Key findings A disruption action targeting prominent players across the Chinese-speaking phishing and fraud ecosystem struck ...

Doxing, also known as “doxxing” or “d0xing,” is a cyber-attack tactic involving the collection and dissemination of personal information with malicious intent. Doxing attacks are carried out to ...

An account is compromised when a threat actor gains access to a user’s credentials or finds another way to act on their behalf. Credential theft leaves an account vulnerable to numerous additional ...

A Trojan Horse, or simply Trojan, is a type of malware that disguises itself as legitimate software in order to gain access to a computer system. Once installed, Trojans can perform various malicious ...

Cybersecurity compliance is being fundamentally reshaped by the intersection of artificial intelligence and cyber threats, compounded by expanding attack surfaces created by cloud adoption, remote ...

Digital forensics is vital in addressing and solving the sophisticated challenges posed by modern cyber threats. This discipline involves meticulously examining digital evidence, often following a ...

In this annual survey, Proofpoint and Ponemon dive deep into the cybersecurity risks faced by the healthcare industry and their impact on patient care. Now in its fourth year, this year’s report finds ...

WannaCry was a ransomware attack discovered in May 2017 that struck corporate networks worldwide running Microsoft Windows as part of a massive global cyber attack. WannaCry leveraged a security flaw ...

The first step to building an impactful security awareness program is to assess the current state of your program—who your vulnerable users are, what they know, and what they believe. Proofpoint ...

Employees work in different ways, within different environments and with different tools—from finance teams using collaboration apps at home on their mobile devices to product designers accessing ...

Spoofing is a common tactic threat actors use to disguise an unknown or unauthorized source of communication or data as being known and trusted. This deception involves impersonating someone or ...

The CVE Landscape Has Changed. The Threat Actors Haven't. Proofpoint's dual telemetry streams — targeted attack visibility covering hundreds of millions of messages daily, and a global network sensor ...