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Why Legendary Entertainment Secures their Email with Avanan

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	Legendary Entertainment was facing issues with their legacy email provider and were not satisfied with the customer support from Microsoft ATP. They were looking for a solution that was API-based and worked with Legendary as a partner. They had previously tried migrating to a big email security company but found the same issues of a shared platform. They also had issues with the user experience and the company's lack of response to their concerns. They needed a solution that was cloud-first, connected via API, and had a great relationship between vendor and customer. Read More
About Customer	Legendary Entertainment is a large entertainment studio based in California. The company is behind such hits as Godzilla vs. Kong, Enola Holmes, The Hangover, and Interstellar, among many others. The company's VP of Global Security and Corporate Operations, Dan Meacham, has over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and has worked in various industries. He was hired by Legendary in 2014, right after the infamous Sony hack, with the aim of bolstering the company's security. Read More
Solution	Legendary Entertainment found their solution in Avanan, a cloud email security platform. Avanan uses APIs to block phishing, malware, and data leakage in the line of communications traffic. This means Avanan catches threats missed by Microsoft while adding a transparent layer of security for the entire suite that also protects other collaboration tools like Slack. Avanan and Legendary have a dedicated Slack channel for communication and collaboration. Avanan's team works to implement any feature suggestions from Legendary, creating a strong partnership between the two companies. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

Legendary Entertainment was facing issues with their legacy email provider and were not satisfied with the customer support from Microsoft ATP. They were looking for a solution that was API-based and worked with Legendary as a partner. They had previously tried migrating to a big email security company but found the same issues of a shared platform. They also had issues with the user experience and the company's lack of response to their concerns. They needed a solution that was cloud-first, connected via API, and had a great relationship between vendor and customer.

About Customer

Legendary Entertainment is a large entertainment studio based in California. The company is behind such hits as Godzilla vs. Kong, Enola Holmes, The Hangover, and Interstellar, among many others. The company's VP of Global Security and Corporate Operations, Dan Meacham, has over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and has worked in various industries. He was hired by Legendary in 2014, right after the infamous Sony hack, with the aim of bolstering the company's security.

Solution

Legendary Entertainment found their solution in Avanan, a cloud email security platform. Avanan uses APIs to block phishing, malware, and data leakage in the line of communications traffic. This means Avanan catches threats missed by Microsoft while adding a transparent layer of security for the entire suite that also protects other collaboration tools like Slack. Avanan and Legendary have a dedicated Slack channel for communication and collaboration. Avanan's team works to implement any feature suggestions from Legendary, creating a strong partnership between the two companies.

Impact #1	Avanan's patented technology impressed Legendary Entertainment. The technology was able to identify that at least four of Legendary’s partners had their email accounts compromised before the companies even knew.
Impact #2	Avanan's team worked to implement any feature suggestions from Legendary, creating a strong partnership between the two companies.
Impact #3	Avanan shines particularly on stopping credential harvesting attacks. It does all the different machine learning checks on the back end and then does a lot of behavioral analysis, protecting information from phishing campaigns.

Impact #1

Avanan's patented technology impressed Legendary Entertainment. The technology was able to identify that at least four of Legendary’s partners had their email accounts compromised before the companies even knew.

Impact #2

Avanan's team worked to implement any feature suggestions from Legendary, creating a strong partnership between the two companies.

Impact #3

Avanan shines particularly on stopping credential harvesting attacks. It does all the different machine learning checks on the back end and then does a lot of behavioral analysis, protecting information from phishing campaigns.

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Why Legendary Entertainment Secures their Email with Avanan

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