Case study

Schur

Founded in 1846, Schur is the oldest family-run packaging business in the world. A combination of the latest technologies and centuries of experience makes Schur’s production stand out as fast, flexible, and premium. Schur is comprised of 12 companies, with operations in six countries and a global market presence serving customers across the world. They have a global workforce of approximately 900 employees across facilities in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Australia and the USA.

The challenge

As “Leader of the pack”, Schur has flourished by proactively seeking out and integrating the latest advancements in technology, operations, and sustainability. Schur International is eager to address systemic cybersecurity risks across their organization.

Expanding footprint

With hundreds of employees and thousands of customers around the world, Schur was engaged in an uphill battle against rapid digital footprint growth. Each day, sensitive data is generated forcing them to shoulder increasingly higher costs and risks.

IT sprawl

As a global organization with a dozen subsidiaries, Schur is forced to juggle various tech stacks. Unfortunately, this makes data standardization a challenge. Schur needed a method to communicate across the organization which was seamless, secure, and platform-agnostic.

Rising threats

Globally, cyber threats ranging from ransomware to identity theft are on the rise. Schur has always been committed to ensuring that customers and employees are protected by the highest security standards available.

The solution

Schur chose SharePass as their strategic security partner, leveraging the following solutions:

  • SharePass makes secure E2EE data sharing effortless and reliable. Leveraging our API, Schur integrated encryption directly into their existing communication channels.
  • Schur can now tap into a suite of data permissions that enable precision encryption on-the-go. SharePass encryption doesn’t require any installation or account, enabling Schur to communicate safely with external partners.
  • Depending on the data type, Schur can limit access to a set of IP addresses, a time window, PIN holders, Security keys and more.
  • The SharePass multi-tenant portal provides data oversight and management of when/how that data is being accessed. Data wiping is performed at the click of a button or set to occur automatically.

The result

After 90 days, Schur has:

Reduced the digital footprint of their sensitive information by 30%

After introducing SharePass’s auto-wiping functionality, Schur experienced a marked decrease in the size and sensitivity of their digital footprint. Now, when potentially confidential information is shared, it is pre-configured with a time-to-live, whereupon it automatically self-destructs. This translates into lower storage costs and boosted efficiency.

Introduced secure communication as a new normal

In the past, Schur struggled with organization-wide adoption of security products. Now, employees, customers, and partners have responded enthusiastically to a single-click function which makes their jobs easier, not harder. Whether typing an email, sending a text, or transferring a file, users can access SharePass security wherever they need it.

Boosted the security preparedness and response capabilities

After several competitors experienced security breaches, Schur was eager to improve their overall security posture and proactively defend against future attacks. SharePass enabled them to reduce their exposure by substituting clear-text data for expirable links. Now, even in the event of an attack, sensitive data remains protected and fully manageable from within the SharePass portal.