Case Study: Akorn achieves prevention of ransomware recurrence and blocks 4,500–5,000 malicious attachments and URLs per month with Proofpoint

Akorn Self-prescribes Proofpoint Protection

Akorn, a Lake Forest, Ill. pharmaceutical maker with FDA oversight, was seeing increasingly sophisticated email attacks—malicious links, BEC impostor messages, and weaponized malware (including Cryptolocker)—that risked exposing trade secrets and personal data. With a small IT security team, Akorn needed to stop malicious email from reaching users, boost situational awareness, and integrate protections with its SIEM without disrupting business operations.

Akorn deployed Proofpoint Email Protection, Targeted Attack Protection, Information Protection Suite, and Threat Response to block unwanted and advanced email threats and protect sensitive data. The solution drastically cut suspicious mail, stopping about 4,500–5,000 malicious attachments and URLs per month, prevented further Cryptolocker recurrences, eliminated hours of cleanup and investigation, and gave the team dashboards and integrations that improved threat visibility and operational efficiency.

Akorn

Todd Gray

Director of IT Security