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Cyberhaven vs Proofpoint

Cyberhaven sells a data security platform that traces the full lifecycle of data and adapts protection as context changes, covering data loss prevention, data security posture management, insider risk management and AI security. Proofpoint sells security that covers data and AI as one system, with access that follows intent. CISO Tribune files both under Insider risk management. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Cyberhaven vs Proofpoint: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
CyberhavenCyberhaven sells a data security platform that traces the full lifecycle of data and adapts protection as context changes, covering data loss prevention, data security posture management, insider risk management and AI security.cyberhaven.comProofpointProofpoint sells security that covers data and AI as one system, with access that follows intent.proofpoint.com
What it sells
  • Cyberhaven Flow[8][21]Protects data across human and agentic workflows.
  • Data Detection and Response[17]Finds and follows sensitive data to protect it everywhere it goes.
  • Insider Risk Management[1][8]Combines data awareness and behavioral signals to detect and stop insider threats.
  • AI Security[1][3][8][13][16]Gives visibility into AI usage and enforces risk-based controls.
  • ITM / Endpoint DLP[19]Endpoint software whose main features are supported on Windows, Mac and Linux.
  • Proofpoint Threat Intelligence Services[21]A Proofpoint team that provides Threat Insights.
  • ET Intel[21]A subscription that gives full access to all insights.
  • ET Pro[21]A subscription that gives full access to all insights.
Categories
Headquarters
United StatesSunnyvale, United States[1]
Founded
Not stated on its pages2002[1]
Ownership and funding
Privately held[4][7][11]Owned by Thoma Bravo since 2021[3][12][14][15]
Named customers
Not stated on its pages
  • Xcel Energy[4]
  • Princeton University[5]
  • Columbia University[6]
  • Informatica[7]
  • California Department of Motor Vehicles[8]
Recent news
  • July 28, 2026Cyberhaven introduced Cyberhaven Flow, an AI-native data security platform built to protect data across human and AI workflows.[21]
  • March 11, 2026Cyberhaven announced a distribution agreement with Ignition Technology to bring its unified AI and data security platform to the United Kingdom.[20]
  • February 10, 2026Cyberhaven announced business results for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026, reporting record growth in revenue, customers and platform adoption.[19]
  • February 5, 2026Cyberhaven Labs released its 2026 AI Adoption & Risk Report, based on data movements around generative AI applications, endpoint AI applications and AI agents.[18]
  • October 15, 2026Proofpoint and Varonis announced a definitive agreement under which Proofpoint will acquire Varonis in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6.3 billion.[16]
  • September 22, 2026Proofpoint announced the Agentic Collaboration Security system, combining an intent-based detection model with agentic capabilities for email, collaboration tools and the browser.[17]
  • September 22, 2026Proofpoint announced the Proofpoint Agentic Data and AI Security system, built to secure AI and data as one connected risk.[18]
  • September 3, 2026Proofpoint introduced the SOC Analyst Agent, an AI capability that helps security teams investigate threats across Proofpoint security data, built with OpenAI models.[9]
  • August 4, 2026Proofpoint launched an OEM program that lets technology providers, security vendors and managed service providers embed its threat intelligence and detection capabilities.[10]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026[7]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[14]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Cyberhaven sells mainly to security teams that want data loss prevention, DSPM, insider risk management and AI security in one platform. Cyberhaven's onboarding options are described for mid-market teams and straightforward cloud deployments, and for complex or global environments, AI security and regulated industries. Technical account manager tiers are described for growing teams with multi-region or hybrid deployments and for large enterprises with complex or highly regulated environments. Cyberhaven says a lean internal team or managed SOC can cover more ground when the platform prioritizes real risk and automates routine work.From its own pages, Proofpoint addresses cyberattacks on organisations where people and AI agents work side by side across email, cloud and collaboration tools. The customers Proofpoint quotes include an organisation using Proofpoint for AI security for employees using AI services and tools, and for AI security in the tools and agents it is building. A quoted Proofpoint customer runs email security, DLP and insider threat management that work together, with its analyst using a single security console.
Last verified
September 27, 2026October 10, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Cyberhaven and Proofpoint are both filed under Insider risk management.
  • Both are headquartered in the United States.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Cyberhaven's primary category is Data loss prevention; Proofpoint's is Email security.
  • Cyberhaven is also filed under Data security posture management. Proofpoint is also filed under Collaboration app security and Human risk management.
  • Cyberhaven lists Cyberhaven Flow, Data Detection and Response, Insider Risk Management and AI Security. Proofpoint lists ITM / Endpoint DLP, Proofpoint Threat Intelligence Services, ET Intel and ET Pro.
  • Cyberhaven is headquartered in United States. Proofpoint is headquartered in Sunnyvale, United States.
  • Proofpoint was founded in 2002.
  • Cyberhaven is privately held. Proofpoint is owned by Thoma Bravo, since 2021.
  • Proofpoint publicly names Xcel Energy, Princeton University, Columbia University, Informatica and California Department of Motor Vehicles.

What it sells: Cyberhaven

What Cyberhaven Flow does[8][21]
Flow connects lineage, identity, and behavior to secure data as it moves across endpoints, browsers, and the cloud. Agentic Data Security, Human Data Security, and DSPM work together in one unified platform.
What Data Detection and Response does[17]
Cyberhaven analyzes billions of events surrounding every piece of data at the customer's company to classify and protect a much broader range of sensitive information. Cyberhaven tracks data at a granular level as it moves between files and apps. Cyberhaven can replay an incident with screen recordings and forensic file capture.
What Insider Risk Management does[1][8]
Cyberhaven stores a record of events indefinitely and can correlate events occurring weeks or months apart. Users can be added to watchlists with elevated response actions such as blocking uploads without end user override. Cyberhaven integrates with directory services to pull user details such as department, manager, and departure date.
What AI Security does[1][3][8][13][16]
Cyberhaven inventories sanctioned and unsanctioned AI apps as they appear across the organization. Cyberhaven discovers and monitors Model Context Protocol servers and AI connectors. Cyberhaven gives every AI tool and agent a risk score across five dimensions.

What it sells: Proofpoint

What Proofpoint Threat Intelligence Services does[21]
Threat Insights are provided by the Proofpoint Threat Intelligence Services team. Premium Threat Intelligence Services analysts curate threat news highlights.
What ET Intel does[21]
Subscribing to ET Intel or ET Pro gives full access to all insights. Threat Insights are provided by the Proofpoint Threat Intelligence Services team.
What ET Pro does[21]
Subscribing to ET Intel or ET Pro gives full access to all insights. Threat Insights are provided by the Proofpoint Threat Intelligence Services team.

Questions about Cyberhaven and Proofpoint

What do Cyberhaven and Proofpoint sell?
Cyberhaven sells Cyberhaven Flow, Data Detection and Response, Insider Risk Management and AI Security. Proofpoint sells ITM / Endpoint DLP, Proofpoint Threat Intelligence Services, ET Intel and ET Pro.
Are Cyberhaven and Proofpoint in the same category?
They share Insider risk management. Cyberhaven's primary category is Data loss prevention and Proofpoint's is Email security.
Where are Cyberhaven and Proofpoint headquartered?
Cyberhaven is headquartered in United States. Proofpoint is headquartered in Sunnyvale, United States.
When were Cyberhaven and Proofpoint founded?
Proofpoint was founded in 2002.
Who owns Cyberhaven and Proofpoint?
Cyberhaven is privately held. Proofpoint is owned by Thoma Bravo, since 2021.
Which customers do Cyberhaven and Proofpoint name?
Proofpoint publicly names Xcel Energy, Princeton University, Columbia University, Informatica and California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Who are Cyberhaven and Proofpoint sold to?
From its own pages, Cyberhaven sells mainly to security teams that want data loss prevention, DSPM, insider risk management and AI security in one platform. From its own pages, Proofpoint addresses cyberattacks on organisations where people and AI agents work side by side across email, cloud and collaboration tools.
What have Cyberhaven and Proofpoint announced recently?
July 28, 2026: Cyberhaven introduced Cyberhaven Flow, an AI-native data security platform built to protect data across human and AI workflows. October 15, 2026: Proofpoint and Varonis announced a definitive agreement under which Proofpoint will acquire Varonis in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6.3 billion.

About Cyberhaven

Cyberhaven sells a data security platform that traces the full lifecycle of data and adapts protection as context changes, covering data loss prevention, data security posture management, insider risk management and AI security.[1][5][8]

Cyberhaven Flow traces the full lifecycle of data and adapts protection to changing context. Cyberhaven says Flow protects data across human and agentic workflows and connects lineage, identity, and behavior to secure data as it moves across endpoints, browsers, and the cloud. Agentic Data Security, Human Data Security, and DSPM work together in one unified platform.[8]

Data lineage is the technology at the center of the platform. Cyberhaven says its data lineage technology maps the full journey of sensitive data, from creation to every movement, transformation, and fragmentation. Cyberhaven records every event for every piece of data, including every move, copy, edit, and share. Cyberhaven says data lineage traces data from its origin, providing the context used to classify what type of data it is. Cyberhaven says specific types of data start their journey in specific places, such as the customer database in Snowflake or the source code repository in Github. Cyberhaven extracts text content from data and performs optical character recognition (OCR) on images to pull additional text content.[8][9][17]

On the data loss prevention side, Cyberhaven says it combines content analysis with data lineage to reduce false positives. Cyberhaven says it protects data across all exfiltration channels with one product and one policy. Cyberhaven can block exfiltration of sensitive data, educate users, and allow override with justification. Cyberhaven offers a visual builder for creating and editing policies. Cyberhaven lets administrators see how a policy would apply to historical data without deploying it in production. Cyberhaven tracks what type of data was encrypted or compressed, so the data can still be tracked after it can no longer be scanned.[2][10]

For insider risk, Cyberhaven says it combines data awareness and behavioral signals to detect and stop insider threats. Cyberhaven blocks data exfiltration across cloud, email, websites, removable storage devices, Apple AirDrop, and more. Cyberhaven stores a record of events indefinitely and can correlate events occurring weeks or months apart. Cyberhaven scores users on the actions they take and on the type of data affected. Users with a history of risky behavior can be added to a user group that has elevated remediation. Cyberhaven flags when a user changes the extension or name of a file that contains sensitive data and can block subsequent exfiltration. Cyberhaven remotely captures user actions related to data and stores them in its cloud, so investigations do not need physical possession of a device.[2][6][10]

For data posture, Cyberhaven says it discovers and classifies data, detects vulnerabilities as it flows across environments, then secures it automatically. Cyberhaven's data provenance categorizes data as Corporate, Personal, or Public. Cyberhaven reads Microsoft Information Protection labels and other third-party labels. Cyberhaven inspects data stored on user devices, complementing cloud data discovery. Cyberhaven can distinguish between the corporate instance of an approved cloud application and a personal instance of the same application. Cyberhaven detects and tracks usage of new cloud apps employees try to use with company data.[10][12][17]

Cyberhaven tracks what data each agent accesses, what actions it takes, and how sensitive data moves through its workflows. Cyberhaven discovers and monitors Model Context Protocol servers and AI connectors across the enterprise. Cyberhaven gives every AI tool and agent a risk score across five dimensions: data sensitivity, model integrity, compliance adherence, user access controls, and security infrastructure. Cyberhaven enforces runtime guardrails at the prompt and response level, blocking high-risk data movement and redirecting users to sanctioned tools. Cyberhaven says it governs coding agents like Claude Code and Cursor. Linea AI is described as an AI agent that detects and stops the most critical risks to important data, and Linea AI is powered by the Large Lineage Model.[3][6][13][14]

Cyberhaven delivers its service from the cloud, so there are no databases or application servers to manage. Cyberhaven connects to sanctioned applications such as Office 365 and Google Workspace to see content created and shared in the cloud. Cyberhaven's endpoint agent supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. Cyberhaven's browser extension supports all major browsers and collects telemetry for web-based cloud applications. Cyberhaven streams incidents, events, and audit logs into SIEM, SOAR, or AI SOC platforms, with purpose-built integrations for Splunk, Cortex XSOAR, and ServiceNow. Cyberhaven connects to ChatGPT Enterprise and Claude Enterprise directly. Cyberhaven can store incident screenshots, match highlighting excerpts, and other evidence in a cloud bucket the customer owns and controls.[2][9][14][15]

Cyberhaven says it meets internationally recognized standards for security, cloud, and privacy. Cyberhaven provides audit evidence for frameworks like CMMC, HIPAA, PCI, and ISO. Cyberhaven consolidates endpoint agents while coexisting with Microsoft Purview and existing EDR. Cyberhaven analyst services provide a dedicated data protection analyst who continuously tunes the customer's environment. Cyberhaven onboarding services deploy Cyberhaven, integrate it with the customer's environment, and align it to the customer's use cases from day one. Cyberhaven describes a technical account manager who combines deep product expertise with a clear view of the customer's goals.[2][6][8][10][13][14][16][17]

Cyberhaven on the record

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Cyberhaven full record

  1. [1]cyberhaven.comCyberhaven · cyberhaven.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Stop Data Loss with Modern, Reimagined DLP | CyberhavenCyberhaven · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Cyberhaven solves the 509 surge in shadow ai 302762144Cyberhaven via PR Newswire · prnewswire.com · published May 5, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Cyberhaven raises 100 million series d at 1 billion valuation 302418497Cyberhaven via PR Newswire · prnewswire.com · published April 2, 2025 · Tier A
  5. [5]Privacy policyCyberhaven · cyberhaven.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]AI & Data Security Platform for the Agentic Enterprise | CyberhavenCyberhaven · undated page, accessed October 24, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Cyberhaven Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 24, 2026 · Tier C
  8. [8]Agentic Data Security, Human Data Security, and DSPM | CyberhavenCyberhaven · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Trace Data from Origin to Exfiltration with Lineage | CyberhavenCyberhaven · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Insider Risk Management: Beyond Detection to Action | CyberhavenCyberhaven · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]DSPM That Goes Beyond Discovery to Real Protection | CyberhavenCyberhaven · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Cloud Data Security: Protection Beyond the Cloud | CyberhavenCyberhaven · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]AI Security for Autonomous Agents | CyberhavenCyberhaven · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]AI That Thinks Like Your Best Security Analyst | CyberhavenCyberhaven · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
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  16. [16]Cyberhaven Professional Services | CyberhavenCyberhaven · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Data Detection & Response: Reimagined DLP & IRM | CyberhavenCyberhaven · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]2026 AI Adoption & Risk Report: Data Governance Gaps Widening | CyberhavenCyberhaven · published February 5, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]Cyberhaven Reports Record Growth in FY 2026 | AI Data SecurityCyberhaven · published February 10, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Cyberhaven Partners with Ignition Technology to Expand AI & Data Security in the UKCyberhaven · published March 11, 2026 · Tier A
  21. [21]Cyberhaven Launches Flow: AI-Native Data Security PlatformCyberhaven · published July 28, 2026 · Tier A

Proofpoint full record

  1. [1]AboutProofpoint · proofpoint.com · published April 21, 2025 · Tier A
  2. [2]ProductsProofpoint · proofpoint.com · published September 24, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Thoma bravo completes acquisition of proofpointThoma Bravo · thomabravo.com · published August 31, 2021 · Tier A
  4. [4]Xcel energyProofpoint · proofpoint.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Princeton university safe with proofpoint email securityProofpoint · proofpoint.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Columbia universityProofpoint · proofpoint.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]InformaticaProofpoint · proofpoint.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]California department motor vehiclesProofpoint · proofpoint.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Proofpoint soc analyst agent openai daybreakProofpoint · proofpoint.com · published September 3, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Proofpoint launches oem program help security providers embed trusted threatProofpoint · proofpoint.com · published August 4, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Proofpoint launches dedicated msp business unit and introduces 365 totalProofpoint · proofpoint.com · published May 13, 2026 · Tier A
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  14. [14]Proofpoint Core Email Protection Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier C
  15. [15]Proofpoint Acquires Acuvity to Deliver AI Security and Governance Across the Agentic WorkspaceProofpoint · published February 12, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Proofpoint to Acquire Varonis in a $6.3 Billion TransactionProofpoint · published October 15, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Proofpoint Stops the Attacks Traditional Defenses Miss in the AI EraProofpoint · published September 22, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Proofpoint Breaks Down the Divide Between Data Security and AI Security with the Industry’s First Unified Agentic SystemProofpoint · published September 22, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]ITM / Endpoint DLP Windows / Mac / Linux SupportProofpoint · published November 9, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Assigning SQL Permissions to the Service Account UserProofpoint · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  21. [21]Proofpoint: Emerging Threats IntelligenceProofpoint · published November 9, 2026 · Tier A

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