Proofpoint

Proofpoint is a cybersecurity company founded in 2002 that protects people, data and digital interactions by addressing human-layer vulnerabilities. Its work concentrates on threat defence across email, cloud and social channels, on the premise that humans rather than technology are the biggest vulnerability in any organisation. The firm employs more than 5,000 people.

The company's technical domains span cybersecurity, human behaviour analytics, phishing detection and prevention, email security, cloud security, data protection, social engineering defence and security awareness training. Its product line includes phishing attack prevention, which blocks sophisticated phishing attacks aimed at employees; cloud data security, which secures sensitive data across cloud environments; and employee security decision support, which helps staff make better security decisions and adapts defences according to an understanding of human behaviour.

Proofpoint describes its culture as mission-driven, with an emphasis on understanding both human behaviour and attacker tactics and on enabling organisations to embrace technology without fear. Its approach is adaptive and continuously evolving in response to a rapidly changing threat landscape.