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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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Proofpoint has launched a content capture and archiving solution for Microsoft Teams to help regulated organizations maintain compliance while working remotely.
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Proofpoint and CyberArk extend partnership to further safeguard high-risk users
Fri, 11th Sep 2020
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Proofpoint & CyberArk bolster defences, enhancing tools to protect 'very attacked' individuals.
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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 launches security training to reduce phishing and malware attacks for SMBs – aims for close to zero infections.
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Okta, CrowdStrike, Netskope and Proofpoint create shared zero trust security strategy
Mon, 29th Jun 2020
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Tech quartet unite to shape zero trust strategy, tackling the surge in remote work security needs.
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'Social engineering at scale': Phishing attacks milk COVID-19
Wed, 8th Apr 2020
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Cybercriminals exploit COVID-19 fears using fake stimulus offers as phishing lures, says Proofpoint.
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80% of cyber threat landscape uses COVID-19 as leverage - report
Mon, 30th Mar 2020
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Cybercriminals capitalise on COVID fear, unleashing a surge in themed phishing and malware attacks.
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Cybercriminals prey on healthcare panic to spread malware
Wed, 11th Mar 2020
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Scammers wield fake HIV results to launch phishing attacks amid health fears post-COVID-19.
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Australian professionals high target for cyber crims, new study shows
Thu, 30th Jan 2020
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Aussie Infosec pros report highest phishing-led ransomware rates, underpinning urgent need for cyber education.
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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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Proofpoint & CrowdStrike unite to bolster email and endpoint security systems against sophisticated threats.
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Gartner names Proofpoint leader in security training
Mon, 29th Jul 2019
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Proofpoint leads in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for security training, marking 6 yrs at the top.
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Proofpoint announces new risk profile and training customisation features
Tue, 23rd Jul 2019
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Proofpoint unveils adaptive controls for cybersecurity, bolstering defence against malicious URL attacks.
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Do we need cybersecurity training? Phishing remains problem area
Fri, 12th Jul 2019
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New report highlights crucial need for ongoing cybersec education to combat phishing risks.
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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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Proofpoint Q1 report shows 61% of malicious payloads from Emotet, urging stronger cybersecurity.
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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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Cloud application attacks in Q1 up by 65% - Proofpoint
Mon, 18th Mar 2019
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Proofpoint found that the education sector was the most targeted of both brute-force and sophisticated phishing attempts.
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Massive jump in email fraud targeting healthcare - Proofpoint
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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The report analyses more than 160 billion emails sent across 150 countries in both 2017 and 2018 to identify email fraud attack trends.