Human Element

Proofpoint offers an integrated suite of on-demand data protection solutions, including threat protection, regulatory compliance, archiving and governance, and secure communication. Proofpoint's solutions are built on a flexible, cloud-based platform and leverage a number of technologies, including big data analytics, machine learning, deep content inspection, secure storage, and advanced encryption, to address today's threat landscape.On August 31st, 2021, Proofpoint was acquired by Thoma Bravo at a valuation of $12.3B.

IRONSCALES enables organizations to mitigate the risk associated with the technological, operational and human challenges inherent to phishing attacks. The company's multi-layered and automated approach to prevent, detect, and respond to phishing emails combines micro-learning phishing simulation and awareness training (IronSchool), with mailbox-level phishing detection (IronSights), automated incident response (IronTraps) and real-time automated intelligence sharing (Federation) technologies.

Tessian is an email security platform that uses machine learning to make sure sensitive or confidential data cannot be sent to the wrong individual. The solution scans historical email data to understand conventional usage patterns and behaviors in companies' email systems. By leveraging machine learning, the platform spots anomalies and give users a chance to correct problems before sending without requiring administration or end user behavior change.

Rangeforce is a cloud-based platform for developing, selling, and executing live, hands-on cyber trainings on real systems, ultimately creating a marketplace for security trainings.

INKY is a cloud-based email security platform designed to be far more than just artificially intelligent. INKY recognizes logos, brand colors, and email signatures. It understands email, searches for signs of fraud, and can spot impostors by a pixel.

PhishLabs (Ecrime Management Strategies) provides cybersecurity services that protect against threats that exploit people. It combines proprietary technology, intelligence, and human expertise to detect, analyze, and stop targeted cyberattacks before they impact organizations. Additionally, the company provides threat intelligence that strengthens existing cyber defenses and optimizes threat prevention.On October 19th, 2021, PhishLabs was acquired by HelpSystems. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Area 1 Security is a performance-based cybersecurity company, changing how businesses protect against phishing attacks.On April 1st, 2022, Area 1 Security was acquired by CloudFlare for $162 million. Per Cloudflare, 40-50% of the $162 million is to be paid in Cloudflare's Class A common stock.

Elevate Security is a platform that focuses on shifting human behavior and responses to security threats to prevent breaches.