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Customized Data Protection Keeps Up with This High-Speed Enterprise

Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Database Security

Applicable Industries

Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

System Integration

The Challenge

The global telecommunications enterprise was in a race against time and competitors to secure a significant market share in the 5G technology. The company was under constant pressure to innovate, share information, and move quickly. However, the company was fined for a breach of customer data that its existing DLP product neither prevented nor detected. The security team was under pressure to secure data and intellectual property without slowing down the business operations. The high level of competition in the industry meant that the enterprise leaned towards freeing the business with fewer data controls over completely shutting down data loss, even if that meant taking some risks.

About The Customer

The customer is a global telecommunications enterprise that is a Fortune 50 company with hundreds of billions in annual revenue. The company is based in the United States. The company is in a hypercompetitive market, particularly in the race against competitors to lock down market share of the next big technology. The company was fined for a breach of customer data that its existing DLP product neither prevented nor detected. The company needed a solution that could protect their data without slowing down their business operations.

The Solution

The enterprise security team sought a data loss prevention solution that could safeguard their endpoints, stopping exfiltration incidents without blocking access to vital information. After investigating several competitive solutions, the enterprise turned to Forcepoint DLP endpoint technology for its ability to do just that within a very large enterprise environment. One differentiating feature of Forcepoint DLP that has proven successful within the enterprise is its real-time employee coaching on safe handling of sensitive data. Pop-up windows appear to help guide employees to make better decisions when interacting with sensitive or regulated data. In this way, the enterprise is making data protection part of its internal culture. As the enterprise continues to tune DLP policies for its complex environment, the collaboration continues. The teams meet on weekly “tuning calls” to exchange best practices and unique insights around additional policy optimization.

Operational Impact

Forcepoint DLP detected and prevented more than 200,000 data violations in its first two months of deployment.
The real-time employee coaching included with Forcepoint DLP has resulted in a decrease in potentially compromising data being shared in and out of the enterprise.
Employee coaching educates users to re-evaluate distribution of sensitive content.

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