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Journal Register Company Delivers News in Real Time with Corero’s IPS

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	The Journal Register Company, a large newspaper publisher in the United States, experienced a network attack during its transformation from a print-only newspaper publisher to a digital-first news organization. Malware breached existing defenses at one of the company’s regional news-gathering locations and began degrading network performance. Midway through the audit, the Journal Register’s Michigan location experienced a DDoS [Distributed Denial of Service] attack, significantly impacting the content delivery. The company needed to stop the malicious attack quickly and adopt the appropriate technology to protect them going forward. Read More
About Customer	The Journal Register Company is a trusted provider of local news and information to 992 communities in 10 states, making it one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States. The company has 324 multi-platform news products that include Web and video offerings as well as print. The Journal Register is a digital-first organization serving an audience of 15.8 million people every month. The company's written articles and video streams deliver timely, accurate local information around the clock to residents of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. Read More
Solution	The Journal Register Company implemented Corero’s Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) to handle all kinds of existing and emerging threats, including advanced types of malicious activity, such as botnets and other malware, as well as DDoS attacks. The solution needed to be cloud-compatible as the company was undergoing an agility initiative which involved migrating its major business applications to several different SaaS vendors. Corero’s IPS devices were installed in four locations: the company’s greater Philadelphia headquarters, its disaster recovery site, and the regional offices in Connecticut and Michigan. The Corero technicians studied the Journal Register’s infrastructure, analyzed traffic patterns, and offered suggestions for improving the company’s security approach. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

The Journal Register Company, a large newspaper publisher in the United States, experienced a network attack during its transformation from a print-only newspaper publisher to a digital-first news organization. Malware breached existing defenses at one of the company’s regional news-gathering locations and began degrading network performance. Midway through the audit, the Journal Register’s Michigan location experienced a DDoS [Distributed Denial of Service] attack, significantly impacting the content delivery. The company needed to stop the malicious attack quickly and adopt the appropriate technology to protect them going forward.

About Customer

The Journal Register Company is a trusted provider of local news and information to 992 communities in 10 states, making it one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States. The company has 324 multi-platform news products that include Web and video offerings as well as print. The Journal Register is a digital-first organization serving an audience of 15.8 million people every month. The company's written articles and video streams deliver timely, accurate local information around the clock to residents of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.

Solution

The Journal Register Company implemented Corero’s Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) to handle all kinds of existing and emerging threats, including advanced types of malicious activity, such as botnets and other malware, as well as DDoS attacks. The solution needed to be cloud-compatible as the company was undergoing an agility initiative which involved migrating its major business applications to several different SaaS vendors. Corero’s IPS devices were installed in four locations: the company’s greater Philadelphia headquarters, its disaster recovery site, and the regional offices in Connecticut and Michigan. The Corero technicians studied the Journal Register’s infrastructure, analyzed traffic patterns, and offered suggestions for improving the company’s security approach.

Impact #1	The initial malicious attack was blocked quickly and within two weeks of contacting Corero, the Journal Register’s multiple sites were secured.
Impact #2	Since deployment, no malware has breached the Journal Register’s defenses and the Corero IPS devices have operated with little or no intervention.
Impact #3	The Corero IPS devices are relatively hands off and updates and upgrades occur automatically, saving the Journal Register untold resources.

Impact #1

The initial malicious attack was blocked quickly and within two weeks of contacting Corero, the Journal Register’s multiple sites were secured.

Impact #2

Since deployment, no malware has breached the Journal Register’s defenses and the Corero IPS devices have operated with little or no intervention.

Impact #3

The Corero IPS devices are relatively hands off and updates and upgrades occur automatically, saving the Journal Register untold resources.

Benefit #1	Blocked initial malicious attack quickly
Benefit #2	Secured multiple sites within two weeks
Benefit #3	No malware has breached the defenses since deployment

Benefit #1

Blocked initial malicious attack quickly

Benefit #2

Secured multiple sites within two weeks

Benefit #3

No malware has breached the defenses since deployment

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Journal Register Company Delivers News in Real Time with Corero’s IPS

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