NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTS

Organizations face escalating data security risks driven by uncontrolled data sprawl across cloud apps, collaboration tools, endpoints, and unmanaged AI services—often beyond the visibility of security teams. Fragmented approaches and siloed, single-channel data loss prevention and other point solutions have only worsened the problem and prevent security teams from gaining a complete view of their data exposure. In fact, Proofpoint’s 2025 Voice of the CISO report found that 66% of global security leaders reported a material loss of sensitive information within the past 12 months, with an alarming 87% of financial services organizations reporting data losses.

Proofpoint’s unified data security platform provides visibility and control for every piece of sensitive data in the enterprise. Unlike fragmented stacks of point products, Proofpoint’s unified data security solution delivers consistent, end-to-end coverage across all channels. By bringing together multichannel Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Insider Threat Management (ITM), and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), our unified solution eliminates inefficiencies and lowers administration costs by up to 58%, according to a 2025 study conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group.

By converging DLP, DSPM, and ITM into a unified architecture powered by intelligent automation and AI, the unified solution prevents exfiltration and loss by blocking misdirected, accidental, or malicious data movement across email, cloud, web, and endpoints; it detects insider risks early by correlating user content and context, dynamically adjusting controls, and accelerating investigations with irrefutable evidence. In addition, by discovering and classifying sensitive data in cloud and hybrid environments, it secures data at rest, then remediates risks with one-click controls. Its AI capabilities extend Proofpoint’s human-centric approach into intelligent assistants, securing how they access, generate, and share sensitive information. This forward-looking design addresses today’s and anticipates emerging risks of the agentic workplace—where data protection must dynamically adapt to both human and machine actions.

The average cost of a data breach neared $4.5 million in 2025. And regulatory consequences continue to grow. Organizations must proactively prevent AI-driven data loss before it leads to a costly and damaging business crisis. Proofpoint’s platform is deployed to 46 million+ users worldwide and is trusted by half of the Fortune 100. Industry-leading enterprises including Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, work with Proofpoint to confidently reduce data risk across its global ecosystem and enhance end user compliance at scale. Leveraging Proofpoint’s platform, Snowflake can implement more granular governance controls, providing a better view of the data landscape and classification capabilities.