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How a leading research university uses cloud security to protect its users, data and open culture

CloudLock (Cisco)

Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a world-renowned research institute with nearly 1 million square feet dedicated to public and private sector collaborations on its Research Campus. When the university moved to Office 365, OU grew concerned about the possibility of account compromises. OU recognized a need for more visibility into its cloud environment in order to protect its highly sensitive research data, as well as HIPAA and PHI data. The loss of this data would not only pose a risk to the university's reputation but could cost the university thousands of dollars and lead to loss of contracts or future research opportunities. Read More
About Customer	The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a leading research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. It has developed into a world-renowned research institute that’s as accomplished off the field as it is on it. With nearly 1 million square feet dedicated to public and private sector collaborations on its Research Campus, OU has achieved the Carnegie Foundation’s highest tier of research activity classification. The university has 36,000 users on Cloudlock and 6,000 on Umbrella. The university's research data is a competitive advantage and the loss of this data would not only pose a risk to its reputation but could cost the university thousands of dollars and lead to loss of contracts or future research opportunities. Read More
Solution	For visibility into data and applications in the cloud by user and device, the university explored cloud access security broker (CASB) solutions. To address the increase in malware, OU initially considered several web filtering solutions, but realized that they lacked the capabilities and threat intelligence that Umbrella could provide. After implementing Cloudlock, OU next added Umbrella as a first line of defense against internet threats like ransomware, malware and phishing attacks. OU also implemented Umbrella virtual appliances with AD integration to add visibility into user activity. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a world-renowned research institute with nearly 1 million square feet dedicated to public and private sector collaborations on its Research Campus. When the university moved to Office 365, OU grew concerned about the possibility of account compromises. OU recognized a need for more visibility into its cloud environment in order to protect its highly sensitive research data, as well as HIPAA and PHI data. The loss of this data would not only pose a risk to the university's reputation but could cost the university thousands of dollars and lead to loss of contracts or future research opportunities.

About Customer

The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a leading research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. It has developed into a world-renowned research institute that’s as accomplished off the field as it is on it. With nearly 1 million square feet dedicated to public and private sector collaborations on its Research Campus, OU has achieved the Carnegie Foundation’s highest tier of research activity classification. The university has 36,000 users on Cloudlock and 6,000 on Umbrella. The university's research data is a competitive advantage and the loss of this data would not only pose a risk to its reputation but could cost the university thousands of dollars and lead to loss of contracts or future research opportunities.

Solution

For visibility into data and applications in the cloud by user and device, the university explored cloud access security broker (CASB) solutions. To address the increase in malware, OU initially considered several web filtering solutions, but realized that they lacked the capabilities and threat intelligence that Umbrella could provide. After implementing Cloudlock, OU next added Umbrella as a first line of defense against internet threats like ransomware, malware and phishing attacks. OU also implemented Umbrella virtual appliances with AD integration to add visibility into user activity.

Impact #1	Quickly remediated a set of compromised accounts
Impact #2	Significantly decreased malware infections
Impact #3	Increased blocked threats by thousands per hour

Impact #1

Quickly remediated a set of compromised accounts

Impact #2

Significantly decreased malware infections

Impact #3

Increased blocked threats by thousands per hour

Benefit #1	Increased blocked threats by thousands per hour
Benefit #2	Cut security administration and remediation time

Benefit #1

Increased blocked threats by thousands per hour

Benefit #2

Cut security administration and remediation time

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How a leading research university uses cloud security to protect its users, data and open culture

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