TITUS case study: Turkcell's new DLP strategy

DATA LOSS PREVENTION | CASE STUDYTURKCELL BUILDS COMPLETE APPROACHto Data Loss Prevention with TITUSGlobal telecommunications operators require the highest levels of security as they deal with large volumes ofpersonal information, trade secrets and other sensitive data. In an extremely competitive market, locking down datais critical, and high levels of data security help drive market advantage.Company ProfileTurkcell is the leading communications and technology organization. However, these technologies only offer acompany in Turkey with 33.1 million subscribers and a partial solution, and can result in false positives, ormarket share of approximately 54% as of March 31, 2011. documents being delayed or not sent at all.Turkcell covers approximately 83% of the Turkishpopulation through its 3G and 99% through its 2G Solutiontechnology supported network. It has become one of the The Turkcell security team began to look for a solution tofirst among the global operators to have implemented enable them to extend the value of their existingHSDPA+ and achieved a 42.2 Mbps speed using the Microsoft infrastructure and DLP solution. The companyHSPA multi carrier solution. carefully assessed a number of approaches and solutions for classifying documents and selected TITUSBusiness Situation Classification™ for Microsoft Office.As a leading mobile operator, Turkcell is committed to thedevelopment and implementation of best data securitypractices. Ensuring the security of both customer data andsensitive corporate information is critical to the company’s “TITUS was our clear choice for ourongoing success, and is a driving force for the company’s document classification needs as itfocus on best practices. would enable us to not only extend ourChallenge existing investments, but empower ourAs a large mobile operator, thousands of employees arehandling sensitive information housed in Microsoft Office® users to make the best decisions aboutfiles on a daily basis. While security is a priority, it can be achallenge to ensure each individual employee is handling how data should be used."information appropriately, and accidental data leakagecan occur. Gurkan PapilaTurkcell has been using a server-based Data Loss Enterprise Infrastructure & Security Manager, TurkcellPrevention (DLP) solution for several years which enablesthem to stop the flow of sensitive information outside the

DATA LOSS PREVENTION | CASE STUDYWith TITUS Classification for Microsoft Office, end users ensured user acceptance and adoption which ultimatelyare able to quickly and easily classify documents within helps us strengthen our security posture.”the Microsoft application they are using. Additionally, theycan apply visual markings such as headers, footers and The initial investment in TITUS Classification for Microsoftwatermarks to ensure proper information handling. Office has quickly been recouped by Turkcell as they have been able to extend the security of the organization, and avoid issues of delayed or unsent documents"The solution is literally as easy to use resulting from the server-based DLP solution.as spell check. Employees are able to “The investment in TITUS Classification for Microsoftclassify documents in an extremely Office was extremely affordable, especially as we were able to seamlessly integrate it into our existingsimple, non-intrusive way. Ultimately this infrastructure. Furthermore, the solution’s total cost of ownership is minimal when you compare the potentialhelps us ensure that our data is handled costs resulting from data leakage to our organization,”correctly and users are much more outlined Papila.aware of how to handle information." Turkcell is actively involved in the development of standards and best practices for data security in Eastern Europe, and the TITUS offering is able to grow with themGurkan Papila over time as new standards may emerge.Enterprise Infrastructure & Security Manager, Turkcell “TITUS Classification for Microsoft Office can easily beThe metadata generated as part of the classification configured to meet emerging standards or regulations,process is then used by the existing DLP solution, creating and we have the flexibility to extend our classification toa complete approach to information security. “TITUS’ Outlook moving ahead,” said Papila. Our experience withability to generate the metadata was critical. With that, TITUS has been outstanding, and we are looking forwardour DLP solution has the information needed to ensure to continuing to work with them for years to come.”that sensitive data does not leave the organization, andprotects us against accidental leakage of our mostvaluable asset - our information."Benefits About TITUS TITUS is the leading provider of security and compliance software thatSince deploying TITUS Classification for Microsoft Office, helps organizations share information securely while meeting policy andTurkcell has realized a number of benefits across the compliance requirements. Our solutions enable military, government, andorganization and has been able to drive a substantial large enterprises to raise awareness and meet regulatory compliance byreturn on their initial investment. visually alerting end users to the sensitivity of information. Products include TITUS Classification, the leading message, document and file classificationThe solution has been deployed enterprise-wide to more and labeling solutions; TITUS Aware, products that enhance Data Lossthan 3000 employees who are actively classifying Prevention by detecting sensitive information at the desktop; and thedocuments from their desktop. “Not only are our TITUS family of classification and security solutions for Microsoftemployees actively participating in ensuring the security SharePoint. TITUS solutions are deployed to over 1.5 million users within our over 300 military, government and enterprise customers worldwide,of information, they are much more aware of how to including Dow Corning, United States Air Force, NATO, G4S, Paternoster,handle information. The solution’s ease of use has Pratt and Whitney, Australian Department of Defence, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. For more information, visit www.titus.com. Security & Compliance Solutions | titus.com HEADQUARTERS: 343 Preston Street, Suite 800 | Ottawa, Canada K1S 1N4 | Tel: +1 613.820.5111 | info@titus.com USA: usa@titus.com | EMEA: emea@titus.com | Asia-Pacific: apac@titus.com TITUS-CS-Turkcell-June/11-2519

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