Signal Sciences Case Studies Cybrary: Enhancing Real-Time Visibility and Modernization with Signal Sciences

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Cybrary: Enhancing Real-Time Visibility and Modernization with Signal Sciences

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Cement National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Maintenance
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Supply Chain Visibility
Services	System Integration Training
Challenge	Cybrary, an online training and career development platform for IT and cybersecurity professionals, was facing a multitude of attacks across its APIs and web properties. Their legacy web application firewall (WAF) was proving inadequate in terms of usability and attack coverage. The two-person infrastructure team at Cybrary was grappling with issues that their legacy WAF could not address. The traditional model of blocking based on pattern matching, such as a specific SQL-injection string, was not effective for their needs. The legacy WAF was not only difficult to configure and debug but also provided incomplete attack coverage and blocked valid requests. It lacked real-time visibility, alerting, or a functional dashboard to monitor activity over time. As a security-focused organization, Cybrary needed to maintain their brand identity and ensure their security practice was cutting-edge. Read More
About Customer	Cybrary is an online training and career development platform that prepares the next generation of IT and cybersecurity professionals. The platform has a wide range of pages and training content that needs to be protected. The infrastructure team at Cybrary, consisting of only two people, was dealing with issues that their legacy web application firewall (WAF) could not address. As a security-focused organization, Cybrary needed to maintain their brand identity and ensure their security practice was cutting-edge. They needed a solution that could provide more context and visibility at the app layer and make more precise blocking decisions to stop bad web requests. Read More
Solution	Cybrary sought a modern, feature-rich WAF solution that could be easily configured, block attacks, work natively within Kubernetes containers, and provide real-time alerting without requiring heavy maintenance investment. They chose to replace their legacy WAF with Signal Sciences after a successful two-week pilot. The pilot demonstrated the ease of use, performance, and availability of features required by the infrastructure team, including Slack integration and a unified dashboard, all working seamlessly with Kubernetes. Signal Sciences provided immediate value during the pilot, blocking attacks that the legacy WAF was missing. It also offered complete protection against OWASP Top 10, allowing Cybrary to quickly define, monitor, and take action on any web application or API transaction without extensive tuning. Additionally, Cybrary could protect their WordPress site without using any additional plugins. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Cement

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Maintenance

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

Cybrary, an online training and career development platform for IT and cybersecurity professionals, was facing a multitude of attacks across its APIs and web properties. Their legacy web application firewall (WAF) was proving inadequate in terms of usability and attack coverage. The two-person infrastructure team at Cybrary was grappling with issues that their legacy WAF could not address. The traditional model of blocking based on pattern matching, such as a specific SQL-injection string, was not effective for their needs. The legacy WAF was not only difficult to configure and debug but also provided incomplete attack coverage and blocked valid requests. It lacked real-time visibility, alerting, or a functional dashboard to monitor activity over time. As a security-focused organization, Cybrary needed to maintain their brand identity and ensure their security practice was cutting-edge.

About Customer

Cybrary is an online training and career development platform that prepares the next generation of IT and cybersecurity professionals. The platform has a wide range of pages and training content that needs to be protected. The infrastructure team at Cybrary, consisting of only two people, was dealing with issues that their legacy web application firewall (WAF) could not address. As a security-focused organization, Cybrary needed to maintain their brand identity and ensure their security practice was cutting-edge. They needed a solution that could provide more context and visibility at the app layer and make more precise blocking decisions to stop bad web requests.

Solution

Cybrary sought a modern, feature-rich WAF solution that could be easily configured, block attacks, work natively within Kubernetes containers, and provide real-time alerting without requiring heavy maintenance investment. They chose to replace their legacy WAF with Signal Sciences after a successful two-week pilot. The pilot demonstrated the ease of use, performance, and availability of features required by the infrastructure team, including Slack integration and a unified dashboard, all working seamlessly with Kubernetes. Signal Sciences provided immediate value during the pilot, blocking attacks that the legacy WAF was missing. It also offered complete protection against OWASP Top 10, allowing Cybrary to quickly define, monitor, and take action on any web application or API transaction without extensive tuning. Additionally, Cybrary could protect their WordPress site without using any additional plugins.

Impact #1	The implementation of Signal Sciences has significantly improved Cybrary's security operations. The solution's focus on user experience has empowered the Cybrary team to easily obtain the information they need, maximizing their time and resources. The legacy WAF, which operated as a black box, made it difficult for the team to see or evaluate malicious behavior. However, Signal Sciences provides a comprehensive dashboard and powerful search and alerting tools, significantly increasing visibility and insight into attacks. With real-time alerts integration with Slack, the Cybrary team can now extend that visibility and oversight to their wider engineering team. This has not only improved their security posture but also helped maintain their brand identity as a security-focused organization.

Impact #1

The implementation of Signal Sciences has significantly improved Cybrary's security operations. The solution's focus on user experience has empowered the Cybrary team to easily obtain the information they need, maximizing their time and resources. The legacy WAF, which operated as a black box, made it difficult for the team to see or evaluate malicious behavior. However, Signal Sciences provides a comprehensive dashboard and powerful search and alerting tools, significantly increasing visibility and insight into attacks. With real-time alerts integration with Slack, the Cybrary team can now extend that visibility and oversight to their wider engineering team. This has not only improved their security posture but also helped maintain their brand identity as a security-focused organization.

Benefit #1	Signal Sciences was installed in just five minutes, providing immediate value during the pilot.
Benefit #2	Over one weekend, Signal Sciences blocked attacks that the legacy WAF was missing.
Benefit #3	Signal Sciences eliminated the need for hiring an additional dedicated security employee.

Benefit #1

Signal Sciences was installed in just five minutes, providing immediate value during the pilot.

Benefit #2

Over one weekend, Signal Sciences blocked attacks that the legacy WAF was missing.

Benefit #3

Signal Sciences eliminated the need for hiring an additional dedicated security employee.

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Cybrary: Enhancing Real-Time Visibility and Modernization with Signal Sciences

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