NordStellar
Summary: Omnisend, a leading provider of marketing automation technology, now leverages NordStellar to proactively monitor and mitigate external threats before they escalate.
As a provider of a marketing automation platform used by over 150,000 online stores worldwide, Omnisend must stay ahead of cyber threats at all times. To achieve this, the company relies on solutions like NordStellar.
KEY FACTS
Industry: Marketing technology
Challenge: Limited visibility into external cyber threats and dark web exposure
Solution: NordStellar threat exposure management platform
Results:
- Improved detection of cyber threats targeting the company
- Simplified threat prioritization for the Omnisend team
- Identified instances of company credential leaks
- Found the root cause of a past security incident
ABOUT OMNISEND
Omnisend provides a cutting-edge marketing automation platform for e-commerce brands, dedicated primarily to email and SMS marketing. The company’s solution is used by over 150,000 online shops worldwide. In 2022, Omnisend was ranked #77 in the Financial Times ranking of Europe’s 1000 fastest-growing companies, and earned the #44 spot in the Deloitte UKFast50 for the third consecutive year.
CHALLENGE
While Omnisend already had several protective measures in place to ensure strong protection of its data and infrastructure, some threats remained under the radar. This was due to the company’s limited visibility into areas such as the dark web. As a result, Omnisend didn’t have the means to monitor leaked company credentials or data compromised by malware.
The company decided to address this after its team attended a live demo of NordStellar, where the platform was used to assess their threat exposure using actual company data. The results were eye-opening. Once they saw what kind of information NordStellar was able to uncover about their business on the dark web, they decided to take appropriate action. In their own words: “Like any professional security team with high standards, we couldn't just walk away from such findings.”
SOLUTION
Shortly after the demo, Omnisend decided to move forward with the NordStellar platform. The decision was based on three factors:
- The actionable and impactful findings it delivers
- A wide range of external threat management features
- Immediate proof of the platform’s high value during the demo
The company was most impressed with NordStellar’s ability to detect leaks involving employee credentials, a threat vector that often goes unnoticed. Omnisend also praised the platform for providing clear, practical feedback that the team could act on right away, rather than just basic notifications.
To gain insights into external threats targeting the company, Omnisend is making full use of all NordStellar’s features, including:
- Data breach monitoring
- Dark web monitoring
- Attack surface management
- Domain squatting detection
NordStellar delivers findings that include risk levels and contextual information about security events to help Omnisend better understand the specific circumstances surrounding each incident. As a result, it significantly improves the company’s cybersecurity posture and threat response.
IMPACT
The findings provided by NordStellar help Omnisend’s security team prioritize their tasks and dedicate more attention to other urgent issues. As Žygimantas Stauga, Director of Information Security at Omnisend, said, “There is always an issue to address, but resources are limited. That’s why it’s crucial to prioritize tasks when planning security activities. Insights from NordStellar help us do exactly that.”
NordStellar has also helped the company uncover the root cause of a past security incident. Although the issue had already been handled, the team wasn’t sure exactly what had caused it. Thanks to NordStellar, they discovered it was malware. This revelation had a big impact on the company’s processes and led to important changes in its threat response strategy.
Today, instead of guessing if there’s any trouble, NordStellar immediately notifies Omnisend whenever external threats require their attention. With this information, the company can mitigate risks before they escalate.
“NordStellar is the missing puzzle piece in most organizations’ cybersecurity, catching threats that slip past other defenses.”
Žygimantas Stauga, Director of Information Security at Omnisend
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