Proofpoint users list

Email list of companies using Proofpoint

Q: How many companies use Proofpoint?

Data InfoMetrix tracks 29,818 companies using Proofpoint, with 200,894 verified contacts at those accounts as of October 2026. Counts are estimates from our database and market research, so ask us for a live count for your exact criteria.

Q: Who buys and manages Proofpoint inside a company?

Proofpoint is usually owned by Email Security, Human-Centric Cyber Defense & Threat Intelligence Leadership. Decision-makers include Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Director of Email Security and VP Information Security; Lead Messaging Security Architect and Exchange / M365 Email Administrator shape the choice, and Email Security Analyst and SOC Incident Responder use it day to day. Our Proofpoint list can include any of these roles.

Q: Which Proofpoint products or editions can I target?

You can target accounts by the Proofpoint products they run, including Proofpoint Email Protection (PPS Enterprise), Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP), Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull (TRAP), Proofpoint Enterprise DLP & Insider Threat Management and Proofpoint Security Awareness Training (PSAT). Tell us which edition or module matters and we filter the list to those accounts.

Q: What does Proofpoint integrate with?

Proofpoint is most often connected to Microsoft 365, Splunk, Okta, CrowdStrike and ServiceNow, so users of those tools overlap heavily with Proofpoint accounts. We can filter any list by this kind of stack overlap.

Q: What are the main alternatives to Proofpoint?

The main alternatives to Proofpoint are Mimecast, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Abnormal Security and Cisco Secure Email. We also keep verified user lists for Mimecast and Abnormal Security, which is useful for competitive displacement campaigns.

Q: What challenges do Proofpoint customers face?

Common challenges for Proofpoint accounts include SEG (Secure Email Gateway) vs Cloud-Native API Defense Misalignment, Reaching Dedicated Messaging Security Leads, Not General IT Staff and Co-Existing Microsoft 365 Security Overlap. Proofpoint customers use enterprise gateway MX records combined with API intelligence. Pitching lightweight API tools without understanding their complex routing, mail encryption, and compliance rules causes friction. These are good angles for outreach to Proofpoint users.

Q: Can Data InfoMetrix deliver a free sample Proofpoint contact list before ordering?

Yes. Data InfoMetrix delivers a complimentary 10-record sample tailored to your target Proofpoint criteria—including target job titles, company size, and region—delivered within one business day with no obligation.

Q: How does Data InfoMetrix guarantee email deliverability for Proofpoint contacts?

Data InfoMetrix provides a 99% email deliverability guarantee on all Proofpoint datasets. Every contact record undergoes real-time email verification within a 30 to 45-day refresh cycle, backed by a 1:1 hard bounce replacement policy for 30 days after delivery.

Connect with verified CISOs, Email Security leads, and SecOps directors at organizations secured by Proofpoint Enterprise Protection — segmented across Proofpoint Email Protection (PPS), Targeted Attack Protection (TAP), and Information Protection (DLP).

29,818+Companies

200,894+Contacts

Updated Oct 7, 2026GDPR · CCPA99% accuracy

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How many companies use Proofpoint?

Data InfoMetrix tracks 29,818+ companies running Proofpoint as of October 2026, with 200,894+ verified contacts at those accounts. The largest groups are Financial Services & Banking, Healthcare & Hospital Networks and Technology & Cloud SaaS. Buying decisions usually sit with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Director of Email Security and VP Information Security. Counts are estimates built from technology footprint scans, job-post signals and partner directories, checked by our research team. How we count

Tracked accounts29,818+

Organizations detected running Proofpoint.

Verified contacts200,894+

Direct emails and phone dials for decision-makers.

Primary personasChief Information Security Officer (CISO), Director of Email & Messaging Security, VP of Information Security

Full buying committee mapped.

Deliverability SLA99%

SMTP-verified, with 1:1 replacement of any email that hard bounces within 30 days.

Data specification · Updated Q4 2026

Technology category	Cybersecurity
Tracked organizations	29,818+ verified accounts worldwide
Decision-maker contacts	200,894+ records with emails, mobile and direct dials
Key roles	Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Director of Email & Messaging Security, VP of Information Security, platform administrators, IT directors, procurement
Geography	180+ countries · country-by-country counts on request
Verification	DNS and script telemetry, 5-stage SMTP handshake, manual research
Refresh cadence	Continuous, 30–45 day maximum record age at delivery
Compliance	GDPR, CAN-SPAM, CCPA and CASL
Delivery	24–48 hours as CSV, XLSX or CRM API

Editorial & verification

Researched by the Data InfoMetrix research team. Counts updated October 2026.

How we count and verify data

Size your Proofpoint audience

Pick a region, company size and buying role to estimate how many accounts and contacts you can reach.

Region

Company size

Buying role

Estimated segment✓ 99% SLA

29,818+Target accounts

200,894+Direct contacts

Decision-makers35%

Influencers45%

End users20%

Estimates from our current Proofpoint dataset. Exact counts come with your quote.

Reach the whole buying committee

A Proofpoint account is not one contact. We map the people who evaluate, buy, run and use it across Email Security, Human-Centric Cyber Defense & Threat Intelligence Leadership.

Decision-makersC-suite & sponsors

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)Director of Email SecurityVP Information SecurityVP of IT Infrastructure

Influencers & adminsEvaluate & configure

Lead Messaging Security ArchitectExchange / M365 Email AdministratorSOC LeadSecurity Awareness Director

End usersRun it every day

Email Security AnalystSOC Incident ResponderMessaging SpecialistIT Helpdesk Lead

These are examples. We build records for any department, seniority or custom title.

See exactly what you get

Every record carries 60+ fields, from verified email, direct dial and LinkedIn to full postal address, Proofpoint edition, coexisting stack and intent.

Contact	Buying role	Work email	Direct dial	Company phone	Fax	LinkedIn profile	Company	LinkedIn company page	Industry	Address 1	Address 2	City	State	ZIP code	Country	Proofpoint footprint	Intent	Status
SRSophia ReyesChief Information Security Officer (CISO)	Decision Maker	s.r***@apexc**.io	+1 (415) 55*-**	+1 (415) 55*-**	+1 (415) 55*-**	linkedin.com/in/s*ia-r*******	Apex Cloud Systems Inc.	linkedin.com/company/apex-cloud-sys	Enterprise Software & Cloud SaaS	100 Montgomery St	Ste 1800	San Francisco	CA	94104	United States	Proofpoint Email Protection (PPS) + Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)	High	✓ Verified 2026
MWMarcus WebbLead Enterprise Security Architect	Influencer	m.w*@kensington*******.uk	+44 (20) 79*-**	+44 (20) 79*-**	+44 (20) 79*-**	linkedin.com/in/m*us-w*****	Kensington Global Capital Ltd	linkedin.com/company/kensington-capital	Financial Services & Investment Banking	25 Bank Street	Canary Wharf	London	Greater London	E14 5JP	United Kingdom	Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull (TRAP Automated Remediation)	Medium	✓ Verified 2026
LFLena FischerSenior Security Operations (SecOps) Engineer	Practitioner	l.fi***@stackla****.de	+49 (89) 55*-**	+49 (89) 55*-**	+49 (89) 55*-**	linkedin.com/in/la-fi*******	StackLabs Cybersecurity GmbH	linkedin.com/company/sta***-cyber	Cloud Infrastructure & Cybersecurity Platforms	Leopoldstraße 180	—	Munich	Bavaria	80804	Germany	Proofpoint Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP)	High	✓ Verified 2026
JOJames O'ConnorVP of Information Security & Infrastructure	Decision Maker	j.oc**@veloce****.com	+1 (312) 55*-**	+1 (312) 55*-**	+1 (312) 55*-**	linkedin.com/in/j*s-oc******	Veloce Global Telecom Corp	linkedin.com/company/veloce-telecom	Telecommunications & Mobile Networks	233 S Wacker Dr	Ste 4200	Chicago	IL	60606	United States	Proofpoint Security Awareness Training (PSAT Simulations)	High	✓ Verified 2026
ALAstrid LindholmHead of Cyber Risk & Security Governance	Influencer	a.li**@nordi**.se	+46 (8) 55*-**	+46 (8) 55*-**	+46 (8) 55*-**	linkedin.com/in/a*id-li******	Nordic Payments & FinTech AB	linkedin.com/company/nordicpay-ab	Financial Technology & Digital Payments	Hamngatan 15	—	Stockholm	Stockholm County	111 47	Sweden	Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense (DMARC/SPF/DKIM Enforcement)	Medium	✓ Verified 2026
DVDavid VanceChief Information Officer (CIO)	Decision Maker	d.va**@beacond****.com	+1 (703) 55*-**	+1 (703) 55*-**	+1 (703) 55*-**	linkedin.com/in/d*d-va******	Beacon Defense & Aerospace Inc.	linkedin.com/company/beacon-defense	Aerospace, Defense & Government Contracting	1850 Towers Crescent Plaza	—	Tysons	VA	22182	United States	Proofpoint for Government (FedRAMP Authorized)	High	✓ Verified 2026
RGRachel Green-CohenDirector of Enterprise Security Architecture	Influencer	r.co**@veritas****.org	+1 (617) 55*-**	+1 (617) 55*-**	+1 (617) 55*-**	linkedin.com/in/r*el-co******	Veritas Health System Inc.	linkedin.com/company/veritas-health-sys	Healthcare Networks & Hospital Systems	75 Francis St	—	Boston	MA	02115	United States	HIPAA Compliant Healthcare Secure Messaging & Encryption	Medium	✓ Verified 2026
YTYuri TanakaSecurity Operations & Threat Analyst	Practitioner	y.ta**@biosynth*****.jp	+81 (3) 55*-**	+81 (3) 55*-**	+81 (3) 55*-**	linkedin.com/in/yi-ta******	BioSynthetix Life Sciences KK	linkedin.com/company/biosynthetix-kk	Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Research	Roppongi Hills Mori Tower	30F	Tokyo	Tokyo	106-6108	Japan	Proofpoint URL Defense & Dynamic Sandbox Analysis	Medium	✓ Verified 2026

Illustrative rows showing 20 of 60+ fields. Full records are unmasked.

We deliver 60+ data fields per record, including intent data. The sample shows a selection only. Tell us which fields you need, including any that aren't listed here, and we'll add them to your list.

Also available:Seniority & departmentJob functionTenure in roleEmployee countAnnual revenueSIC & NAICS codesParent companyWebsite & domainProduct editionContract & renewal timingIntent topics & scoreEmail verification date

How we prove an account runs Proofpoint

No scraped résumés or stale directories. Three layers confirm a live installation before a contact reaches your list. Read our verification protocol

Pillar 1 · Telemetry

Live DNS & script signals

We inspect response headers, DNS MX and CNAME records and live JavaScript bundles to confirm a running Proofpoint instance.

DNS · CNAME · MX recordsHTTP headers · JS bundles✓ Verified against live infrastructure

Pillar 2 · Operational intent

90-day hiring signals

We track job requisitions that ask for Proofpoint skills, which shows ongoing budget and headcount.

Now hiringProofpoint Administrator

Now hiringProofpoint Architect

Now hiringProofpoint Engineer

Pillar 3 · Human & mailbox QA

Pre-delivery SMTP handshake

Each email is tested against the destination mail server, and titles are checked against current company rosters.

SMTP check ✓LinkedIn match ✓Title verified ✓

✓ Deliverable inbox and current role

Deliverability SLA

<3%

Maximum bounce rate, or we replace the contacts. Your sender reputation stays clean.

1:1 hard bounce replacement

Every email that hard-bounces within 30 days of delivery is replaced free, record for record.

24-hour pre-delivery ping

Live SMTP and MX checks right before we send your file.

Instant CRM import

Clean CSV or XLSX, ready for one-click import.

Ready for your outbound stack

Imports straight into the tools you use.

What are you trying to do?

Each campaign needs a different data strategy. Pick your goal to see how we build the audience.

Find companies on rival platforms and reach the people evaluating a move to, or away from, Proofpoint.

Conquesting playbook

Pitch integrations, add-ons and complementary tools to companies already running Proofpoint.

Ecosystem playbook

Build account lists around Proofpoint deployment scale and engage the full committee across departments.

ABM playbook

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Know the stack around every account

Proofpoint rarely runs alone. Every record is tagged with the tools detected alongside it, so you can segment by complementary stacks.

Open the coexistence matrix

What Proofpoint customers look like

Anonymised profiles of companies in our Proofpoint dataset of 29,818+ accounts. Named accounts are shared in your free sample, never on a public page.

Proofpoint account profiles · anonymised

Company size	Industry	Country	Employees	Revenue
Mid-market	Technology & Cloud SaaS	Australia	500–999	$100M–$250M
Mid-market	Critical Infrastructure & Energy	United States	200–999	$50M–$250M
Enterprise	Retail & Consumer Goods	United States	5,000+	$1B+
Upper mid-market	Financial Services & Banking	United Kingdom	1,000–4,999	$250M–$1B
SMB	Healthcare & Hospital Networks	United States	50–199	$10M–$50M
Enterprise	Technology & Cloud SaaS	Canada	10,000+	$5B+
Mid-market	Critical Infrastructure & Energy	Germany	500–999	$100M–$250M
Mid-market	Retail & Consumer Goods	United States	200–999	$50M–$250M

Markets we cover

United States

India

United Kingdom

Canada

Germany

Australia

Singapore

France

New Zealand

Netherlands

Plus 170 more countries. Ask for a country-by-country count of Proofpoint accounts and we'll include it with your free sample.

Build the list your way

Every list is assembled from source to your product tier, job function, geography and revenue band. Nothing is a fixed export.

Editions & modules

Filter by what they actually run.

+Proofpoint Email Protection (PPS Enterprise)+Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)+Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull (TRAP)+Proofpoint Enterprise DLP & Insider Threat Management+Proofpoint Security Awareness Training (PSAT)

Firmographics

Match revenue, size and industry.

+Industry+$1M–$10B+ revenue+Headcount+Ownership & funding+HQ & branches

Geography

Target any territory.

+US & Canada+US states+UK, DACH, Nordics+APAC & ANZ+Metro clusters

Need multi-attribute segments? Open the Audience Builder

What Proofpoint teams are struggling with

Know the friction before you reach out, and position your product where it matters.

Friction 1

Alert Fatigue & SOC Staff Burnout in Proofpoint Security Stacks

ImpactSecurity Operations Centers get overwhelmed by 10,000+ daily alerts, risking missed zero-day incidents.

OpportunitySOAR automation, AI-driven alert triage, and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services.

Friction 2

Identity Sprawl & Unmanaged SaaS App Access

ImpactTerminated employees retain shadow access to sensitive cloud software, causing compliance breaches.

OpportunityIdentity Threat Detection (ITDR), SCIM deprovisioning tools, and SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM).

Friction 3

Continuous Compliance Audit Evidence Gathering

ImpactSecurity teams spend 2+ months annually collecting audit evidence manually for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications.

OpportunityContinuous compliance automation platforms, cloud security posture management (CSPM), and evidence automation.

Intent triggers we track

✓Active software contract renewal window within 90 days

✓Evaluating complementary third-party integration solutions

✓Expanding enterprise license tiers and department headcount

✓Upgrading data security and regulatory compliance standards

“Instead of waiting at a booth hoping for foot traffic, our reps arrived at the summit with a fully booked calendar of qualified buying committees. It transformed our event ROI.”

VP of Global Marketing, a cybersecurity vendorName withheld at the client's request

Read the 45 Briefings case study

Proofpoint list questions, answered

How many companies use Proofpoint?

Data InfoMetrix tracks 29,818 companies using Proofpoint, with 200,894 verified contacts at those accounts as of October 2026. Counts are estimates from our database and market research, so ask us for a live count for your exact criteria.

Who buys and manages Proofpoint inside a company?

Proofpoint is usually owned by Email Security, Human-Centric Cyber Defense & Threat Intelligence Leadership. Decision-makers include Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Director of Email Security and VP Information Security; Lead Messaging Security Architect and Exchange / M365 Email Administrator shape the choice, and Email Security Analyst and SOC Incident Responder use it day to day. Our Proofpoint list can include any of these roles.

Which Proofpoint products or editions can I target?

You can target accounts by the Proofpoint products they run, including Proofpoint Email Protection (PPS Enterprise), Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP), Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull (TRAP), Proofpoint Enterprise DLP & Insider Threat Management and Proofpoint Security Awareness Training (PSAT). Tell us which edition or module matters and we filter the list to those accounts.

What does Proofpoint integrate with?

Proofpoint is most often connected to Microsoft 365, Splunk, Okta, CrowdStrike and ServiceNow, so users of those tools overlap heavily with Proofpoint accounts. We can filter any list by this kind of stack overlap.

What are the main alternatives to Proofpoint?

The main alternatives to Proofpoint are Mimecast, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Abnormal Security and Cisco Secure Email. We also keep verified user lists for Mimecast and Abnormal Security, which is useful for competitive displacement campaigns.

What challenges do Proofpoint customers face?

Common challenges for Proofpoint accounts include SEG (Secure Email Gateway) vs Cloud-Native API Defense Misalignment, Reaching Dedicated Messaging Security Leads, Not General IT Staff and Co-Existing Microsoft 365 Security Overlap. Proofpoint customers use enterprise gateway MX records combined with API intelligence. Pitching lightweight API tools without understanding their complex routing, mail encryption, and compliance rules causes friction. These are good angles for outreach to Proofpoint users.

Can Data InfoMetrix deliver a free sample Proofpoint contact list before ordering?

Yes. Data InfoMetrix delivers a complimentary 10-record sample tailored to your target Proofpoint criteria—including target job titles, company size, and region—delivered within one business day with no obligation.

How does Data InfoMetrix guarantee email deliverability for Proofpoint contacts?

Data InfoMetrix provides a 99% email deliverability guarantee on all Proofpoint datasets. Every contact record undergoes real-time email verification within a 30 to 45-day refresh cycle, backed by a 1:1 hard bounce replacement policy for 30 days after delivery.

Sourcing and compliance. Business contacts come from public company sources, professional directories and opt-in publishing partners, then go through SMTP verification and human review. Lists are for B2B outreach: include an unsubscribe link and honour opt-outs (CAN-SPAM), and have a lawful basis such as legitimate interest when you email people in the EU or UK (GDPR). Read how we source and verify data