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Securing AWS with Vectra

Vectra AI Inc.

Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Applicable Industries	Professional Service
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	System Integration
Challenge	The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) was facing a challenge of lack of lateral movement visibility within the organization. As an IT security veteran, Mirza Baig, IT Security Manager at MPAC, needed to understand the security solutions the team was utilizing. He found that the team had already prioritized removing any blind spots, which is key to having the ability to detect attacker behavior. However, the existing solutions were not sufficient to detect lateral movement across cloud or enterprise workloads. Read More
About Customer	The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is Ontario’s property expert that delivers property values, insights and services to taxpayers, municipalities, government and businesses. The organization operates as an Amazon Web Services (AWS) shop that is responsible for securing the organization’s information, data and domains from an operational, compliance, and risk management perspective. They prioritize visibility across their environment by utilizing different security controls to help keep tabs on any abnormalities. Read More
Solution	To address the challenge, MPAC implemented Vectra Cognito Detect, an AI-driven network detection and response solution. This solution helps MPAC stop any lateral movement across cloud or enterprise workloads. Cognito Detect is able to find attackers who have bypassed preventative tools like multi-factor authentication (MFA) or endpoint solutions and spot their activity before an attack occurs. In addition to detecting lateral movement, Cognito Detect allows MPAC’s SOC to augment their skills with artificial intelligence (AI) so they can automate the prioritization of threats based on risk and privilege, triage the highest-risk threats and investigate behavior-based threat signals. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Applicable Industries

Professional Service

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

System Integration

Challenge

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) was facing a challenge of lack of lateral movement visibility within the organization. As an IT security veteran, Mirza Baig, IT Security Manager at MPAC, needed to understand the security solutions the team was utilizing. He found that the team had already prioritized removing any blind spots, which is key to having the ability to detect attacker behavior. However, the existing solutions were not sufficient to detect lateral movement across cloud or enterprise workloads.

About Customer

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is Ontario’s property expert that delivers property values, insights and services to taxpayers, municipalities, government and businesses. The organization operates as an Amazon Web Services (AWS) shop that is responsible for securing the organization’s information, data and domains from an operational, compliance, and risk management perspective. They prioritize visibility across their environment by utilizing different security controls to help keep tabs on any abnormalities.

Solution

To address the challenge, MPAC implemented Vectra Cognito Detect, an AI-driven network detection and response solution. This solution helps MPAC stop any lateral movement across cloud or enterprise workloads. Cognito Detect is able to find attackers who have bypassed preventative tools like multi-factor authentication (MFA) or endpoint solutions and spot their activity before an attack occurs. In addition to detecting lateral movement, Cognito Detect allows MPAC’s SOC to augment their skills with artificial intelligence (AI) so they can automate the prioritization of threats based on risk and privilege, triage the highest-risk threats and investigate behavior-based threat signals.

Impact #1	Detection of lateral movement within organization
Impact #2	Full visibility into AWS Nitro-based instances
Impact #3	Detection of abnormal activity within their AWS environment and infrastructure

Impact #1

Detection of lateral movement within organization

Impact #2

Full visibility into AWS Nitro-based instances

Impact #3

Detection of abnormal activity within their AWS environment and infrastructure

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Securing AWS with Vectra

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