How does a historic university with more than 16,000 students and scholars, more than 4,000 faculty members and a wide array of programmes, departments and affiliated organisations protect its mission? By taking a proactive approach to cybersecurity and the threats that come against it. 

Challenge 

• Stop ransomware, spam and phishing attacks from entering users’ mailboxes
• Improve the university’s email reputation score
• Increase situational awareness
• Reclaim time spent remediating the impact of cyber threats for more proactive projects 

Solution

• Proofpoint Email Protection
• Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection and integration with Palo Alto Networks Wildfire 

Results

• Stops 300,000 to 500,000 pieces of ransomware per week
• Significantly reduced phishing emails and clicks
• Reduced compromised accounts from 200 per month to fewer than 12
• Gained detailed visibility into threats, impact and trends 

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