Case Study: Color slashes phishing investigation time with Material Security

How Color's security team was able to automate phishing incident response, including cutting investigation time by 97%

Color, a fast-growing healthcare startup, needed a better way to manage phishing reports and protect sensitive email without disrupting employees. The security team was spending too much time manually triaging suspicious messages, and they also struggled to understand where sensitive emails lived in mailboxes. Color evaluated Material Security’s platform to streamline both phishing response and email protection.

With Material Security, Color automated phishing clustering and investigation, consolidated reports into a single workflow, and added data protection for sensitive email while still allowing users to restore messages when needed. The result was a 97% reduction in phishing investigation time, with reviews dropping from 20–30 minutes per email to just 2–5 minutes even when multiple reports came in, while also eliminating the need for restrictive email deletion policies.

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Alex Bynum

Information Security Manager