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Preventing attacks over https

We have a network behind a firewall and web proxy. Access to the internet is achieved from a user workstation through the proxy and firewall.

Is there a way to prevent anyone from hooking onto your http(s) requests outside the network and planting some code or keylogger on your workstation?

That's what https is for. To stop any man in the middle attacks. http is subject to that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Https

Can you be 100% safe, no. Keep the ports on your internet device closed. Run a firewall. Read your logs for suspicious entries. Keep your software updated. Don't bridge devices to the internet like I have seen 100's of home owners talking about on AT&T's forums.

Proxy's can be a problem, depends on who runs them. If you have a https connection to another machine, then they can read the original packet.