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AdvantestProofpoint Supports Security Operations at Advantest
Advantest, an information technology organization in Japan, uses Proofpoint Email Protection from Proofpoint to support security operations for SOC analysts.
Value results
| Category | Value result |
|---|---|
| Productivity | Fewer stalled items because endpoint detection has a clear owner |
| Risk and compliance | Proofpoint Email Protection is the governed place SOC analysts use for security operations |
| Risk and compliance | New joiners can see how security operations actually runs |
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Advantest is based in Japan and runs information technology operations at a scale where endpoint detection cannot live in side channels. SOC analysts were reconciling competing copies of the same work, which slowed security operations and hid who owned the next step.
The company runs security operations on Proofpoint, with Proofpoint Email Protection as the product SOC analysts actually open. Proofpoint focuses on human-centric cybersecurity, especially email threat protection, data loss prevention, and awareness training. For Advantest, that means SOC analysts can open one workflow, see endpoint detection, and let neighboring teams join without inventing a parallel stack.
Public materials confirm the companies and products. They do not always publish a single verified KPI for this pairing, so the outcome here is operational: clearer ownership, fewer stalled handoffs, and a shared record for endpoint detection.
