Case Study: Lake Area Bank prevents network breaches and saves thousands with SecureWorks

Lake Area Bank - Customer Case Study

Lake Area Bank, a 220‑employee regional bank in Minnesota, needed to protect customer accounts and meet stringent regulatory requirements while defending against evolving email and malware threats. The bank engaged Dell SecureWorks — using SecureWorks Managed IPS and SecureWorks Emergency Incident Response / Incident Response and Digital Forensics services — to monitor its network perimeter, filter email threats, and provide expert forensic support.

Dell SecureWorks implemented 24/7 monitoring, managed intrusion prevention and on‑demand incident response, detected a trojan, decrypted the malicious file and confirmed no data exfiltration; the engagement saved the bank several thousand dollars in forensic fees and weeks of internal effort. Dell SecureWorks’ portal, analyst alerts, automated compliance reporting and training also reduced staff burden, simplified FDIC reporting and gave the bank confidence to expand its online banking services.

Lake Area Bank

Andrea Martfeld

Vice President and Technology Officer