Application and Platform Security

Proofpoint CEO On ‘Monumental’ Hornetsecurity Deal, MSP Growth In US

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Proofpoint CEO On ‘Monumental’ Hornetsecurity Deal, MSP Growth In US

With the acquisition deal positioning Proofpoint for major growth with MSPs and SMBs in the U.S. market, ‘this is a big strategic leap forward for us,’ Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan tells CRN. Proofpoint’s planned acquisition of Hornetsecurity positions the company for massive growth with MSPs and SMBs in the U.S. market, representing a “big strategic leap forward” for the cybersecurity vendor beyond the enterprise, Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan told CRN. Hornetsecurity specializes in security for…

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Products Of The Year 2024: The Finalists

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Products Of The Year 2024: The Finalists

CRN staff compiled the top partner-friendly products that launched or were significantly updated over the last year. Now it’s up to solution providers to choose the winners. Application Performance and Observability As more applications run in hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud environments, maintaining application performance has becoming a more complex task. Application performance management and observability tools help IT organizations maintain the health, performance and user experience of business applications, according to market researcher Gartner. Such tools…

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The 20 Coolest Web, Email and Application Security Companies Of 2024: The Security 100

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The 20 Coolest Web, Email and Application Security Companies Of 2024: The Security 100

From vendors offering code security tools to those protecting inboxes and websites against attacks, here’s a look at 20 key companies in web, email and application security. Among the major disclosures in a recent AI security report from Microsoft and OpenAI was this doozy: It’s likely that nation-state hackers are, indeed, using GenAI to create phishing emails. While the potential for GenAI-powered phishing and social engineering has been widely discussed since the debut of OpenAI’s…

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20 Hottest Cybersecurity Products At RSAC 2023 | CRN

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20 Hottest Cybersecurity Products At RSAC 2023 | CRN

Security News Kyle Alspach April 25, 2023, 11:57 AM EDT At RSA Conference 2023 this week, vendors are showcasing new products in categories including XDR, email security, vulnerability management and application security. Proofpoint Threat Protection Updates At the start of RSAC 2023, Proofpoint unveiled new capabilities for its Aegis Threat Protection platform that aim to help with thwarting attacks based on account takeovers. The new capabilities include Supplier Threat Protection, which…

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New Proofpoint CEO Ashan Willy Pushes Information Protection

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New Proofpoint CEO Ashan Willy Pushes Information Protection

New Proofpoint CEO Ashan Willy plans to expand the company’s information protection capabilities and grow Proofpoint’s threat protection business outside North America. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based email security vendor named Willy interim CEO March 2 and elevated him to the permanent CEO role Monday, making him the second top executive in Proofpoint’s 20-year history. Willy, 50, started at Proofpoint in December 2016 and replaces Gary Steele as CEO. Steele, 59, founded Proofpoint in November 2002 and…

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