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Greenhill stops cyberattacks from enterprise to Office 365 SaaS

Vectra AI Inc.

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Fraud Detection
Services	Data Science Services System Integration
Challenge	Greenhill, a renowned investment bank, was facing challenges in managing cyber risk. They were using SIEM tools but had difficulty in identifying which firewall logs were serious and which ones were not. The rise in credential abuse and account takeovers in SaaS platforms like Microsoft Office 365 was also a concern. Attackers were using social engineering to exploit human behavior, elevate account privileges, and steal critical business data. Greenhill needed more visibility into the network and an easier way to identify which threats were critical and which threats were not. Read More
About Customer	Greenhill and Co. is a renowned investment bank headquartered in New York City. The bank provides financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings to institutions and governments worldwide. Their clients include Alcoa, Experian, Gannett, GlaxoSmithKline, and the governments of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Helping clients manage risk is core to its business. Greenhill makes it a regular practice to reduce both business and cyber risk. Read More
Solution	Greenhill adopted the Cognito Detect AI software, which runs on the Cognito network detection and response (NDR) platform from Vectra. Cognito Detect uses AI-derived machine learning algorithms to automatically detect, prioritize, and respond to in-progress attack behaviors that pose the highest business risk across cloud, data center, IoT, and enterprise networks. It also extracts metadata from all network traffic and enriches it with detailed security context about each attack. Cognito Detect for Office 365, running on the Cognito NDR platform, ingests activity logs from multiple Office 365 SaaS services and applies AI-derived machine learning algorithms to proactively detect and respond to hidden cyberattackers and stop data breaches. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Fraud Detection

Services

Data Science Services

System Integration

Challenge

Greenhill, a renowned investment bank, was facing challenges in managing cyber risk. They were using SIEM tools but had difficulty in identifying which firewall logs were serious and which ones were not. The rise in credential abuse and account takeovers in SaaS platforms like Microsoft Office 365 was also a concern. Attackers were using social engineering to exploit human behavior, elevate account privileges, and steal critical business data. Greenhill needed more visibility into the network and an easier way to identify which threats were critical and which threats were not.

About Customer

Greenhill and Co. is a renowned investment bank headquartered in New York City. The bank provides financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings to institutions and governments worldwide. Their clients include Alcoa, Experian, Gannett, GlaxoSmithKline, and the governments of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Helping clients manage risk is core to its business. Greenhill makes it a regular practice to reduce both business and cyber risk.

Solution

Greenhill adopted the Cognito Detect AI software, which runs on the Cognito network detection and response (NDR) platform from Vectra. Cognito Detect uses AI-derived machine learning algorithms to automatically detect, prioritize, and respond to in-progress attack behaviors that pose the highest business risk across cloud, data center, IoT, and enterprise networks. It also extracts metadata from all network traffic and enriches it with detailed security context about each attack. Cognito Detect for Office 365, running on the Cognito NDR platform, ingests activity logs from multiple Office 365 SaaS services and applies AI-derived machine learning algorithms to proactively detect and respond to hidden cyberattackers and stop data breaches.

Impact #1	Ability to focus on investigations and proactive threat hunting instead of chasing-down logs
Impact #2	Confidence in identifying and stopping privilege escalation and account takeovers in Office 365
Impact #3	AI-based algorithms that save time and effort for their security staff

Impact #1

Ability to focus on investigations and proactive threat hunting instead of chasing-down logs

Impact #2

Confidence in identifying and stopping privilege escalation and account takeovers in Office 365

Impact #3

AI-based algorithms that save time and effort for their security staff

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Overview

Greenhill stops cyberattacks from enterprise to Office 365 SaaS

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