Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced it has been named a leader in enterprise email security in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Email Security, Q2 2019. The report provides a detailed overview of the enterprise email security market and evaluates vendors based on their current offering, strategy, and market presence.
In the Forrester Wave report, which evaluated today’s leading enterprise email security solutions, it was noted that “customers praised Proofpoint for its technology leadership, overall performance, and [data loss prevention] (DLP) capabilities.” Proofpoint received the highest rating in the current offering category, which measures criteria including email filtering, threat intelligence, cloud integration, incident response, and support and customer success.
“Threat actors are relentlessly targeting individuals through the email vector and the sophistication of these attacks is rapidly evolving,” said Ryan Kalember, executive vice president of Cybersecurity Strategy for Proofpoint. “Proofpoint’s continued leadership in the enterprise email security market is driven by our commitment to developing innovative solutions that defend against these pervasive threats. We believe that our ranking as a leader in enterprise email security validates our holistic people-centric security approach that integrates email security with cloud security, data security, and security awareness training.”
Email remains the preferred attack vector for cybercriminal activity, from low-level cybercriminals to nation states. More than 99 percent of targeted attacks rely on the user to activate them, whether that involves clicking on a macro, typing a password into a phishing site, or simply sending data to a business email compromise (BEC) actor. With accurate malware detection and blocking, coupled with credential phishing and email fraud protection, Proofpoint email security enables administrators to quickly respond to security incidents. The solution reduces p ..
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