Case Study: Global Manufacturing Company stops flood of email-based attacks and saves hours of remediation with Proofpoint Email Protection and Targeted Attack Protection

Manufacturer Builds a Better Email “Mousetrap”

A global manufacturer operating in more than 70 countries was overwhelmed by rising volumes of spam, sophisticated phishing, business email compromise (BEC), and executive spoofing. Its existing IronPort solution had degraded, allowing threats through that forced the Help Desk to spend hours each day on calls, antivirus scans, and workstation re-imaging—disrupting users and alarming the security team.

After a successful proof of concept, the company deployed Proofpoint Email Protection and Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (URL and Attachment Defense). Proofpoint caught many more malicious emails and zero‑day threats, rewrote and sandboxed risky URLs and attachments, simplified administration with a single interface, and stopped the flood of attacks—saving hours of remediation daily and significantly improving overall email security.