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Cellular One's Proactive Approach to Data Security with Netwrix Solution

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Technology Category	Networks & Connectivity - Cellular Sensors - Temperature Sensors
Applicable Industries	National Security & Defense Telecommunications
Applicable Functions	Maintenance
Use Cases	Behavior & Emotion Tracking Livestock Monitoring
Services	Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	Cellular One, a telecommunications company, was faced with the challenge of maintaining the security of its corporate IT environment and the large amount of business-sensitive data it contains, which includes financial, customer and HR records. The company needed to streamline user behavior monitoring across the distributed IT environment of one central corporate location and 12 remote sites. The IT team of 4 people was tasked with the responsibility to proactively mitigate cyber threats and to validate security policies within the entire IT infrastructure. The challenge was not only to protect the 50TB of sensitive data but also to save time on security monitoring. Read More
About Customer	Cellular One, headquartered in Show Low, Arizona, U.S., has been offering mobile phones and providing telecommunication services since 1993. Today the brand is owned, operated and promoted by Trilogy Partnership. Over 80,000 customers rely on Cellular One to provide comprehensive communication solutions. The company has a distributed IT environment with one central corporate location and 12 remote sites. The IT team of 4 people is responsible for maintaining the security of the corporate IT environment and the large amount of business-sensitive data it contains. Read More
Solution	Cellular One adopted the Netwrix solution to address their security challenges. The company started by monitoring user activity in Group Policy, but quickly realized the value of complete visibility and extended the security monitoring scope to include Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange as well. Netwrix Auditor provided centralized control over the IT environment, saving the IT team about 2 hours per week just on continuous security monitoring. A daily email summarizing user activity helped the system administrator determine whether any critical changes have taken place, such as changes to user accounts, groups or permissions. The software also enabled quick troubleshooting of incidents by providing reports that identify incidents and enabling easy searches to find the root causes. Netwrix Auditor provided complete visibility into 50TB of data and all the activity occurring in the systems, enabling a proactive approach to securing sensitive data. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Networks & Connectivity - Cellular

Sensors - Temperature Sensors

Applicable Industries

National Security & Defense

Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Maintenance

Use Cases

Behavior & Emotion Tracking

Livestock Monitoring

Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

Cellular One, a telecommunications company, was faced with the challenge of maintaining the security of its corporate IT environment and the large amount of business-sensitive data it contains, which includes financial, customer and HR records. The company needed to streamline user behavior monitoring across the distributed IT environment of one central corporate location and 12 remote sites. The IT team of 4 people was tasked with the responsibility to proactively mitigate cyber threats and to validate security policies within the entire IT infrastructure. The challenge was not only to protect the 50TB of sensitive data but also to save time on security monitoring.

About Customer

Cellular One, headquartered in Show Low, Arizona, U.S., has been offering mobile phones and providing telecommunication services since 1993. Today the brand is owned, operated and promoted by Trilogy Partnership. Over 80,000 customers rely on Cellular One to provide comprehensive communication solutions. The company has a distributed IT environment with one central corporate location and 12 remote sites. The IT team of 4 people is responsible for maintaining the security of the corporate IT environment and the large amount of business-sensitive data it contains.

Solution

Cellular One adopted the Netwrix solution to address their security challenges. The company started by monitoring user activity in Group Policy, but quickly realized the value of complete visibility and extended the security monitoring scope to include Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange as well. Netwrix Auditor provided centralized control over the IT environment, saving the IT team about 2 hours per week just on continuous security monitoring. A daily email summarizing user activity helped the system administrator determine whether any critical changes have taken place, such as changes to user accounts, groups or permissions. The software also enabled quick troubleshooting of incidents by providing reports that identify incidents and enabling easy searches to find the root causes. Netwrix Auditor provided complete visibility into 50TB of data and all the activity occurring in the systems, enabling a proactive approach to securing sensitive data.

Impact #1	The implementation of the Netwrix solution resulted in several operational benefits for Cellular One. The company was able to mitigate cyber threats more effectively, which improved the overall security of their IT environment. The efficiency of the IT department was significantly increased, as the solution saved them time on continuous security monitoring and incident troubleshooting. The solution also improved user support, as the IT team was able to quickly fix user account lockouts, enabling business users to efficiently perform their daily tasks at work. The proactive approach to securing sensitive data provided by Netwrix Auditor allowed the system administrator to identify potential risks and mitigate them immediately.

Impact #1

The implementation of the Netwrix solution resulted in several operational benefits for Cellular One. The company was able to mitigate cyber threats more effectively, which improved the overall security of their IT environment. The efficiency of the IT department was significantly increased, as the solution saved them time on continuous security monitoring and incident troubleshooting. The solution also improved user support, as the IT team was able to quickly fix user account lockouts, enabling business users to efficiently perform their daily tasks at work. The proactive approach to securing sensitive data provided by Netwrix Auditor allowed the system administrator to identify potential risks and mitigate them immediately.

Benefit #1	Saved 2+ hours per week on security monitoring
Benefit #2	Quick troubleshooting of incidents, saving several hours or even days of work
Benefit #3	Complete visibility into 50TB of data

Benefit #1

Saved 2+ hours per week on security monitoring

Benefit #2

Quick troubleshooting of incidents, saving several hours or even days of work

Benefit #3

Complete visibility into 50TB of data

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Cellular One's Proactive Approach to Data Security with Netwrix Solution

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