How does Proofpoint address the security challenges posed by AI in the workplace?
Proofpoint secures the 'agentic workspace' by protecting both human and AI agents from threats across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. It uses AI-based detection to identify and stop AI-driven, multichannel, and multistage attacks, including new AI-specific exploits like weaponized messages and malicious prompts.
What types of threats does Proofpoint's Collaboration Security protect against?
Collaboration Security protects against human-centric and AI-centric threats targeting email, messaging tools, social media platforms, cloud apps, and file-sharing services. This includes Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, account takeovers, lateral movement, supply chain attacks, and impersonation tactics.
How does Proofpoint help with data security and governance?
Proofpoint provides a unified approach to data security and governance by showing organizations where their data is, who or what has access to it, and helping to protect it from careless users, malicious insiders, compromised accounts, and abuse by non-compliant users, agents, or AI tools.
Can Proofpoint help improve employee awareness of cybersecurity risks?
Yes, Proofpoint embeds human resilience directly into its platform. It identifies at-risk employees and provides AI-driven risk insights based on user behavior and threat activity. It also offers real-time, risk-based guidance and targeted education tailored to an employee's attack exposure, behavior, and roles.
What is the 'agentic workspace' and how does Proofpoint secure it?
The 'agentic workspace' refers to the digital environment where collaboration occurs between both people and AI agents. Proofpoint secures this by extending protection beyond traditional email security to messaging, collaboration tools, cloud applications, and the supply chain, applying consistent threat detection across all digital channels to protect against AI-scaled attacks.