Proofpoint: Reducing cyber risks with people-centric security

  • Date: 15-Oct-2020
  • Source: Tahawultech
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:GCC
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Proofpoint: Reducing cyber risks with people-centric security

Emile Abou Saleh, Regional Director, Middle East and Africa, Proofpoint, discusses why a people-centric security is vital as organizations embrace the cloud amid the new normal.

Emile Abou Saleh, Proofpoint

If it wasn't clear before 2020, it certainly is now: people are the enterprise perimeter.

The security needs of organizations that have employees working remotely 100% of the time are different from companies with employees working from home for only once or twice a week. Remote working often means users are not protected by the same safeguards that a business has in place. It also makes it difficult for employees to verify the authenticity of emails or transaction requests with colleagues or partners.

With remote