Client Profile
A mid-sized financial services company with 500+ employees operating across multiple branch offices and remote locations. Their business relied heavily on online banking applications, customer data management platforms, and third-party financial APIs.
The Challenge
The client began noticing phishing emails disguised as banking alerts being delivered to staff. Some employees unintentionally clicked links, exposing the company to credential theft and ransomware risk.
- Their legacy email security solution had limited filtering capability.
- No multi-factor authentication (MFA) was enforced, so compromised credentials posed a severe risk.
- IT staff lacked visibility into network activity, increasing the chances of delayed response to cyber incidents.
The Solution
- Conducted a comprehensive cybersecurity audit and phishing simulation test for employees.
- Implemented an AI-powered email security gateway to block malicious attachments and spoofed domains.
- Enforced multi-factor authentication (MFA) across all critical applications.
- Delivered cyber awareness workshops tailored to financial services staff (how to spot phishing, handling suspicious emails).
- Deployed a 24/7 Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution to detect abnormal login activity and attempted ransomware payloads.
Result
- 98% of phishing attempts were blocked before reaching end users.· Phishing awareness training resulted in a 70% reduction in employees clicking malicious links.
- Achieved a 65% reduction in overall cyber risk exposure within 3 months.
- No ransomware or data breaches occurred during and after the engagement.
- The company achieved smoother compliance with PCI DSS and ISO 27001 standards and passed their regulatory IT audit with zero observations