Proofpoint Strengthens Investment In Saudi Arabia To Meet Customer Demand For Cloud-Based Cybersecurity Services

Proofpoint, Inc. , a leading cybersecurity and compliance company today announced that its human-centric security solutions will be delivered through a local data center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The launch was announced during Proofpoint's Protect Tour in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this week, during a keynote delivered by Sumit Dhawan, CEO at Proofpoint.

Trusted by more than 60% of the Saudi-based companies listed in the Forbes Global 2000, Proofpoint's comprehensive AI-driven cybersecurity solutions help organizations navigate today's complex threat landscape with confidence, delivering robust protection. Available in Q1 2025, Proofpoint's offerings will enable Saudi-based customers to comply with local data residency policies and the NCA's (National Cybersecurity Agency) regulations.

The cyber threat landscape in Saudi Arabia continues to evolve. While CISOs in the Kingdom continue to fear cyber-attacks, they are demonstrating increasing confidence in their ability to defend against them. Proofpoint's 2024 Voice of the CISO Report reveals that more than two-thirds (67%) of CISOs in Saudi feel prepared to cope with a cyberattack, an increase from 51% last year. This growing confidence may be attributed to the 96% of Saudi CISOs surveyed looking to deploy AI-powered capabilities to help protect against human error and advanced human-centered cyber threats.

To address this, Proofpoint's ongoing investments in the region will help organizations in Saudi address human-centric cybersecurity risks, providing the opportunity to benefit from Proofpoint's market-leading email security solutions, running through an in-country data centre. Proofpoint Email Protection is the only AI/ML-powered, cloud-based threat protection platform that disarms today's advanced attacks, including email fraud, ransomware, weaponized URLs, multifactor authentication (MFA) bypass for credential phishing, and more.

Proofpoint Middle East by the Numbers:

• Proofpoint is trusted by more than 60% of the Saudi-based organizations listed in the Forbes Global 2000 and protects 568,000 employees in the Kingdom . Proofpoint protects more than 1,200,000 employees across the Middle East.
• Proofpoint's Middle East customer base saw a growth of more than 20% in 2024 , with continued growth at-pace expected in the coming years.
• Since 2019, Proofpoint has increased its employee base by more than 40% across the Middle East.
• Proofpoint works with over 550 partners across the Middle East, Turkey & Africa .

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