IT Governance Blog: protecting yourself after a ransomware attack

IT Governance Blog: protecting yourself after a ransomware attack

So, your computer screen has been hijacked by ransomware and the criminals behind the attack are demanding money to return your systems. Now what? That’s a question countless organisations are asking themselves nowadays, with attacks increasing and, according to Mimecast’s The State of Email Security Report 2020, organisations suffering three days of downtime on average following a ransomware attack. If you think that doesn’t sound so bad, the true scale of the issue is much…

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Proofpoint’s Joe Sykora on Building Channel Sales Cultures

Proofpoint’s Joe Sykora on Building Channel Sales Cultures

Proofpoint’s Joe Sykora on Building Channel Sales Cultures Joe Sykora joins Channelnomics’ Changing Channels host Larry Walsh to talk about strategies and tactics for instilling in partners the imperative of selling persistently and consistently. The IT channel is, by definition, a route to market for selling and delivering technology goods and services to end customers. Partners are the conduit through which products flow. They influence and direct customer brand consideration and product purchasing decisions. And…

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Proofpoint Announces First Quarter 2021 Financial Results | Proofpoint US

Proofpoint Announces First Quarter 2021 Financial Results | Proofpoint US

Company cancels earnings conference call in light of transaction with Thoma Bravo First Quarter Highlights Total revenue of $287.8 million, up 15% year-over-year Billings of $276.7 million, up 16% year-over-year GAAP EPS of $(0.79) per share, Non-GAAP EPS of $0.49 per share Operating cash flow of $95.1 million and free cash flow of $88.5 million SUNNYVALE, Calif., – April 26, 2021 – Proofpoint, Inc. (“the Company”) (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today…

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Proofpoint Enters Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Thoma Bravo in $12.3 Billion Transaction | Proofpoint US

Proofpoint Enters Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Thoma Bravo in .3 Billion Transaction | Proofpoint US

Proofpoint Shareholders to Receive $176.00 Per Share in Cash Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results SUNNYVALE & SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 26, 2021 — Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT) (the “Company”), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sector, in an all-cash transaction that values Proofpoint…

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Security’s new standard: Always-on protection and prevention

Security’s new standard: Always-on protection and prevention

Security’s new standard: Always-on protection and prevention | 2021-04-26 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more. This…

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The Winds of Change – What SolarWinds Teaches Us

The Winds of Change – What SolarWinds Teaches Us

In December 2020, the world discovered that the SolarWinds’ Orion Platform had been compromised by cybercriminals, potentially affecting thousands of businesses the world over. Security groups such as the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) provided advice and guidance to security teams and IT companies on what actions they should take to minimize the impact on them and their customers. But the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) carries with it a worrying sub-text that requires further exploration…

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3 Zero-Day in SonicWall Enterprise Email Security Appliances actively exploited

3 Zero-Day in SonicWall Enterprise Email Security Appliances actively exploited

Security vendor SonicWall has addressed three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting both its on-premises and hosted Email Security products. SonicWall is warning its customers to update their hosted and on-premises email security products to address three zero-day vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited in the wild. The three vulnerabilities addressed by the security vendor are: CVE-2021-20021: Email Security Pre-Authentication Administrative Account Creation: A vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x allows an attacker to create an administrative account by…

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NVIDIA GTC Highlights! – VMware Cloud Community

NVIDIA GTC Highlights! – VMware Cloud Community

Hi Everyone, my now second favuorite yearly tech conference (after VMworld!) NVIDIA GTC has wrapped for 2021 and as it was the first one I attended, I’d like to share with you some of my personal highlights! For anyone not aware of GTC, it’s NVIDIA’s yearly conference, they describe it as the #1 AI conference for innovators, technologists, and creatives. The description fits it perfectly, it’s not just for techies, but creatives too. The conference…

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Californian Charged with Cyberstalking Teenage Boys

Californian Charged with Cyberstalking Teenage Boys

A woman from California has been charged with waging a multi-year cyberstalking campaign against three teenage boys. Brentwood resident Ramajana Hidic Demirovic was charged by a federal grand jury with cyberstalking and conspiracy to commit cyberstalking. It is alleged that 46-year-old Demirovic harassed and intimidated victims who had entered into romantic relationships with an unnamed co-conspirator between February 2016 and March 2018. One of the relationships lasted just a few days. According to the indictment, Demirovic and…

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US Cyber Games Launches Cyber Open and Combine

US Cyber Games Launches Cyber Open and Combine

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has teamed up with marketing and cybersecurity games company Katzcy to launch the first US Cyber Games.  Consisting of the US Cyber Open and the US Cyber Combine Invitational, the program will run until October 2021. Included in the program is the selection of the first-ever US Cyber Team to represent the United States at the International Cyber Security Challenge (ICSC)….

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