Thanks for Making Us "Best Email Content Management" in 2012 SC Magazine US Awards!

We're excited to announce that our email security and data loss prevention solutions, Proofpoint Enterprise Protection and Proofpoint Enterprise Privacy, were awarded SC Magazine's prestigious Reader Trust Award for "Best Email Content Management, 2012," presented at an award ceremony held in conjunction with the 2012 RSA Conference.

Winners were chosen by voters who are SC Magazine readers and work as high-level IT security executives (CISOs, CIOs, VPs, etc.) for organizations across various markets, including finance, health care, government, education and other industries.

"Our readers are on the front lines of information security, and they have recognized Proofpoint Enterprise Protection and Privacy as one of their key tools for securing their organizations," said Illena Armstrong, vice president and editorial director, SC Magazine. "Without leaders in innovation, such as Proofpoint, we would not be able to plan for the future of enterprise security." 

The "Best Email Content Management" category honors enterprise solutions that are not simply anti-spam filters but offer enhanced features such as bi-directional filtering, centralized management, and/or filtering of unauthorized content (i.e.,  "extrusion protection" or data loss prevention features).

Thanks to SC Magazine and its readers for honoring Proofpoint with this award!

You can learn more about Proofpoint Enterprise Protection and Privacy at http://www.proofpoint.com/products. Learn more about this award by reading our complete press release, "Proofpoint Winner of 2012 SC Magazine Reader Trust Award."

To see all of the 2012 winners, visit the following link:

2012 SC Magazine Awards Winners 

News from RSA 2012: Proofpoint Integration with Box, New Data Protection and Governance Capabilities

As we enter day two of the 2012 RSA Conference, Proofpoint issued a press release this morning (see, "Proofpoint Extends Data Protection and Information Governance Solutions to Address Cloud-Based File Sharing, Collaboration and Social Media") announcing new capabilities for Proofpoint Enterprise Privacy and Proofpoint Enterprise Governance, based on integration with popular cloud content management solution, Box.

According to the release, the integration between Proofpoint Enterprise solutions and Box will offer "enhanced security, compliance and control over documents shared via Box."

The integration is part of Proofpoint's ongoing strategy to help organizations better monitor and control the flow of information across all major data stores and communication channels, including cloud-based file sharing, collaboration and social media services. Read the full release here.

If you're at RSA, do make a point of coming by Proofpoint's booth (#850) in the Moscone Center exhibit hall where the team will be demonstrating some of the new capabilities. And while you're there, take our short survey and snag one of our cool "Email Me Your Credit Card" or "Open the Attachment" tees.

 

 

Email Geek Chic: Proofpoint at RSA Security Expo 2012

If you're going to be in San Francisco next week for the RSA Security Expo 2012, do make a point of stopping by the Proofpoint booth (#850). In addition to meeting the fun and friendly Proofpoint team, and seeing demonstrations of our latest and greatest cloud-based security and compliance solutions, you can also take a few moments to take our traditional RSA booth survey.

And what would a tradeshow be without swag? In exchange for answering a few simple questions we'll give you one of our limited edition "Bad Idea" or "Phishing Attachment" RSA t-shirts — shown below — and you will surely be the envy of your "security professional" friends.

We hope to see you there!

Free RSA® Security Expo 2012 Passes, Courtesy of Proofpoint: Use Code EC12PRF

Wow, is it almost the end of 2011? Looking forward to 2012 for a moment, once again Proofpoint will be exhibiting at the RSA Conference 2012, to be held February 27 thru March 2, 2012 at Moscone Center in San Francisco.

If you'd like to attend the RSA Conference 2012 expo (exhibits), you can get a free exhibits-only pass (which RSA calls an "Expo Pass") courtesy of Proofpoint by using code EC12PRF when you register.

To register for your free RSA exhibits pass, please visit the following URL and enter code EC12PRF during the registration process:

https://ae.rsaconference.com/US12/portal/login.ww

We look forward to seeing you there! Proofpoint will be exhibiting at booth #850, demonstrating our latest SaaS-based threat management (email security), compliance (data loss prevention, email encryption), archiving & governance, and secure communication solutions.

 

Proofpoint Customers: Don't Miss Our Exclusive, Customers-Only Event, Coming to SF, Chicago, NY!

Proofpoint's annual "Inner Circle" event, our free "customers-only" event is coming to San Francisco, Chicago and New York this October.

Proofpoint Inner Circle 2011 is your opportunity to meet with Proofpoint executives, learn about industry trends, get a preview of upcoming product releases, and share best practices with the Proofpoint user community.

These events are completely free, but space is limited, so reserve your spot today by sending us an email to innercircle@proofpoint.com. Our customer event team will send you complete information and register you for the event of your choice. 

This year's agenda includes:

• Discussions on the state of email today, featuring the latest developments in email-borne threats, content security, email archiving and regulatory compliance

• A review of the latest regulations and the critical need for DLP, encryption and archiving

• Proofpoint customers sharing the unique ways they are protecting their email infrastructures, meeting compliance requirements and reducing costs

• A sneak preview of future innovations from Proofpoint labs, and interactive sessions on Proofpoint’s technology roadmap

• Your opportunity to speak with Proofpoint executives and provide direct input into product direction

We look forward to meeting you in person at one of these exciting events! Reserve your spot right now... email us at innercircle@proofpoint.com.

Video: Email Archiving and eDiscovery for Legal, Steven Heller of Graubard Miller

Earlier this year our friend Steven Heller, director of IT for New York-based law firm Graubard Miller, kindly sat down with me to explain how his organization uses our hosted email archiving solution, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, to reduce the size of their Microsoft Exchange email store, simplify (and speed up) electronic discovery and save time and money in the process.

Steven and his firm have been using Proofpoint's email archiving service for several years now (first purchasing the product when it was known as Fortiva, before that company's acquisition by Proofpoint) and he continues to be a very vocal supporter.

In this short video, Steven talks about the issues the firm had with email retention prior to Proofpoint and explains what he likes about Proofpoint's solution:

Steven will be presenting "How to Save Hundreds of Thousands on eDiscovery," an educationalcase study on email archiving and eDiscovery at the MIS Training Institute's upcoming IT Governance, Risk and Compliance event (co-located with Audit World 2011) at the Hilton Boston Back Bay on September 20, 2011.

He'll also be presenting a similar case study at Computerworld's Fall Storage Networking World 2011 event (October 10-13, 2011 in Orlando, Florida). If you're attending either event, make a point of attending his sessions - he's a great presenter and very knowledgeable about these topics.

We also recently published a short PDF case study on Graubard Miller that you can find here:
Proofpoint case study, Graubard Miller.

Thanks again, Steve, for taking the time to chat with us and for your ongoing support!

Think Your Data Can't be Safer in the Cloud? Andres Begs to Differ... But Not All Clouds are Created Equal, as Ponemon Confirms

Proofpoint's vice president of technology, Andrés Kohn, apparently used some mildly salty language at the opening of his well-attended InfoSecurity Europe presentation, "Can Data Be Safer in the Cloud?" last week.

If you're one of those cloud skeptics who holds the view that, to remain secure, data needs to stay within the corporate datacenter, Andrés begs to differ.

"Quite frankly, I think this view is a bunch of...," says Kohn.

All kidding aside, ServerWatch's Paul Rubens has an excellent overview of Andrés's talk, reported in 5 Reasons Why the Cloud Should be More Secure than Your Data Center.

Highly recommended reading, but in short, providers of secure, cloud-based services can potentially keep your data more secure than even your own datacenter through:

1. Greater Economies of Scale
2. More Secure Development Lifecycles
3. Continuous Auditing
4. Higher Levels of Automation and Repeatability
5. Stricter Access Controls

Of course, not every cloud-based vendor is going to follow security best practices or even make security a top priority.

A slightly scary press release and new report from the Ponemon Institute and CA Technologies drove that point home this week with some interesting data that shows that many providers of cloud-based services are focused more on delivering cost and speed-of-deployment advantages over security.

Among the findings:

• Fewer than 20% of cloud providers across the U.S. and Europe view security as a competitive advantage.
• Fewer than 30% of respondents consider security as an important responsibility.
• Fewer than 27% of respondents feel their cloud services substantially protect and secure customer information.
• The majority of cloud providers (69%) believe security is primarily the responsibility of the cloud user... In contrast to 35% of cloud users who believe security is their responsibility.

Yikes. Here's the link to the full report:

Ponemon Institute, Security of Cloud Computing Providers Study, April 2011
(PDF format)

Update from Infosecurity Europe 2011: Proofpoint News, Live Survey Data, Still Time to Win an iPad 2!

The team staffing the Proofpoint booth (stand #F50) at Infosecurity Europe 2011 tell me that they've been having a great show with a lot of traffic to the booth and some terrific interactions.

One thing that seems to be a huge hit is our Infosec security survey. If you drop by the Proofpoint stand and take our short online survey on email security, encryption and mobility issues, you'll be entered into our drawing to win an Apple iPad 2. With one more day to go, there's still time to enter!

 As I write this post, I see that our survey has fewer than 400 responses so far... so your chances of winning are quite good. One of the things we're asking attendees is whether their organization has deployed an email encryption solution. The chart below shows the live results from that question so far:

In other Infosecurity Europe related news, yesterday at the show Proofpoint and IT services company brightsolid announced a channel partnership whereby brightsolid will offer Proofpoint's cloud-based email archiving, email security and data loss prevention solutions in the UK. 

That partnership off to a terrific start with publishing company DC Thomson already having signed a multi-year subscription to Proofpoint's email security and archiving solutions through brightsolid.

Visit Proofpoint at InfoSecurity Europe 2011, Stand F50 this Week, Enter to Win an iPad 2

Our Director of Channel & International Marketing, Dave Crilley sent me this shot of Proofpoint's InfoSecurity Europe stand under construction. I trust that by now Dave and his team have things completely put together and are ready for the first day of the InfoSec show!

If you're in London for the InfoSecurity Europe 2011 event this week, do make a point of stopping by the Proofpoint stand, #F50, at Earls Court, London.

Our international team will be on hand to demonstrate our latest SaaS email security, email encryption, data loss prevention, email archiving & eDiscovery solutions... And while you're there, take our survey for a chance to win a new Apple iPad 2!

In addition to presentations and demos at our booth, Proofpoint will also be represented in the Technical Theater where Andres Kohn, our VP of Technology, will be presenting his talk, "Can Data Be More Secure in the Cloud?" on April 19th at Noon.

If you're in London and would like to attend the Infosecurity Europe 2011 for free, you can get a free pass courtesy of Proofpoint by visiting the following link:

Free Infosecurity Europe 2011 registration, courtesy of Proofpoint »

Hope to have more reports from the show floor for you as the week progresses!

Free Infosecurity Europe 2011 Passes, Courtesy of Proofpoint

As we typically do every year, Proofpoint will be exhibiting at the upcoming Infosecurity Europe 2011 event and exhibition, held 19-21 of April, 2011 in Earls Court, London.

If you'd like to attend the Infosecurity Europe 2011 expo event (exhibits) for free, you can get a free pass by visiting the following link:

Free Infosecurity Europe 2011 registration, courtesy of Proofpoint »

We look forward to meeting you there! Proofpoint will be exhibiting in stand # F50, demonstrating our latest SaaS email security, email encryption, data loss prevention, email archiving & eDiscovery solutions.