Proofpoint has been crowned winner of a prestigious SC Media Europe Award at the June 5, 2018 ceremony at the Marriott Grosvenor Square, London.
The Sunnyvale, CA-based next generation security and compliance firm won the Best SME Security Solution for Proofpoint Essentials.
Proofpoint Essentials is an enterprise-class cybersecurity solution for small and medium sized businesses that incorporates data loss prevention, policy-enforced encryption, dynamic analysis of URLs and email attachments, and enhanced spam and phishing detection. This is the second successive year that the firm has collected the award.
The SC Europe Awards recognize the top cybersecurity solutions, processionals, and services and are considered the gold standard of accomplishment in the industry. Nominated companies are whittled down to a shortlist of finalists and a highly experienced panel of expert judges decide on the highest quality solutions that provide businesses with the best level of protection in their respective categories.
The judges are drawn from the senior ranks of the information security industry from a wide range of industry sectors including banking, retail, insurance, airline groups, government department and food groups.
Additionally, Proofpoint collected three ‘Highly Commended’ Awards on the night in the categories: Best Email Security Solution – For Proofpoint Email Protection, Best Cloud Computing Solution – For Proofpoint Cloud App Security Broker, and Best Enterprise Security Solution for Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection. The firm’s tally of awards was greater than any other cybersecurity firm on the night.
“The security risks and challenges facing private and public sector companies these days are constant and complex. Proofpoint rises above its competitors to safeguard how organisations work across email, mobile and social media channels,” said Ryan Kalember, senior VP of Cybersecurity Strategy at Proofpoint. “Being recognized at the recent SC Awards Europe is a welcomed acknowledgement of our commitment to innovation when it comes to advanced cybersecurity protection for businesses of all sizes.”