Proofpoint acquires SaaS email security provider MailDistiller

Grazed from SCMagazine. Author: Editorial Staff.

Proofpoint has acquired Maildistiller, a provider of SaaS email security solutions to bolster its cloud architecture. As part of a plan to expand its Proofpoint Essentials suite of software-as-a-service (SaaS) security and compliance solutions, it acquired the Northern Ireland-based company, which is specifically designed for channel distribution through multi-level distribution and managed service providers (MSPs).

According to Proofpoint, the technology will enable Proofpoint Essentials to combine the security and threat detection capabilities with ease of use, multi-level channel management and modern SaaS architecture required to serve the mid-to-small enterprise market…

Gary Steele, CEO of Proofpoint, said: “This new acquisition will enable us to offer the same core technology used by the world’s largest and most successful security conscious companies to a new set of customers served through broad security resellers and MSP partners who are currently experiencing a lot of pain. “We see tremendous value in being able to deliver a superior and scalable solution through the channel to this important customer set.”…

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