Case Study
FOCUSING ON THE NEXT LEVEL: PROACTIVE, CORRELATED DEFENSE
FOCUSING ON THE NEXT LEVEL: PROACTIVE, CORRELATED DEFENSE BANK TAKES THE OFFENSE AGAINST THREATS WITH STRATEGIC APPROACH “We’re seeing attacks and more sophisticated email campaigns daily,” said Randy Withrow, Chief Information Officer for Pinnacle Financial Partners. “So we tightened our reins, working hand in hand with best-in-class partners.” Pinnacle deployed Proofpoint Email Protection in 2015. It quickly got better visibility into malicious attachments, impostor emails, ransomware, and other threats targeting the bank, and the team watched the tide rise. In January 2016, Proofpoint caught 5,000 messages with malicious attachments. By May, the number had risen to 20,000 per month, and in August it stopped more than 31,500. “Our Board, shareholders and executives are