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Tokyo Institute of Technology Enhances Web Security with SecureSphere WAF

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Event-Driven Application Networks & Connectivity - Routers & Bridges
Applicable Industries	Education National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Human Resources Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Smart Campus Tamper Detection
Services	System Integration
Challenge	The Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan’s leading science and technology university, was facing significant security threats to the content of nearly 400 websites operated by its on-campus hosting service. The university's Global Scientific Information and Computing Center (GSIC) department, responsible for managing and maintaining the institute’s IT environments, was under constant attack. With limited security professional resources within the department, the university was in dire need of a robust, easy-to-deploy solution that could effectively protect their web content. The challenge was further compounded by the extensive incident response workload of the security management team and the limited human resources of the security operation team. Read More
About Customer	The Tokyo Institute of Technology, also known as Tokyo Tech, is Japan’s top national science and technology university with a history dating back over 130 years. The university has an enrollment of approximately 10,000 students, with 5,000 in undergraduate programs and 5,000 in graduate school programs, studying on its three campuses. Tokyo Tech prides itself on its technological advancement and advocates the sharing of data using its always available IT infrastructure. The university’s supercomputer, TSUBAME, is used by undergraduate students for science and technology research. The university’s faculty, administrative, and technical staff run close to 400 websites in addition to the university’s own official website. Read More
Solution	Tokyo Tech adopted the SecureSphere Web Application Firewall (WAF) to enhance and simplify its operations. This solution was chosen for its ability to offer guaranteed protection for a large volume of web content while being easy to deploy and operate. The SecureSphere WAF provided detailed alert messages that allowed Tokyo Tech to immediately and accurately grasp the current security status. It also enabled the prioritization of incident responses, allowing the team to focus on incidents with the highest urgency. Furthermore, SecureSphere was able to block major security threats with limited effort, greatly reducing the workload of the security team. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Event-Driven Application

Networks & Connectivity - Routers & Bridges

Applicable Industries

Education

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Human Resources

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Smart Campus

Tamper Detection

Services

System Integration

Challenge

The Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan’s leading science and technology university, was facing significant security threats to the content of nearly 400 websites operated by its on-campus hosting service. The university's Global Scientific Information and Computing Center (GSIC) department, responsible for managing and maintaining the institute’s IT environments, was under constant attack. With limited security professional resources within the department, the university was in dire need of a robust, easy-to-deploy solution that could effectively protect their web content. The challenge was further compounded by the extensive incident response workload of the security management team and the limited human resources of the security operation team.

About Customer

The Tokyo Institute of Technology, also known as Tokyo Tech, is Japan’s top national science and technology university with a history dating back over 130 years. The university has an enrollment of approximately 10,000 students, with 5,000 in undergraduate programs and 5,000 in graduate school programs, studying on its three campuses. Tokyo Tech prides itself on its technological advancement and advocates the sharing of data using its always available IT infrastructure. The university’s supercomputer, TSUBAME, is used by undergraduate students for science and technology research. The university’s faculty, administrative, and technical staff run close to 400 websites in addition to the university’s own official website.

Solution

Tokyo Tech adopted the SecureSphere Web Application Firewall (WAF) to enhance and simplify its operations. This solution was chosen for its ability to offer guaranteed protection for a large volume of web content while being easy to deploy and operate. The SecureSphere WAF provided detailed alert messages that allowed Tokyo Tech to immediately and accurately grasp the current security status. It also enabled the prioritization of incident responses, allowing the team to focus on incidents with the highest urgency. Furthermore, SecureSphere was able to block major security threats with limited effort, greatly reducing the workload of the security team.

Impact #1	The adoption of SecureSphere WAF led to significant operational improvements at Tokyo Tech. The detailed alert messages provided by SecureSphere allowed the university to accurately grasp the current security status, enabling them to respond to threats more effectively. The ability to prioritize incident responses meant that the university could focus its resources on the most urgent incidents, leading to more efficient use of resources. Furthermore, the workload of the security team was greatly reduced as SecureSphere was able to block major security threats with limited effort. Looking ahead, Tokyo Tech plans to expand the use of SecureSphere to websites that are currently not under protection, aiming to maintain secure and uninterrupted operation.

Impact #1

The adoption of SecureSphere WAF led to significant operational improvements at Tokyo Tech. The detailed alert messages provided by SecureSphere allowed the university to accurately grasp the current security status, enabling them to respond to threats more effectively. The ability to prioritize incident responses meant that the university could focus its resources on the most urgent incidents, leading to more efficient use of resources. Furthermore, the workload of the security team was greatly reduced as SecureSphere was able to block major security threats with limited effort. Looking ahead, Tokyo Tech plans to expand the use of SecureSphere to websites that are currently not under protection, aiming to maintain secure and uninterrupted operation.

Benefit #1	Reduced security team’s workload by blocking major security threats with limited effort
Benefit #2	Enabled immediate and accurate understanding of the current security status through detailed alert messages
Benefit #3	Allowed prioritization of incident responses, focusing on incidents with the highest urgency

Benefit #1

Reduced security team’s workload by blocking major security threats with limited effort

Benefit #2

Enabled immediate and accurate understanding of the current security status through detailed alert messages

Benefit #3

Allowed prioritization of incident responses, focusing on incidents with the highest urgency

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Tokyo Institute of Technology Enhances Web Security with SecureSphere WAF

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