STARTING WITH THE PEOPLE
CYBERSECURITY
STARTING WITH THE PEOPLE
Some cybersecurity professionals will contend that the biggest security threat doesn ’ t revolve around new devices or systems , instead , it ’ s all about the people . This is a well-versed mantra at cybersecurity firm Proofpoint Inc ., for instance , whose solutions detect and block advanced threats and compliance risks in more than 600mn emails , more than 7mn mobile apps , and hundreds of thousands of social-media accounts every single day . In fact , in July , Gartner placed Proofpoint in the Leaders quadrant of the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Computer- Based Training for the sixth consecutive year .
Explaining why he felt the firm had clinched the coveted spot , Ryan Kalember , Executive Vice President of Cybersecurity Strategy for Proofpoint , pointed out how “ nearly all targeted attacks require human interaction to succeed and continuous security
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“ NEARLY ALL TARGETED ATTACKS REQUIRE HUMAN INTERACTION TO SUCCEED AND CONTINUOUS SECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING , THAT DELIVERS THE RIGHT EDUCATION TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT TIME , IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO REDUCE RISK ”
— Ryan Kalember , Executive Vice President of Cybersecurity Strategy for Proofpoint OCTOBER 2019