Case Study: Perrigo prevents global email threat outbreaks and limits risk with Proofpoint Email Protection and TAP

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Deploys Global Email Protection

Perrigo Company plc, a global maker of OTC and prescription drugs, nutritional products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients with about 10,000 employees across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Australia, faced a failing email filter that left staff exposed to spam, phishing, malware, and other advanced email threats. The company needed a replacement that could protect a multilingual, distributed workforce and evolve its security posture quickly.

Perrigo deployed Proofpoint Email Protection and Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) in front of Office 365, using machine learning, reputation analysis, static/dynamic URL inspection, impostor-email detection, and multilingual analysis to filter and quarantine threats. The solution prevented phishing, ransomware, and other outbreaks, limited risk from malicious URLs, enabled quick firewall rule changes, and gave the IT team better visibility and metrics—reportedly resulting in no TAP-preventable outbreaks since deployment.

Perrigo

Paul Dumbleton

CISSP and Manager, Infrastructure Security Engineer