SCC and Proofpoint

IT teams in every industry are feeling the pressure from the rising threat of cybercrime and data breaches. According to Proofpoint’s “2024 Voice of the CISO” report, 46% of global CISOs have reported a material loss of sensitive information, and 74% consider human error to be the biggest cyber vulnerability they face. However, this has to be balanced against tightening budgets and stakeholder expectations to maximise the efficiency of every solution.

This is driving a desire to consolidate and simplify security solutions for better protection, which is considered a top short-term priority by 45% of CISOs surveyed in the same report. But with no financial slack available, it’s vital that organisations consolidate in the right ways, with the right solutions in place.

The challenges of security in a cost-conscious world

Even though the importance of cyber-security is well-documented, there are several factors – many of them financial – that impede or prevent organisations from reaching the security posture they need for the modern world. These include (and are not necessarily limited to):

• Budget constraints: from trying to find efficiencies through to making budget cutbacks, all IT operations including security are being expected to do as much as they can with increasingly limited resources.
  
  
• Rising cost of data breaches: not only do data breaches cost millions of dollars directly, knock-on consequences include legal sanctions, financial penalties, operational disruption, and loss of trust and brand reputation.
  
  
• Competing priorities: tighter budgets lead to increased competition between different IT priorities; for example, the demand to invest in emerging AI technology can lead to security and other areas being squeezed even further.
  
  
• Demand for return on investment: the savings and loss prevention generated by stronger security solutions shutting down threats, has to be balanced against the cost of implementing and running the solution. This includes not only licensing, but also hidden costs over time.

Cost-effective, comprehensive security with SCC and Proofpoint

The combination of SCC’s expertise and Proofpoint’s comprehensive collection of email and cloud security solutions deliver a cost-efficient security solution package without compromise:

• Proactive prevention: prevent malicious activity and misdelivered emails getting into your business environment, so that both internal and external threats don’t get the chance to have financial or operational impacts.

• AI-powered threat intelligence: Proofpoint Nexus technology mitigates complex risks like phishing, malware and cloud account takeovers, detecting threats and neutralising them with the help of AI and machine learning.

• Risk management and reduction: right-size security risk to smooth operations and data flows with the help of SCC’s experienced team, who can advise on protection strategies, and cost-effective Proofpoint deployment through discovery and recommendation exercises.
  
  
• Technology modernisation and optimisation: identify security and technology solutions that can be replaced, updated or consolidated, so that Proofpoint’s single, comprehensive solution can drive substantial savings without compromising performance.

A partnership that works for you

Bringing together Proofpoint technology and SCC expertise means you can drive vital cost efficiencies without compromising security, and means you can enable better protection in all areas:

• Consolidated solution: tailored security solutions across endpoints; application and identity; data and emails; network and web; cloud; and vulnerability management.
  
  
• Holistic approach: taking into account every type of threat, and every type of solution, means that strong security can be deployed and maintained across the entire IT estate.
  
  

Natural synergy: SCC and Proofpoint share a commitment to supporting businesses in an increasingly challenging threat landscape and difficult economic conditions.