Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is acquiring cybersecurity and compliance startup Proofpoint in an all-cash $12.3 billion deal. Gary Steele, chairman and CEO of Proofpoint, said in a press release on Monday (April 26) that the acquisition by Thoma Bravo “underscores our important role” in...
Proofpoint finds in a new study that BEC scams have financial service firms in the crosshairs, with attacks on that sector up 60 percent at the end of last year. Separately, Nissan’s Ghosn allegedly charged millions in questionable expenses to his former firm, while NASA...
Warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have enterprises worried about cybersecurity — specifically, concerns about ransomware attacks. Business Email Compromise scams continue to grow and steal more corporate money than ever before. Phishing emails — 93 percent of which include ransomware, according to ITProPortal...
Proofpoint, a cybersecurity company, announced news on Tuesday (Nov. 7) that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cloudmark, a messaging security and threat intelligence company for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and mobile carriers. In a press release, Proofpoint said the deal is...
April 26, 2021
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is acquiring cybersecurity and compliance startup Proofpoint in an all-cash $12.3 billion deal. Gary Steele, chairman and CEO of Proofpoint, said in a press release on Monday (April 26) that the acquisition by Thoma Bravo “underscores our important role” in the prevention of online hacks and the response to threats […]
November 08, 2017
Proofpoint, a cybersecurity company, announced news on Tuesday (Nov. 7) that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cloudmark, a messaging security and threat intelligence company for Internet...
