Proofpoint is a cybersecurity company founded in 2002 that protects people, data and digital interactions against human-targeted attacks. Its work spans email, cloud applications and social channels, with a focus on defending users rather than only infrastructure. The company employs more than 5,000 people.
Its technical domains include email security, cloud application security, social media threat protection, phishing detection and prevention, data loss prevention, human behavior analysis and security awareness training. The emphasis on human behavior analysis reflects a broader approach of studying how people interact with technology in order to build smarter defenses against attacks designed to exploit them.
Proofpoint describes its culture as mission-driven, with a stated aim of protecting people and reducing fear around technology adoption. The company positions its work as adaptive to a rapidly changing threat landscape, and its teams are oriented toward preventing damage before it occurs rather than responding after the fact.
