Case Study: Benchmark Electronics prevents 90% of phishing and impostor emails with Proofpoint

Benchmark Electronics Short-circuits Threats

Benchmark Electronics, a global provider of advanced electronics for defense and aerospace, faced a sharp rise in phishing, malware, and impostor (BEC) emails that threatened employee credentials and diverted IT resources. With millions of daily messages and increasingly sophisticated scams, the company needed a proactive way to stop threats and easily distinguish legitimate senders.

Benchmark deployed Proofpoint Email Protection and Targeted Attack Protection after a four-week proof-of-concept and rolled the cloud solution out to 10,000 mailboxes. The result: more than 90% of attacks blocked, incidents fell from about 20 per month to one or two, faster threat visibility and investigation, and operational savings from reduced on-premises hardware and redeployed staff.

Benchmark

Michael Krogstad

Corporate IT Manager, Security and Governance