AKORN SELF-PRESCRIBES PROOFPOINT PROTECTION EFFECTIVELY STOPS PAIN AND INFECTION CAUSED BY THREATS Akorn’s multi-level security architecture was doing a good job of containing threats before they caused much damage. But threats were growing more frequent and severe, and the security team wanted to block them from even getting in. “We were blocking a significant amount of spam and malware,” said Todd Gray, Director of IT Security at Akorn. “But we still saw a large number of malicious emails, attachments, and URL links. We began looking for a better solution.” TARGETING ATTACKERS Attackers used malicious links, impostor emails (also known as business email compromise, or BEC), and weaponized malware to try and breach IT defenses, steal credentials, and take over endpoin

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