Sparebanken Vest is a large savings bank in Norway, offering banking, insurance, and financing solutions. Founded in 1823, the bank aims to strengthen the communities where it operates, support development and become the leading savings bank in Norway. A core element of the bank’s commitment to excellence is having a premier IT and security infrastructure. Sparebanken Vest recently chose Proofpoint to greatly increase its protection against—and insight into—cyber threats.

Challenge

• Prevent disruption from cyber threats entering through email

• Secure email channels and validate email messages with customers and partners

• Gain visibility into email-based threats and security events

Solution

• Proofpoint Email Security and Protection

• Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)

• Proofpoint Email Data Loss Prevention

• Proofpoint Email Encryption

Result

• Stopped spam and cyber threats

• Eliminated €250,000 in encryption costs

• Gained granular visibility into email events and threats

• Integrated with Splunk for enterprise-wide event correlation and automation

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