Welcome to Protect 2024
Join us at Proofpoint Protect to learn how to secure your organization's most valuable and vulnerable assets—its people. Over two immersive days, you will engage and collaborate with fellow defenders who face the same human risks and challenges you do.
Why attend?
- Exclusive access: Engage directly with world-renowned threat researchers and dive deep into emerging trends and insights from today's threat landscape.
- Enhanced skills: Sharpen your Proofpoint skills and credentials with Discovery Labs, new analyst certifications and much more.
- Insider knowledge: Discover the latest Proofpoint solutions and roadmaps—and how your company can best leverage these innovations.
- Networking opportunities: Connect and collaborate with fellow defenders, thought leaders and partners in a casual, fun environment.
More than just a conference
Proofpoint Protect is more than just a conference—it’s a cornerstone for cybersecurity professionals seeking to advance their skills, connect with peers, and understand the dynamics of human-centric cybersecurity threats and defense. Don’t miss out on becoming the strongest asset in your organization’s defense strategy.
Agenda at-a-glance
7:30AM - 9:30AM
Registration and Breakfast
9:30AM - 11:30AM
Opening keynote
Sumit Dhawan, CEO
Proofpoint: Protect People, Defend Data and Mitigate Human Risk
11:30AM - 12:00PM
Break
12:00PM - 4:45PM
Content Tracks
12:00PM - 12:15PM
Partner Keynote
12:15PM - 1:00PM
Partner Session 1
Services
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Partner Session 2
Gold Standard Demo - Threat
1:45PM - 2:00PM
Break
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Partner Session 3
Gold Standard Demo - Info Protection
2:45PM - 3:00PM
Break
3:00PM - 3:45PM
Partner Session 4
Assessments
3:45PM - 4:00PM
Break
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Lunch and Village Experiences
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Wisdom - Best Practices
Human Risk Mitigation Reimagined: A Strategic Roadmap for Success
1:45PM - 2:00PM
Break
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Wisdom - Best Practices
Operationalizing Human Risk Awareness: Tools and Real-World Tactics
2:45PM - 3:00PM
Break
3:00PM - 3:45PM
Wisdom - Best Practices
Staying Ahead of the Curve: How Threat Intel Can Fuel An Impactful Security Awareness Program
3:45PM - 4:00PM
Break
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Lunch and Village Experiences
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Protect People - Best Practices
Tuning your Proofpoint environment to stop more threats
1:45PM - 2:00PM
Break
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Protect People - Best Practices
Prevent Identity Compromise and Stop Account Takeover
2:45PM - 3:00PM
Break
3:00PM - 3:45PM
Mitigate Human Risk - Best Practices
Generative AI Impact on Security Culture Programs (Security Awareness + Protect Ppl)
3:45PM - 4:00PM
Break
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Lunch and Village Experiences
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Defend Data - Best Practices
Solving the #1 DLP issue, misdirected emails and email exfiltration with an adaptive approach
1:45PM - 2:00PM
Break
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Defend Data - Best Practices
Migrating to Modern DLP in 5 Steps
2:45PM - 3:00PM
Break
3:00PM - 3:45PM
Defend Data - Best Practices
Building an Insider Risk Management program: careless, compromised and malicious
3:45PM - 4:00PM
Break
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Lunch and Village Experiences
1:00PM - 1:45PM
ThreatCon
Bridging the Threat Visibility Gap
1:45PM - 2:00PM
Break
2:00PM - 2:45PM
ThreatCon
How Effective Are Takedowns?
2:45PM - 3:00PM
Break
3:00PM - 3:45PM
ThreatCon
Modern Threat Landscape
3:45PM - 4:00PM
Break
12:00PM - 4:00PM
Village Opens
Demo Experience Roadmap Office hours Study group area Sponsors area Games Drink and Food
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Proofpoint Discovery
Hands-On Lab - Combat Data Loss and Insider Risk
2:00PM - 2:15PM
Break
2:15PM - 4:00PM
Proofpoint Discovery
Hands-On Lab - Empower Your People
12:00PM - 2:15PM
Certification
Training Lab for Analysts
2:15PM - 2:45PM
Break
2:45PM - 4:45PM
Exam
Analyst Certification provided by Certiverse
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Power Series Live
Security for AI and AI for Security (Virtual event broadcast in NY only)
6:00PM - 10:00PM
Special Activity and Dinner
7:30AM - 9:00AM
Breakfast
9:00AM - 9:30AM
Better Together to Fight cyber crime
Ecosystem partners on stage
9:30AM - 11:45AM
Content Tracks
9:30AM - 11:45AM
Partners take Certification Exams
9:30AM - 9:45AM
Break
9:45AM - 10:30AM
Wisdom - Best Practices
Laying the Groundwork: Three Objectives That Can Transform Your Security Culture
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Break
10:45AM - 11:30AM
Wisdom - Best Practices
Crafting Practical Security Awareness: A Practitioners' Roundtable
11:30AM - 11:45AM
Break
9:30AM - 9:45AM
Break
9:45AM - 10:30AM
Protect People - Best Practices
Dealing with DMARC in a Post Google/Yahoo World
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Break
10:45AM - 11:30AM
New: Protect People - Best Practices
Getting Started with 3rd party/supplier Incident Investigation & Remediation
11:30AM - 11:45AM
Break
9:30AM - 9:45AM
Break
9:45AM - 10:30AM
Defend Data - Best Practices
A Defenders Practical Guide to the Realities of AI
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Break
10:45AM - 11:30AM
Protect People - Best Practices
Tuning your Proofpoint environment to stop more threats
11:30AM - 11:45AM
Break
9:30AM - 9:45AM
Break
9:45AM - 10:30AM
ThreatCon
APT Threat Landscape
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Break
10:45AM - 11:30AM
TBD
11:30AM - 11:45AM
Break
9:45AM - 11:45AM
Village Opens
9:45AM - 11:45AM
Proofpoint Discovery
Hands-On Lab - Strenghten Identity Security
9:45AM - 11:45AM
Exam
Analyst Certification provided by Certiverse
11:45AM - 12:30PM
Closing Keynote
External speaker
12:30PM - 1:00PM
Grab Lunch and Go
7:30AM - 9:30AM
Registration and Breakfast
9:30AM - 11:30AM
Opening keynote
Sumit Dhawan, CEO
Proofpoint: Protect People, Defend Data and Mitigate Human Risk
11:30AM - 12:00PM
Break
12:00PM - 4:45PM
Content Tracks
12:00PM - 12:15PM
Partner Keynote
12:15PM - 1:00PM
Partner Session 1
Services
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Partner Session 2
Gold Standard Demo - Threat
1:45PM - 2:00PM
Break
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Partner Session 3
Gold Standard Demo - Info Protection
2:45PM - 3:00PM
Break
3:00PM - 3:45PM
Partner Session 4
Assessments
3:45PM - 4:00PM
Break
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Lunch and Village Experiences
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Wisdom - Best Practices
Human Risk Mitigation Reimagined: A Strategic Roadmap for Success
1:45PM - 2:00PM
Break
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Wisdom - Best Practices
Operationalizing Human Risk Awareness: Tools and Real-World Tactics
2:45PM - 3:00PM
Break
3:00PM - 3:45PM
Wisdom - Best Practices
Staying Ahead of the Curve: How Threat Intel Can Fuel An Impactful Security Awareness Program
3:45PM - 4:00PM
Break
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Lunch and Village Experiences
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Protect People - Best Practices
Tuning your Proofpoint environment to stop more threats
1:45PM - 2:00PM
Break
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Protect People - Best Practices
Prevent Identity Compromise and Stop Account Takeover
2:45PM - 3:00PM
Break
3:00PM - 3:45PM
Mitigate Human Risk - Best Practices
Generative AI Impact on Security Culture Programs (Security Awareness + Protect Ppl)
3:45PM - 4:00PM
Break
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Lunch and Village Experiences
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Defend Data - Best Practices
Solving the #1 DLP issue, misdirected emails and email exfiltration with an adaptive approach
1:45PM - 2:00PM
Break
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Defend Data - Best Practices
Migrating to Modern DLP in 5 Steps
2:45PM - 3:00PM
Break
3:00PM - 3:45PM
Defend Data - Best Practices
Building an Insider Risk Management program: careless, compromised and malicious
3:45PM - 4:00PM
Break
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Lunch and Village Experiences
1:00PM - 1:45PM
ThreatCon
Bridging the Threat Visibility Gap
1:45PM - 2:00PM
Break
2:00PM - 2:45PM
ThreatCon
How Effective Are Takedowns?
2:45PM - 3:00PM
Break
3:00PM - 3:45PM
ThreatCon
Modern Threat Landscape
3:45PM - 4:00PM
Break
12:00PM - 4:00PM
Village Opens
Demo Experience Roadmap Office hours Study group area Sponsors area Games Drink and Food
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Proofpoint Discovery
Hands-On Lab - Combat Data Loss and Insider Risk
2:00PM - 2:15PM
Break
2:15PM - 4:00PM
Proofpoint Discovery
Hands-On Lab - Empower Your People
12:00PM - 2:15PM
Certification
Training Lab for Analysts
2:15PM - 2:45PM
Break
2:45PM - 4:45PM
Exam
Analyst Certification provided by Certiverse
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Power Series Live
Security for AI and AI for Security (Virtual event broadcast in NY only)
6:00PM - 10:00PM
Special Activity and Dinner
7:30AM - 9:00AM
Breakfast
9:00AM - 9:30AM
Better Together to Fight cyber crime
Ecosystem partners on stage
9:30AM - 11:45AM
Content Tracks
9:30AM - 11:45AM
Partners take Certification Exams
9:30AM - 9:45AM
Break
9:45AM - 10:30AM
Wisdom - Best Practices
Laying the Groundwork: Three Objectives That Can Transform Your Security Culture
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Break
10:45AM - 11:30AM
Wisdom - Best Practices
Crafting Practical Security Awareness: A Practitioners' Roundtable
11:30AM - 11:45AM
Break
9:30AM - 9:45AM
Break
9:45AM - 10:30AM
Protect People - Best Practices
Dealing with DMARC in a Post Google/Yahoo World
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Break
10:45AM - 11:30AM
New: Protect People - Best Practices
Getting Started with 3rd party/supplier Incident Investigation & Remediation
11:30AM - 11:45AM
Break
9:30AM - 9:45AM
Break
9:45AM - 10:30AM
Defend Data - Best Practices
A Defenders Practical Guide to the Realities of AI
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Break
10:45AM - 11:30AM
Protect People - Best Practices
Tuning your Proofpoint environment to stop more threats
11:30AM - 11:45AM
Break
9:30AM - 9:45AM
Break
9:45AM - 10:30AM
ThreatCon
APT Threat Landscape
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Break
10:45AM - 11:30AM
TBD
11:30AM - 11:45AM
Break
9:45AM - 11:45AM
Village Opens
9:45AM - 11:45AM
Proofpoint Discovery
Hands-On Lab - Strenghten Identity Security
9:45AM - 11:45AM
Exam
Analyst Certification provided by Certiverse
11:45AM - 12:30PM
Closing Keynote
External speaker
12:30PM - 1:00PM
Grab Lunch and Go
Featured Speakers
Full slate of sessions and speakers coming soon.
Sumit Dhawan
Chief Executive Officer
Ryan Kalember
Chief Strategy Officer, Proofpoint
Protect 2024 will feature more than two dozen sessions, labs, and other group learning activities. This includes sessions that offer an exclusive inside look at Proofpoint's product roadmaps, provide expert insights into today's threat landscape, explore best practices and real-world case studies, and more. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from and engage with Proofpoint experts, threat researchers, customers, partners, and industry experts--all focused on providing you with the skills, insights and knowledge you need to become a better defender.
Security Leadership
Forum
Protect 2024 will also feature an invitation-only Security Leadership Forum program for CISOs and security leaders. The program is built on educational sessions led by other key leaders in cybersecurity, peer networking events, as well as an opportunity to participate in our SEC Disclosure Rules certification session. Interested in attending the Security Leadership Forum at Proofpoint Protect 2024? Fill out the form to be added to our list of participants interested in receiving an invitation.
Who should attend
Proofpoint Protect is the #1 event for understanding and staying ahead of the key cyber risks that impact your business today: human-targeted threats, data loss and human error.
Mark your calendar and bring your team, including:
Select a city below to register for Protect 2024
Early Bird Pass: $595 (register before July 4)
Regular Pass: $695 (register after July 4)
Certification Exam Fee is waived for Protect 2024 at a value of $250