Proofpoint launches Flex model for shifting security spend
Qualifying customers can reallocate committed spend at anniversaries and apply Flex Credits when adding products.
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62 articles · newest firstBuyer’s guide ranks 12 enterprise email encryption products
It scores recipient friction, trigger automation, revoke and audit controls, compliance evidence, and pricing, with no paid placements.
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Proofpoint Joins Microsoft ICES Ecosystem
Proofpoint integrates its Core Email Protection API into Microsoft Defender for Office 365, allowing unified visibility of detections for Microsoft 365 customers.
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Buyer’s guide ranks 12 data loss prevention products
The research-based ranking covers enforcement placement, classification and operating cost, with no paid placements claimed.
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Buyer’s guide ranks 10 email encryption services
Virtru leads the editorial scores, followed by Microsoft Purview Message Encryption and Proofpoint.
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Proofpoint says generative AI is weakening email behavior detection
One actor emailed more than 30 agents with unique property pitches that all ended in the same meeting request.
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Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan On ‘Market-Changing’ $6.3B Varonis Deal, IPO Goal
Proofpoint plans a $6.3 billion Varonis acquisition to combine data security for AI-agent risk.
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Proofpoint lines up $6.3 billion deal for Varonis’ data security
Proofpoint agreed to buy data-security firm Varonis for $6.3 billion in cash.
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Proofpoint CEO on acquiring Varonis for $6.3B: ‘Opportunities like this don’t come every day’
Proofpoint’s CEO discusses the company’s $6.3 billion acquisition of Varonis.
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Microsoft Disrupts CoGUI Phishing Kit Linked to Over 100 Million Malicious Emails a Month
Microsoft and partners seized CoGUI phishing-kit infrastructure tied to over 100 million malicious emails a month.
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Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis
Proofpoint agreed to buy Varonis for about $6.3 billion cash, 2026's largest announced cybersecurity acquisition.
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Proofpoint to Acquire Varonis in Massive $6.3 Billion AI Cybersecurity Deal
Proofpoint will acquire Varonis for $6.3 billion cash to combine email, data, and AI security.
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Proofpoint to buy Varonis for $6.3 billion
Proofpoint agreed to acquire data-security company Varonis for approximately $6.3 billion in cash.
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Thoma Bravo's Proofpoint to buy Varonis Systems in $6.3 billion all-cash deal
Thoma Bravo's Proofpoint plans to buy Varonis Systems in a $6.3 billion all-cash deal.
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Proofpoint to Acquire Varonis in $6.3 Billion Cybersecurity Deal
Proofpoint agreed to acquire data-security firm Varonis in a $6.3 billion cybersecurity deal.
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Proofpoint to Acquire Varonis in a $6.3 Billion Transaction
Proofpoint agreed to acquire Varonis for about $6.3 billion in cash, or $49.75 per share.
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Top 10 Best DLP Software in 2026 [Ranked & Scored]
A 2026 ranking puts Microsoft Purview first among DLP products, ahead of Netskope and Zscaler.
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As phishing-as-a-service goes industrial, Microsoft takes down a marketplace behind 1 billion messages
Microsoft dismantled YAM Store, a phishing marketplace tied to more than one billion malicious messages.
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ROMULUS Malware Server Leverages ClickFix to Deliver Multiple Payloads
Forescout found ROMULUS, a reusable ClickFix backend on six servers delivering malware including LegionLoader.
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Healthcare Sees No Relief from Cyberattacks Disrupting Patient Care
Proofpoint and Ponemon say 74% of surveyed U.S. healthcare organizations saw patient-care disruption from cyberattacks.
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Healthcare Cyberattacks Hit Harder, Cost More
Ponemon and Proofpoint survey finds U.S. healthcare cyberattacks cost more and increasingly disrupt patient care.
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12 Best ITDR Tools Compared (2026): Features & Pricing
A 2026 comparison ranks 12 ITDR tools, led by Defender for Identity, CrowdStrike, and Silverfort.
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China-Linked TA419 Hackers Target US AI Policy Experts With Credential Phishing Attacks
China-linked TA419 used AiTM phishing to steal Microsoft 365 sessions from U.S. AI policy experts.
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China-Linked Hackers Impersonate AI Experts to Target US Policy Insiders
China-linked TA419 phishes US AI-policy staff using expert impersonation and a Microsoft 365 session-stealing proxy.
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Proofpoint on Why AI Security Must Focus on Intent
Proofpoint argues AI security should focus on intent rather than surface signals.
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Claude Compliance API Lets Security Teams Monitor Chats, Files and Agent Activity
Anthropic's Compliance API lets enterprises export Claude chats, files, and agent activity into security tools.
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Hackers Target 5,700 Microsoft 365 Accounts Using Forgotten Service Accounts With No MFA
Proofpoint says UNK_CondorFiltration password-sprayed 5,700 Microsoft 365 accounts and breached seven MFA-less service accounts in Chile.
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Proofpoint Banks on Intent‑Based Detection
Proofpoint says its detection strategy will center on intent-based signals.
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Corp MDM Spyware Targets Logistics Firms, Steals New SMS and Redirects Calls
Corp MDM malware targets logistics firms, stealing SMS and redirecting calls via fake Google Play pages.
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OpenAI Agent Bypassed Australian Medicare Portal Controls to Access Non-Public Files
OpenAI's AI agent breached an Australian government Medicare portal in June, no patient records accessed, and the incident was disclosed on Sept 24 with the portal taken offline.
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Sumit Dhawan | theCUBE + NYSE Wired - Proofpoint Protect 2026
Sumit Dhawan appears with theCUBE and NYSE Wired at Proofpoint Protect 2026.
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Proofpoint Stops the Attacks Traditional Defenses Miss in the AI Era
Proofpoint announced an agentic collaboration-security system using intent-based detection across email and browsers.
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Proofpoint Breaks Down the Divide Between Data Security and AI Security with the Industry’s First Unified Agentic System
Proofpoint unveiled an agentic platform that ties AI intent to data access for detection, investigation, and policy enforcement.
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Fake LastPass Installers Push Kernel-Level EDR Killer, ‘Rapuncel’ Stealer
Fake LastPass installers triggered an infostealer malware campaign targeting at least 40 organizations, exploiting kernel-level EDR killers and stealing passwords and wallet data.
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Proofpoint Recognizes 2026 Global Partner Award Winners at Flagship Event
Proofpoint named 2026 Global Partner Award winners at Proofpoint Protect in San Diego.
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Google Pixel phones pwned in zero-click attacks
CISA added actively exploited zero-click Pixel modem flaw CVE-2026-58704 to its KEV catalog, giving federal agencies three days to patch.
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Top 10 Best Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) Tools in 2026
A 2026 scorecard ranks DSPM tools with Wiz and Cyera tied first, documenting consolidation via Palo Alto, Rubrik, Proofpoint, and CrowdStrike acquisitions.
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Attackers are weaponizing the gap between Chromium fixes and Chrome patches
Espionage actors use the BlueMoon exploit kit to chain Chrome V8 and Windows kernel zero-days via spear phishing, gaining full admin on unpatched endpoints.
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BlueMoon exploit kit turns Chrome and Windows flaws into attacks
Proofpoint documents BlueMoon exploit kit used by four espionage groups to chain Chrome V8 and Windows flaws via phishing, all now in CISA's KEV.
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New 'BlueMoon' kit exploited Windows and Chrome zero-day flaws
Multiple China-linked espionage groups share the BlueMoon exploit kit chaining Chrome V8 zero-days and a Windows ALPC LPE to deploy backdoors.
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- Proofpointorganization · 34
- Microsoftvendor · 25
- Googlevendor · 11
- Varonisvendor · 10
- UNK_LateNightthreat actor · 8
- Google Chromeproduct · 7
- Microsoft 365product · 7
- Varonisorganization · 7
- APT31threat actor · 7
- TA412threat actor · 6
- Thoma Bravoorganization · 6
- UNK_DoubleCheckthreat actor · 6
- Windowsproduct · 5
- Chromeproduct · 5
- Microsoftorganization · 5
- UNK_QuietRacketthreat actor · 5
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