Sumit Dhawan, Proofpoint | theCUBE + NYSE Wired: Cyber Security Leaders

Proofpoint’s proposed $6.3 billion acquisition of Varonis puts data security in the spotlight. In this theCUBE + NYSE Wired: Cyber Security Leaders interview, theCUBE Research’s John Furrier talks with Sumit Dhawan, CEO of Proofpoint, about the major deal and why autonomous AI agents are changing how enterprises protect sensitive information. Dhawan explains how combining data access controls with monitoring of human and AI activity could help security systems respond at machine speed. He also discusses the companies’ growth prospects, the role of human oversight in autonomous defenses and Pr