The Leader in Human-Centric cybersecurity
Eric Hahn, former CTO of Netscape, founded the company in 2002. It has since grown to more than 3,600 employees serving over 8,000 enterprises worldwide. The company went public in 2012. In 2020 it generated more than $1 billion in revenue, making it the first SaaS-based cybersecurity and compliance company to meet that milestone.
In 2021 Proofpoint was acquired by Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity software investing firm, in a transaction that valued Proofpoint at $12.3 billion.
What Sets them Apart
Email, social media, and mobile devices are the tools of your trade—and for cyber criminals, the tools of attack. Proofpoint protects your people, data and brand against advanced threats and compliance risks.
A Proven Suite of Solutions
Our solutions stop more than 99% of attacks. And every day, we detect and block advanced threats and compliance risks in more than 2.6 billion emails and 28 million cloud accounts.
Cloud-Enabled Speed and Innovation
Our solutions are built on an advanced cloud platform that blends speed and innovation. They deploy, adapt and update faster than on-premises tools to keep you ahead of the latest threats.
Far-Reaching Intelligence and Visibility
No other cybersecurity vendor has a global intelligence platform that spans email, social and mobile. And we analyze more than 100 billion data points a day. This gives you the critical visibility you need to understand an attack