Cyber Case Studies

The 2 am call: Preparing for a government cyberattack

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Fremont County suffered a cyberattack in 2022 that took pieces of the county's law enforcement's systems offline, including communications.

Häfele recovers from ransomware attack with new SASE platform

Wed, 03 May 2023 10:44:37 -0400

An international manufacturer and supplier of furniture fittings, recovered from a recent ransomware attack after utilizing a single-vendor SASE platform.

Ride-hailing company, inDrive, uses new platform to prevent fraud

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

The ride-share company is using a security platform to keep negotiations & prices transparent and dishonest & fraudulent users out of the system.

The Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant chain ups network & physical security

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:26:36 -0500

The Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant chain decided to upgrade legacy technology with network, voice and security infrastructure from Interface Systems.

K-8 students learn cybersecurity through gamification

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:09:27 -0400

K-8 students can learn cybersecurity techniques through a gamified education platform called Cyber Legends. Learn more in this case study.

Electric company uses SAP monitoring to bolster cybersecurity

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:29:08 -0400

International electric and manufacturing firm Schneider Electric uses a Systems Applications and Products (SAP) security platform from SecurityBridge to bolster SAP visibility. Learn more in this case study.

Pharmaceutical company secures network with AppSec compliance tools

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:20:42 -0400

Sanofi, a global biopharmaceutical company based in France, protects its network security with the Security Platform & Compliance Monitor from SecurityBridge. Learn more in this case study.

Tech university stops cyberattack with AI

Thu, 12 May 2022 09:55:49 -0400

When an African technology university was targeted by Malware as a Service, Darktrace AI helped identify the cyberattack in its early stages.

Coding robot teaches K-12 students about cybersecurity

Wed, 04 May 2022 10:23:06 -0400

K-12 students need to learn about cybersecurity along with their exposure to digital technology. The Sphero BOLT, a coding robot, can help teach students about cyber risk management, ethical hacking and more.

Anti-human trafficking organization combats abuse with data analytics

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:58:08 -0500

The Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) uses data analytics tools to monitor the dark web for information on human trafficking operations. The organization now uses Siren's Investigative Intelligence platform to expedite their search capacity.

Behavioral psychology training reduces cybersecurity risks

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0500

In an effort to close the gap between technology and human error, companies are leveraging personalized cybersecurity training to reduce costly breaches.

Cybersecurity institute trains Texas cyber talent

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 11:45:46 -0500

The North East Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas (NEISD)'s Institute of CyberSecurity and Innovation (iCSI) has created new opportunities for students interested in entering the cyber field.

Metropolitan school system blocks threats with cybersecurity platform

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0500

A large K-12 school system implemented a cybersecurity platform from CloudCover to mitigate cyber risk.

Minnesota IT Services bolsters cloud security

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:41:41 -0500

Minnesota IT Services, the state cybersecurity and information technology agency, added cloud protection from Radware to better serve the Minnesota community. Read more about the solution in this case study.

Data access strategy helps hotels on- and offboard employees

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:53:16 -0500

Village Hotels, a hotel group with over 30 locations across the United Kingdom, has implemented a data management solution from CloudM to help on- and offboard employees. Read more about the solution in this case study.

Account compromises may decrease by 96% at Florida State

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:37:22 -0500

After implementing a two-factor authentication program, Florida State University projects account compromises to decrease by 96% in 2021.

San Diego prioritizes IT department security

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:02:56 -0400

The city will upgrade its IT department security with cloud support and end-user protections for its employees, many of whom work remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

What the Kaseya attack can teach local governments about preventing third-party data breaches

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:26:00 -0400

Tony Bryson, Chief Information Security Officer for the Town of Gilbert, Ariz., scaled the town's cybersecurity defenses by adopting a preventative solution through a third-party security company to help to mitigate the risks associated with supply chain attacks.

Notorious cybersecurity attacks in history and how to prevent them

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500

When it comes to cybersecurity, companies still have a lot of work to do to find ways to anticipate and avoid data breaches. Let’s take a look at a few of the most notorious cybersecurity attacks that have happened over the last few decades and see what you and your enterprise can learn.

Disinformation: Companies in the crosshairs

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500

The risk of a disinformation attack against an enterprise or large organization is increasingly serious and needs to be included in a company's risk preparedness contingency planning.

A first-hand account of ransomware: To pay or not to pay

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0500

The author discusses his company’s first-hand account of ransomware that hit the organization and how they navigated this difficult situation that many enterprises have found themselves in.

Port of Los Angeles to secure its supply chain with a Cyber Resilience Center

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0500

The Port of Los Angeles is creating a Port Cyber Resilience Center (CRC) that will help protect the organization's supply chain from cyber-related breaches. The CRC will be a maritime Security Intelligence and Operations Center (SIOC) to automate threat collaboration and extend its reach beyond traditional maritime stakeholders to Port stakeholders that are more broadly involved in cargo flow, such cross-sector companies.

Commercial construction company Webcor implements managed services to improve its security posture

Thu, 26 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Webcor, a provider of commercial construction services throughout California needed a way to find and mitigate threats, and reduce the company’s cyber risk profile. The company implemented a managed services approach to augment its existing IT and security staff and improve its security posture.

Eliminating vulnerabilities early in the SDLC for Société Française du Radiotelephone

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Altice Europe, a leading player in the convergence between telecom and media in France, services 23 million customers through its SFR division—Société française du radiotelephone—providing voice, video, data, internet telecommunications and professional services to consumers and businesses. The business-to-consumer (B2C) IT division of SFR deploys dozens of major projects each year, including web, front-end, and office applications.

DefenTec deploys KeeperMSP to defend from cyberattacks

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0400

DefenTec began as a managed services provider (MSP) before transitioning into a managed security services provider (MSSP). Now, in addition to optimizing their clients’ data environments through managed services, IT support and consulting, and cloud computing, DefenTec also fortifies them through a full range of managed security services, including secure Wi-Fidesign, network audits, and of course, password management. How does DefenTec use KeeperMSP to further guard their clients from cyberattacks?

EL AL Airlines: Integrating Security into CI/CD with Seeker IAST from Synopsys

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400

EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd. has over 6,000 employees and is the national air carrier of Israel, carrying over 5.5 million passengers a year. EL AL faces cyberthreats on a regular basis and must maintain the highest levels of application security to prevent these threats from endangering the privacy and safety of its passengers.

Cybersecurity at Val Verde ISD

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0400

How does the team at the Val Verde ISD protect the data of its students, faculty and staff?

Safeguarding Security and Loss Prevention at Gap Inc.

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400

How does Keith White, EVP of Loss Prevention at Gap, Inc., manage security across a vast enterprise?

When Physical Intrusions Lead to Digital Breaches

edfinkel@earthlink.net (Ed Finkel) — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Healthcare institutions lock down access through proper ID management and employee training.

How Unified Device Management Is Critical to BYOD Enterprises

Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Eight months: That’s the average amount of time most IT security breaches go unnoticed. Security enterprises need to establish not only ways to protect themselves from these breaches but ways to uncover them in real-time, before they become major business disruptions. And as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and mobility continue to transform the way we do business, many security managers and IT executives are finding that if they don’t initiate a robust security policy, employees are likely to use personal laptops and mobile devices to conduct business anyway.