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Peril vs. Promise: Companies, Developers Worry Over Generative AI Risk

The vast majority of developers believe that using generative AI systems will be necessary to increase productivity and keep up with software challenges, but intellectual property issues and security concerns continue to hold back adoption.

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Infosecurity Magazine
UK Boards Are Growing Less Concerned About Cyber-Risk

Far fewer board members of UK companies are worried about cyber-risk than their global peers, according to a new study from Proofpoint. The security vendor’s second annual Cybersecurity: The 2023 Board Perspective Report is compiled from interviews with 659 board members at organizations with 5000 or more employees, across 12 countries and different sectors.

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The Register
Meatbag mishaps more menacing than malware? CISOs think so

Chief information security officers (or CISOs) see human error as the most significant risk to data protection compared to other UK board directors. Meatbag errors are keeping CISOs awake at night, according to Proofpoint, which has just released a "Cybersecurity: The 2023 Board Perspective" report. The organization told The Reg that 78 percent had tapped it as the most significant risk. Only 56 percent of UK board directors felt the same way, said the analysts.

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CSO
CXOs and directors are growing wary of generative AI: Report

Generative AI has emerged as the chief concern for companies across geographies as three-fifths of global board members believe it poses huge security risks, according to a report by Proofpoint. The report built from survey responses of 659 board members at organizations with 5,000 or more employees across industries underlined a general sense of panic as it found a majority of respondents fearing a material attack in 2023.

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Healthcare IT News
Boards are grasping cyber threats, but CISOs still feel underprepared

Proofpoint's second annual Board Perspective report, published Sept. 6, explores three key areas: the cybersecurity threats and risks boardrooms face, their level of preparedness to defend against those threats and their alignment with CISOs – based on the sentiments uncovered in the company's Voice of the CISO report released earlier this year.

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Security Boulevard
Proofpoint Previews Generative AI Tools to Thwart Social Engineering

At the Proofpoint Protect 2023 conference, Proofpoint today revealed it is leveraging a BERT large language model (LLM) originally created by Google to thwart social engineering attacks using generative artificial intelligence (AI).

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CISO Reports

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Cybersecurity: The 2023 Board Perspective Report

As cyber attacks become increasingly sophisticated and impact organisations of all sizes, the board-CISO relationship has never been more important.
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White Paper

2024 Voice of the CISO

In this Voice of the CISO report, Proofpoint surveyed 1,600 CISOs from around the world. We spoke to organisations with 1,000 or more employees (previously 200 employees or more), offering richer insights into complex cybersecurity practices.

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White Paper

Cyber Insecurity in Healthcare: Ponemon Report

In this study sponsored by Proofpoint, Ponemon surveyed 641 people responsible for security strategies – including setting IT cybersecurity priorities, managing budgets and selecting vendors and contractors.
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Industry Threat Trends

Industry Threat Trends

Proofpoint's industry threat trends analysis examines threat actors, malware, techniques and mitigations across: Education, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrial, Manufacturing, and Public Sector.

Industry

Financial Services


  • Banking - Commercial and Retail Banking, Savings, Credit, and Finance.

  • Capital Markets - Investment Banking and Asset Management.

  • FinTech - Cloud/SaaS, Supply Chain, and Service Providers.

  • Insurance - Underwriting and P&C types.

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Industry

Education


  • Higher Education – Secondary Education, universities and colleges from all geographies.

  • K-12 – Primary education, kindergarten through 12th grade. School Districts.

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Industry

Industrial


  • Aerospace/Defense – Defense, contractors and their suppliers primarily in aerospace.

  • Industrial Technology – Organizations that produce technology for the automation and efficiency of manufacturing production.

  • Mining – Organizations that extract natural resources (raw materials) from the Earth.

  • Raw Materials – Organizations that produce refined raw materials for use in the manufacturing process.

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Industry

Manufacturing


  • Automotive – Original Equipment Manufacturers in the Automotive Industry and their suppliers.

  • Electronics - Original Equipment Manufacturers in the Electronic Industry and their suppliers.

  • Food & Beverage – Organizations that produce finished products in the Food & Beverage Industry.

  • Pharma/Life Sciences – Pharmaceutical Producers and Biotech companies that support the Healthcare industry.

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Industry

Healthcare


  • Academic Healthcare – Hospitals with a charter for teaching and medical education. Medical School, and association with a University.

  • Hospital Systems – Hospitals with a large number of staffed beds, as a single facility or system.

  • Research Hospitals – Hospitals or systems with a primary charter for research, includes children’s hospitals.

  • Post-acute and Residential Care - Ambulatory, rehabilitation, and assisted care facilities.

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Industry

Public Sector


  • Federal Government – Federal government branches, agencies, and ministries from all geographies.

  • State Government – U.S. state level government entities.

  • Local Government – Municipal, city, and county government from all geographies.

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