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Corvus Insurance Enhances Cybersecurity with Expel's Managed Detection and Response Services

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Intrusion Detection Sensors - Temperature Sensors
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance National Security & Defense
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Tamper Detection
Services	Cybersecurity Services System Integration
Challenge	Corvus Insurance, a specialty insurance managing general agent, is committed to providing robust cybersecurity to its policyholders. The company's security team, led by Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Jason Rebholz, recognized the need for robust detection and response capabilities as the company grew. They understood the importance of balancing their time between securing their environment and monitoring it against the latest security threats. To achieve this, they decided to rely on external experts for detection and response. However, the managed security services provider (MSSP) they had in place was not meeting their needs. Rebholz emphasized the importance of trust in outsourcing capabilities and sought a vendor that would guard their security as they would their own. After evaluating several managed detection and response (MDR) options, Rebholz found that none of them could match the capabilities and understanding of their cloud environment that Expel offered. Read More
About Customer	Corvus Insurance is a market-leading specialty insurance managing general agent (MGA) that offers Smart Cyber Insurance® powered by AI-driven risk data. The company is committed to building a safer world through insurance products and digital tools that aim to reduce risk, increase transparency, and improve resilience for policyholders and program partners. Corvus places a strong emphasis on its own security fundamentals and is dedicated to helping its policyholders understand complex risks. The company provides ongoing cyber-threat monitoring and risk alerts, and offers incident response support throughout the claim lifecycle. Corvus also assists with the engagement of vetted and trusted partners, such as breach counsel and forensics firms, to ensure success. Read More
Solution	Expel was chosen by Corvus Insurance for its innovative approach to cybersecurity and its understanding of Corvus's cloud environment. Expel's main responsibility became providing MDR services and supporting Corvus' existing team. Expel's integration with a wide range of security technologies was particularly appreciated by Rebholz, who did not want to be limited by the solutions they used. Expel's alert context was also seen as valuable intelligence that Corvus's customers could use for their own security strategies. Furthermore, Expel's presence allowed Corvus to continue building out their organization, improving their engineering, architecture, governance, risk management, and compliance functions. Expel's ability to quickly respond to alerts and collaborate with Corvus's team was also highlighted as a key benefit. Finally, Expel's unique capability to analyze security and non-security data along with business context was seen as a critical advantage. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Intrusion Detection

Sensors - Temperature Sensors

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

National Security & Defense

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Tamper Detection

Services

Cybersecurity Services

System Integration

Challenge

Corvus Insurance, a specialty insurance managing general agent, is committed to providing robust cybersecurity to its policyholders. The company's security team, led by Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Jason Rebholz, recognized the need for robust detection and response capabilities as the company grew. They understood the importance of balancing their time between securing their environment and monitoring it against the latest security threats. To achieve this, they decided to rely on external experts for detection and response. However, the managed security services provider (MSSP) they had in place was not meeting their needs. Rebholz emphasized the importance of trust in outsourcing capabilities and sought a vendor that would guard their security as they would their own. After evaluating several managed detection and response (MDR) options, Rebholz found that none of them could match the capabilities and understanding of their cloud environment that Expel offered.

About Customer

Corvus Insurance is a market-leading specialty insurance managing general agent (MGA) that offers Smart Cyber Insurance® powered by AI-driven risk data. The company is committed to building a safer world through insurance products and digital tools that aim to reduce risk, increase transparency, and improve resilience for policyholders and program partners. Corvus places a strong emphasis on its own security fundamentals and is dedicated to helping its policyholders understand complex risks. The company provides ongoing cyber-threat monitoring and risk alerts, and offers incident response support throughout the claim lifecycle. Corvus also assists with the engagement of vetted and trusted partners, such as breach counsel and forensics firms, to ensure success.

Solution

Expel was chosen by Corvus Insurance for its innovative approach to cybersecurity and its understanding of Corvus's cloud environment. Expel's main responsibility became providing MDR services and supporting Corvus' existing team. Expel's integration with a wide range of security technologies was particularly appreciated by Rebholz, who did not want to be limited by the solutions they used. Expel's alert context was also seen as valuable intelligence that Corvus's customers could use for their own security strategies. Furthermore, Expel's presence allowed Corvus to continue building out their organization, improving their engineering, architecture, governance, risk management, and compliance functions. Expel's ability to quickly respond to alerts and collaborate with Corvus's team was also highlighted as a key benefit. Finally, Expel's unique capability to analyze security and non-security data along with business context was seen as a critical advantage.

Impact #1	The partnership with Expel has brought significant operational benefits to Corvus Insurance. Expel's 24x7 coverage provides peace of mind to the Corvus security team, allowing them to focus on more pressing business initiatives. The flexibility of Expel's 'bring-your-own-tech' approach supports Corvus's fast-paced, cloud-native environment and allows for business growth. Expel's alerts provide critical context that Corvus uses to inform the actionable advice they provide to their customers, helping them better serve their customers in a variety of ways. Furthermore, Expel's unique capability to develop custom detection logic for the security tools they integrate with helps Corvus maximize the return on their other security investments. Finally, Expel's presence allows Corvus to continue building out their organization, improving their security strategy beyond detection and response.

Impact #1

The partnership with Expel has brought significant operational benefits to Corvus Insurance. Expel's 24x7 coverage provides peace of mind to the Corvus security team, allowing them to focus on more pressing business initiatives. The flexibility of Expel's 'bring-your-own-tech' approach supports Corvus's fast-paced, cloud-native environment and allows for business growth. Expel's alerts provide critical context that Corvus uses to inform the actionable advice they provide to their customers, helping them better serve their customers in a variety of ways. Furthermore, Expel's unique capability to develop custom detection logic for the security tools they integrate with helps Corvus maximize the return on their other security investments. Finally, Expel's presence allows Corvus to continue building out their organization, improving their security strategy beyond detection and response.

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Corvus Insurance Enhances Cybersecurity with Expel's Managed Detection and Response Services

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