Proofpoint, Inc.

Detailed Description

Proofpoint, Inc. operates as a security-as-a-service provider that enables large and mid-sized organizations to defend, protect, archive, and govern their sensitive data worldwide. It offers protection against advanced and targeted threats, including malicious attachments, polymorphic threats, zero-day exploits, user-transparent drive-by downloads, malicious web links, hybrid threats, malware free attacks, and other penetration tactics. The company also provides integrated email security, cloud security, threat protection products, information protection and archiving, and digital risk protection product services. In addition, it offers solutions that enable secure business-to-business and business-to-consumer communications; email encryption services that encrypt sensitive emails and deliver them to PC or mobile device; file-transfer solutions for end-users to share various forms of documents and other content; security optimized cloud architecture solutions; and security-as-a-service platform consisting of solutions, platform technologies, and infrastructures. The company serves governments, education, financial services, and healthcare sectors; small and medium businesses; and mobile operators and Internet service providers. Proofpoint, Inc. has a partnership with Relativity ODA LLC to integrate Proofpoint platform with Relativity Trace to deliver an end-to-end archive and communication surveillance solution. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. As of August 31, 2021, Proofpoint, Inc. was taken private.

Product & Services

Email filteringEmail privacyEmail encryptionEmail archivingAnti-spam techniquesElectronic discoveryData loss prevention software

Key People

Gary Steele (Chairman, CEO) Marcel De Paolis (CTO) Paul Auvil (CFO)

Financials

Revenue: US$1.050 billion (2020)

Operating income: –US$95.196 million (2020)

Net income: –US$163.809 million (2020)

Total assets: US$2.498 billion (2020)

Total equity: US$441.744 million (2020)