SONICWALL CLOUD APP SECURITY CASE STUDY
Data-Sec
Introduction
This case study of Data-Sec is based on a December 2019 survey of SonicWall
Cloud App Security customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.
“SonicWall Cloud App Security lets us secure a Microsoft Office
365 E3 or F1 plan with SonicWall Advanced Threat Protection,”
says Daniel Franz, Senior IT Architect at Data-Sec, a German
large-enterprise security products and services company. “It
provides visibility for applications which are used in the company
and additional data leakage prevention.”

Challenges
The organization had tried Microsoft email security prior to selecting SonicWall
Cloud App Security (CAS).
The challenge that most influenced their decision to deploy SonicWall Cloud
App Security protection against advanced malware or ransomware.
Use Case
Key features and functionalities of SonicWall Cloud App Security that were
important in selecting SonicWall Cloud App Security included:
Unified solution to protect SaaS email and/or data within SaaS apps
AI\ML-driven, next-generation security protections
Cloud-native email protection for Office 365 email or Gmail
Integration with SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
sandbox
Capture Security Center as a ‘single pane of glass’ to manage multiple
SonicWall products
Results
Franz is extremely satisfied with his experience using SonicWall Cloud App
Security (CAS) and finds it provides the best security value.
“SonicWall Cloud App Security is meeting or exceeding my performance and
security expectations.”
As a result, the surveyed company:
Improved visibility/control of SaaS email and app threat landscape
Improved protection of critical information
Lowered total cost of ownership (TCO)
Company Profile
Company:
Data-Sec
Company Size:
Large Enterprise
Industry:
Security Products &
Services
About SonicWall
SonicWall delivers
Boundless Cybersecurity for
the hyper-distributed era in
a work reality where
everyone is remote, mobile
and unsecure. SonicWall
safeguards organizations
mobilizing for their new
business normal with
seamless protection that
stops the most evasive
cyberattacks across
boundless exposure points
and increasingly remote,
mobile and cloud-enabled
workforces. By knowing the
unknown, providing real-
time visibility and enabling
breakthrough economics,
SonicWall closes the
cybersecurity business gap
for enterprises,
governments and SMBs
worldwide. For more
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Source: Daniel Franz, Senior IT Architect, Data-Sec
Validated Published: Jan. 14, 2020 TVID: 4B7-F7D-ECE
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