For protection and privacy reasons, we will not be disclosing the client name. However, please note that this is a real case scenario
In todays financial sector,Phishing, spoofing, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) are growing more sophisticated. While Company Sum Bank had not yet faced a major incident, leadership knre the risks were too high to leave a chance. They set out to:
safeguard customer data.
Stay ahead of compliance requirements from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Reduce organizational exposure to emerging email threats.
Our initial review revealed critical gaps in Company Sums defenses:
Microsoft 365s native tools offered only baseline security.
Links and attachments were vulnerable to zero-day threats.
Leadership accounts were exposed to spear-phishing.
No centralized email threat intelligence.
Ethnos Cyber partnered with Company Sum to build a layered email defence strategy using proofpoint:
Advanced protection policies were implemented before incidents could occur.
Proofpoint TAP (Targeted Attack Protection) was deployed for real - time detection of malicious links and attachments.
High-value accounts, such as executives and financeteams, received role-based policies..
Awareness campaigns empowered employees to spot threats early.
Baseline filtering & threat classification.
Sandboxing for unknown links and files.
Centralized visibility and proactive alerts.
Dedicated safeguards for leadership.
Continuous learning to reduce human error.
Zero phishing incidents since deployment.
Improved risk posture, reducing exposure across all accounts.
Full visibility into attempted threats for the security team.
CBN compliance achieved ahead of audits.
A security-first culture established across the workforce.
Recommendations/Next Steps
Maintain quarterly email security simulations to sustain user vigilance.
Continuously fine-tune policies as attackers evolve.
{CLIENT TESTIMONIAL}
“Even before facing any major incidents, we wanted to stay ahead of the threat curve. Ethnos Cyber’s deployment of Proofpoint gave us peace of mind and positioned us to prevent attacks before they even reached our users.”