Proofpoint, Inc., a leading next-generation cybersecurity company, announced the latest version of Proofpoint Essentials to protect how small and medium enterprises work today. Todays release features policy-based email encryption, protection against threats on corporate social media accounts and defense against attachment-based advanced threats. On average, a 150-employee company suffers a targeted attack once a month, according to Proofpoint research, on average. The FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division recently indicated that cybercriminals use publicly available information and vulnerabilities in email systems to trick small businesses into wiring large sums of money into fraudulent bank accounts.”]