Proofpoint
| What they do | Enterprise cybersecurity and compliance (email, web, cloud, data); its CEO describes the mission as human- and agent-centric security. |
|---|---|
| Website | https://www.proofpoint.com/ |
| Category | security |
| Country | United States |
| Attending 2026 | confirmed: Sumit Dhawan (CEO) is listed on the LIS26 session page 'Outsmarting AI: Defence at machine speed' |
| Attending as | speaker's company |
| Why it matters to us | story: a large security vendor framing 'agent-centric security' (Cybersecurity Summit, 'Outsmarting AI'); a reference point for the market |
| Decision (proposed) | describe |
| Priority | 3 |
| Owner on our team | to decide |
| Status | to contact |
On the graph
In Agent governance and AI security.
- speaks-at Outsmarting AI: Defence at machine speed : CEO speaks on defence at machine speed source
- relevant-to The SGit newsroom: agent-centric security from a large vendor: describe (our judgement)
Assets made for them
None yet.
Sources
- websummit.com/sessions/lis26/9374ad36-05ca-4ed0-8f48-b86c09fca8ff/outs, read 2026-11-01: LIS26 session page (conferenceSlug lis26): 'Outsmarting AI: Defence at machine speed', 12 Nov, Cybersecurity Summit, Stage 8, names Proofpoint as the speaker's organisation
- websummit.com/attendees/lis26/c7298429-0cd2-45ab-9735-ee6295b86835/sum, read 2026-11-01: LIS26 attendee page: Sumit Dhawan, CEO, Proofpoint, Inc.; country and industry as listed by Web Summit; public bio
- www.proofpoint.com/, read 2026-11-01: what the company does, from its own site (title and description)