Proofpoint stories
Attackers can now probe Entra ID accounts and passwords at scale without a real app, leaving defenders with little sign-in telemetry.
Sensitive physics and engineering research at US and Canadian universities may have been exposed after hackers used Roundcube flaws to enter mail servers.
The move could speed up threat triage and analysis for security teams, while limiting direct access to OpenAI models in customer workflows.
Security teams could get faster threat triage and richer alert context as Proofpoint folds GPT-5.5 into managed workflows, not customer access.
The move aims to help defenders turn faster vulnerability discovery into working fixes, as OpenAI broadens access to its cyber tools and partners.
SMB customers stand to benefit as Pax8 spotlighted partners and vendors across its marketplace, from Microsoft to smaller channel specialists.
Nearly 100 organisations were hit in a six-week phishing spree that used GitHub repositories and Visual Studio Code tools to infect developers.
Businesses in Europe and Africa now face localised phishing and malware attacks from a suspected China-aligned group that has widened beyond Asia.
Security teams may need to react faster as AI-boosted attackers can exploit flaws within hours, leaving patching cycles behind.
It lets customers apply existing data loss and governance policies to AI-assisted work in Claude, after suspicious AI incidents hit 42% of firms.
The move gives enterprises a single control layer for monitoring sensitive prompts, responses and workflows as AI use shifts into daily operations.
The scams can hand attackers Microsoft 365 access, as new kits and services make device code phishing easier to run at scale.
Growing AI security fears are driving Proofpoint’s European expansion, with the Paris site aimed at helping customers meet local regulatory demands.
Compliance teams could cut manual review time as Proofpoint’s new AI platform reconstructs cases from scattered records and logs.
The cyber security unit is deepening its partner-led push as channel revenue climbs from 1% to 40% and bundle adoption rises.
Australian firms are using AI at scale, but many lack the visibility to stop shadow tools, agentic access and rising incidents.
Most customers still face avoidable phishing risk, as 59% of Australian banks lack the strict DMARC setting that blocks spoofed emails.
End-of-financial-year deadlines are giving criminals a timely opening to steal credentials and financial data from Australians, Proofpoint says.
Organisations using AI assistants face growing compliance risk as Proofpoint folds Claude activity into existing data loss prevention and governance controls.
Most Australian security teams lack confidence their controls can spot a compromised AI system, even as firms push assistants beyond pilots.
