Proofpoint, Inc., a leader in cybersecurity and compliance, and CyberArk, a specialist in identity security, have announced an expanded strategic collaboration. This partnership aims to help global organizations protect identities across all environments. As part of this collaboration, new integrations and solutions will be launched to address critical cybersecurity challenges.
Protecting identities across the enterprise
Digital transformation and the advancement of the cloud have revolutionized infrastructures, while mobile technologies and remote access have radically changed work methods. In this context, traditional controls based on endpoints and networks are no longer sufficient in the current threat landscape, where identities have become the new security perimeter. As attackers increasingly exploit identities due to the wide access they provide, 93% of organizations experienced two or more security breaches involving identities last year. This exponential growth in the number of identities and the evolution of attack techniques underscore the urgent need to adopt identity-centric security strategies.
Cybercriminals continue to focus on identities as the most effective way to infiltrate and expand their access within an organization. From employees and IT administrators with privileged rights to executives with access to confidential data, developers with access to code repositories, or even IoT devices, identities have become attackers’ preferred target. The connection between targeted attacks and their potential impact has never been more crucial.
The collaboration between Proofpoint and CyberArk offers a multi-layered defense designed to stop threats before they reach users. Proofpoint prevents email attacks from reaching users and uses its extensive dataset, covering billions of pieces of information each year, to identify sophisticated and high-impact threats. CyberArk, in turn, uses this information to implement adaptive controls and identity security policies, ensuring that legitimate users access only the necessary resources without compromising security.
“As attackers now see people and their digital identities as their primary target, it is time to change security strategies to protect people and defend the data they create, placing identity at the center of security,” says Ryan Kalember, Proofpoint’s Chief Strategy Officer. “Our strategic partnership with CyberArk represents a significant advance in identity-centric security, empowering organizations to connect their key platform to understand human risk with their platform to mitigate it.”
“The way to protect identities must evolve drastically. With a single compromised identity, cybercriminals can achieve an initial foothold that unlocks significant opportunities for all kinds of subsequent attacks, including data theft and ransomware,” says Clarence Hinton, CyberArk’s Chief Strategy Officer. “Both CyberArk and Proofpoint are innovators in their respective security domains and share a commitment to placing digital identities at the center of security strategies to deliver better results to our joint customers.”
ZenWeb browser extension from Proofpoint enhances CyberArk’s secure browser
Web browsers—often consumer-oriented and lacking essential security, privacy, and productivity features—are essential for organizational operation. They are the connective tissue between identities, applications, and data, making them the primary target of cybercriminals and a prominent vector for security breaches.
Thanks to Proofpoint’s industry-leading threat intelligence, Proofpoint’s ZenWeb browser extension solution protects employees and contractors from malicious URLs that can download malware or steal corporate credentials and confidential data. When deployed with CyberArk Secure Browser, organizations can detect and block malicious URLs in real-time, one of the main attack vectors used by cyber adversaries.
Some additional benefits of integrating Proofpoint’s ZenWeb and CyberArk’s Secure Browser include:
Real-time detection of targeted threats and malicious URLs, regardless of how the user found the URL.
Identifying and protecting privileged users by applying granular policies and minimizing the risk of unauthorized access.
Enhancing user security with adaptable controls and policies.
Reducing the risk of unauthorized access to confidential data.
Streamlining incident response and automating remediation processes.
Deeper integrations for innovative identity-centric threat remediation include:
Leveraging Proofpoint’s Threat Intelligence, email threats are identified and dynamically evaluated based on risk and then passed to CyberArk Identity Flows for adaptive response and remediation.
Users with high-risk access privileges are selected to receive enhanced layers of protection and real-time remediation when threats occur. Proofpoint also automates the discovery of privileged accounts and local administrators, integrating with CyberArk to manage and protect them.