Aon Insurance

Challenge:
Aon’s 70,000 worldwide employees were deluged by over 1 million spam email messages per day. Over half of these spam messages were penetrating Aon’s existing email defenses and hitting employees inboxes. These messages were tying up staff time, clogging Aon’s network and exposing the company to potential legal claims for a hostile work environment. Aon’s executives felt it was critical to control this unwanted traffic as quickly as possible.

Solution:
Employing one of its adaptive security solutions, Network Effects’ professional consultants quickly configured new spam filters to block the unwanted and intrusive emails.. In addition, the consultants recommended new network policies and configuration changes to reduce both inbound and outbound illicit traffic. Network Effects also helped Aon deploy these changes.

Results:
The new spam controls immediately began filtering out about 75% of incoming spam messages each day, reducing the load on Aon's network and increasing the productivity of its staff members. Moreover, the policy changes recommended by Network Effects helped Aon improve its overall network security to help prevent future attacks.

“Network Effects virtually wiped out unwanted spam emails, saving us time and money in dealing with this serious problem,” stated John Doe, president of Aon. “Their expert consultants worked efficiently with our own staff to deploy the right solution quickly and effectively.”