Proofpoint Snags Former VMware President Sumit Dhawan as CEO

Proofpoint Snags Former VMware President Sumit Dhawan as CEO

Dhawan Is Proofpoint’s 3rd CEO Since March 2022; Interim Leader Thomas Back as CFO Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • November 28, 2023     Sumit Dhawan, CEO, Proofpoint Proofpoint has landed top VMware lieutenant Sumit Dhawan as its new chief executive just days after the cloud and virtualization giant was acquired by Broadcom. See Also: Email Reporting and Remediation The Silicon Valley-based email security firm said it liked Dhawan’s track record of building security, cloud…

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Shifting Cybersecurity: The Impact and Implications of LLMs

Shifting Cybersecurity: The Impact and Implications of LLMs

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Proofpoint CEO Ashan Willy on Taking an Experimental Approach to Applying Gen AI Tom Field (SecurityEditor) • August 25, 2023     Ashan Willy, CEO, Proofpoint While a significant number of attacks are not yet AI-driven, there’s a noticeable shift in the creation of generative malware and lures for business email compromise, warned Ashan Willy, CEO at Proofpoint….

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Getting a Tighter Grip on Supply Chain Security Risk

Getting a Tighter Grip on Supply Chain Security Risk

3rd Party Risk Management , Events , Governance & Risk Management Proofpoint CEO Ashan Willy on Ways to Identify Third-Party Compromises Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • May 7, 2023     Ashan Willy, CEO, Proofpoint Some of the most sophisticated cyberattacks are being targeted at third-party suppliers in an effort to affect their critical clients, said Ashan Willy, CEO of Proofpoint. But often client organizations affected by these attacks do not even realize…

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Proofpoint CEO on Thwarting Post-Compromise Lateral Movement

Proofpoint CEO on Thwarting Post-Compromise Lateral Movement

Network Detection & Response , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development , Security Operations Ashan Willy on Helping Clients Spot Hacker Techniques Insider Their Own 4 Walls Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • February 3, 2023     Ashan Willy, CEO, Proofpoint (Image: Proofpoint) Proofpoint has long focused on preventing cyberattacks, but customers have increasingly asked for help with blocking lateral movement from compromised identities, says CEO Ashan Willy. See Also: Live Webinar | Navigating the…

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Proofpoint to Buy Deception Firm Illusive, Boost Offerings

Proofpoint to Buy Deception Firm Illusive, Boost Offerings

Active Defense & Deception , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Ashan Willy’s First Deal as CEO Gets Proofpoint Into the Identity, Deception Spaces Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • December 12, 2022     Ashan Willy has made his first acquisition as Proofpoint’s CEO, scooping up an identity startup established by Check Point’s former cloud and document security leader. See Also: Finding a Password Management Solution for Your Enterprise The Silicon Valley-based email security vendor says…

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