiveness.
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Do we need cybersecurity training? Phishing remains problem area
Fri, 12th Jul 2019
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“Implementing ongoing and effective security awareness training is a necessary foundational pillar when building a strong culture of security."
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Domain fraud rampant as criminals cash in
Wed, 26th Jun 2019
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Cybercriminals are cashing in on domain fraud for almost every possible reason – to impersonate businesses, events, and even trusted leaders and celebrities.
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Forrester names Proofpoint leader in enterprise email security
Tue, 11th Jun 2019
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Email remains the preferred attack vector for cybercriminal activity, from low-level cybercriminals to nation states.
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Emotet drove 61% of malicious payloads in Q1 2019 - Proofpoint
Thu, 30th May 2019
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“The massive shift in Emotet’s prevalence and classification highlights just how quickly cybercriminals are adapting new tools and techniques across attack types.”
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Why it’s time for organisations to rethink their cybersecurity strategy
Wed, 8th May 2019
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Proofpoint says commonly targeted accounts are not necessarily people who are known or actively tracked by the security team.
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Email attacks targeting financial services up 60% - Proofpoint
Wed, 1st May 2019
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These attacks are socially engineered to target specific people within financial services organisations who can execute requests on the attacker’s behalf.
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