Case Study: Finning achieves scalable, people-centric email security and blocks millions of threats with Proofpoint

Finning International Stops Email Fraud, Restores User Trust by Building on Proofpoint Investment

Bechtle AG, a leading European IT services and e‑commerce provider with more than 11,000 employees, needed a modern, scalable email security platform to support a new centralized data center. Its customized open‑source email stack had become labor‑intensive and struggled with rising spam, advanced threats and the need to consolidate vendors while reducing costs and administrative overhead.

Bechtle deployed Proofpoint Email Protection, Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) and Threat Response Auto‑Pull (TRAP), integrating threat data into Splunk for better detection and response. The solution blocks millions of unwanted messages monthly—about 70% of inbound email—stops targeted attacks (malicious attachments and unsafe URLs), reduces IT workload with self‑service controls and regular health checks, and improved overall threat visibility and resilience.

Finning

Brian Uhreen

manager of security operations