TechValidate Research on Cisco Email Security


Cisco Email Security Case Study

Medium Enterprise Food Company

Introduction

This case study of a medium enterprise food company is based on a June 2018 survey of Cisco Email Security customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“Deploying Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) with Cisco Email Security has helped my organization protect against stealthy malware and remediate it faster.”

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Cisco Email Security:

  • Chose Cisco Email Security to protect their Office 365 email because Cisco has:
    • Stronger protection from advanced email threats (business email compromise (BEC), advanced malware and/or phishing)
    • Better spam efficacy
    • Global presence and more comprehensive threat intelligence
    • More robust data loss prevention and encryption capabilities
  • Protects sensitive information in outgoing emails with:
    • Microsoft Office 365 built-in tools
  • Evaluated the following vendors prior to choosing Cisco Email Security:
    • Proofpoint
    • Symantec

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of Cisco Email Security that the surveyed company uses:

  • Bought Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) and Cisco Email Security at the same time.
  • Using the following Cisco products in addition to Cisco Email Security:
    • AnyConnect
    • Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)
    • Umbrella

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with Cisco Email Security:

  • Achieved the following with Cisco Email Security:
    • Protected users from threats in incoming email to prevent breaches
    • Contained the impact of threats due to faster detection
    • Remediated stealthy malware faster
    • Encrypted sensitive data in outgoing email to achieve compliance with regulations




About This Data

This data was sourced directly from verified users of Cisco Email Security by TechValidate.

TechValidate verifies the identity and organizational affiliation of all participants that contribute to published research data. When research participants so desire, we also guarantee their anonymity so that they may share information honestly and freely.


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