Gary Steele Pushes Proofpoint Past Email Protection

By | May 21, 2015

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Proofpoint has been on a buying spree, making relatively small but strategic acquisitions. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of security software via the cloud spent $24 million for NetCitadel and $35 million for Nexgate last year. In March, Proofpoint agreed to pay $40 million for security firm Emerging Threats. It was money well spent, CEO Gary Steele says, enhancing Proofpoint’s (PFPT) capabilities in advanced threat intelligence, security Scalper1 News

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