Business Insider

Proofpoint Launches Industry-First Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Email Account Compromise (EAC) Integrated Solutions; Delivers Multiple Cloud Security Innovations

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced the industry’s first integrated, end-to-end ...
Business Wire

Proofpoint Sets New Industry Standard in Email Security with Adaptive Threat Protection Capabilities Across the Entire Email Delivery Chain

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RSA Conference 2024 – Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today unveiled two industry-first innovations that redefine ...
MediaPost

BEC Scams Rise, Proofpoint Beefs Up Email Security

Business Email Compromise scams, or whale phishing, rose 45% in the last three months of 2016, according to new research from Proofpoint. The cybersecurity company analyzed whale phishing attack ...
eWeek

Hacker Accused of Carrying Out Business Email Scam Netting $100M

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The U.S. Department of Justice announced on March 21 that ...
CSOonline

GenAI is Powering the Latest Surge in Modern Email Threats

Proofpoint 2024 State of the Phish report shows increase in business email compromise attacks as bad actors get productivity boost and improved accuracy from ChatGPT. Generative artificial ...
Nasdaq

Proofpoint’s State of the Phish Report Stresses the Need for User Training and Email Reporting as Targeted Attacks Climb

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today released its sixth annual global State of the Phish report, ...
TechRepublic

Proofpoint – The Bec Survival Guide

Falling for an impostor’s email is easier than you might think. Imagine this scenario: You work for a large company that has been involved in acquisitions. Your job is to pay the bills. One morning, ...
HHS

Breaking Down BEC

Business email compromise (BEC), also known as email fraud, is one of cybersecurity’s costliest and least understood threats. As BEC schemes have evolved, industry nomenclature has outlived its ...
Bleeping Computer

Business Email Compromise Attacks See Almost 500% Increase

Business email compromised (BEC) attacks have seen an explosive 476% growth between Q4 2017 and Q4 2018, while the number of email fraud attempts against companies increased 226% QoQ. BEC attacks use ...
Business Insider

Proofpoint Launches People-Centric Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Introduces Nexus People Risk Explorer

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced multiple new Proofpoint innovations to ensure ...
Nasdaq

Proofpoint Launches People-Centric Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Introduces Nexus People Risk Explorer

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced multiple new Proofpoint innovations to ensure ...