Proofpoint stories - Page 4
Australian banks criticised for weak email scam defences
Tue, 26th Nov 2024
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data protection
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advanced persistent threat protection
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email security
Research by Proofpoint reveals that 66% of Australian banks are ill-equipped to combat email fraud, risking customer safety amid rising scams.
Proofpoint uncovers 'Voldemort' malware linked to TA415
Thu, 24th Oct 2024
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malware
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cloud security
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phishing
Researchers at Proofpoint have unveiled a sophisticated malware campaign named 'Voldemort', linked to the TA415 threat group, targeting over 70 organisations worldwide.
67% of ASX 200 companies at risk of email fraud – report
Fri, 23rd Jun 2023
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email security
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
Two-thirds of ASX 200 companies are subjecting customers, partners, and employees to higher risks of email fraud.
Top universities lagging on basic cybersecurity - report
Tue, 2nd Aug 2022
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
Universities in Australia, the US and the UK are lagging on basic cybersecurity measures, creating higher risks of email-based impersonation attacks.
Email fraud identified as top attack vector - Proofpoint
Thu, 10th Mar 2022
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email security
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iam
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cybersecurity
More than three quarters of ASX 200 companies are subjecting customers, partners and employees to higher risks of email fraud.
Insider threats costing organisations $15.4 million a year
Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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cybersecurity
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proofpoint
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insider threats
Negligent insiders are the root cause of 56% of incidents while credential thefts have almost doubled and are the costliest to remediate.
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Okta, CrowdStrike, Netskope and Proofpoint create shared zero trust security strategy
Mon, 29th Jun 2020
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malware
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ai security
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zero trust security
Okta, CrowdStrike, Netskope, and Proofpoint have unveiled a joint zero trust security strategy, crucial for secure digital and remote working environments.
Cloud application attacks in Q1 up by 65% - Proofpoint
Mon, 18th Mar 2019
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cloud security
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phishing
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email security
Proofpoint found that the education sector was the most targeted of both brute-force and sophisticated phishing attempts.
Expert comment: Google fined US$57mil for GDPR breaches
Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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breach prevention
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
Google fined EUR €50 million by France's CNIL for GDPR breaches, marking the first major enforcement under the EU's stringent data privacy law.
Gartner names Proofpoint Leader in enterprise information archiving
Fri, 7th Dec 2018
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healthtech
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data management
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proofpoint
Gartner has positioned Proofpoint as a Leader in its 2018 Magic Quadrant for enterprise information archiving, marking its seventh consecutive year.
DanaBot banking Trojan: How to protect your organisation
Wed, 5th Dec 2018
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malware
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email security
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cybersecurity
DanaBot is a Trojan written in the Delphi programming language that includes banking site web injections and stealer functions.
Petya ransomworm's rapid spread: What the experts know right now
Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
The Petya ransomware uses the EternalBlue exploit to not only infect files, but an entire system's drive. We get the latest from the experts.