Smurfit Kappa Enhances Security and Productivity with Forcepoint

Smurfit Kappa, a leading manufacturer of corrugated and solid board packaging, faced a significant challenge in managing its IT infrastructure. The company's IT division was responsible for managing all servers and domains in the Active Directory of the Smurfit Kappa Group, which ran in two data centers located in Amsterdam and Nieuwegein. The division was also tasked with information security management, dealing with incidents of spam, malware, and data theft or loss. The team was dealing with an average of 350 security incidents per week, a daunting task. Additionally, as a global company, Smurfit Kappa had to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley laws and regulations (SOX), which imposed strict requirements for data storage. The existing solution was high maintenance and required continuous monitoring. The company needed a solution that could delegate responsibilities, reduce tasks for IT operations, and manage 56 email domains and 532 DNS servers across Europe, Russia, South America, and Mexico.

Smurfit Kappa is one of the leading manufacturers of corrugated and solid board packaging. The company employs approximately 38,000 people and operates in about 30 countries worldwide. In the Netherlands alone, Smurfit Kappa has 22 factories. The company produces most of its raw materials within its own paper mills, which are processed along with other Point-of-Sale material (POS), consumer packaging, and displays. Smurfit Kappa's customers include leading organizations such as Unilever, The Greenery, and Quick.