Case Studies
University of Wisconsin-Superior Secures their Campus Network with AlienVault® USM
Overview
Cybersecurity & Privacy - Intrusion Detection Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance | |
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Business Operation Facility Management | |
Intrusion Detection Systems | |
System Integration Training | |
Operational Impact
Once the external sensor was deployed, the UW-Superior security team was very surprised to see the amount of attacks attempting to break into their network. For instance, they recently detected a Shellshock attack that was targeting a backup system for the campus radio station. Janicki explained that the attack involved malicious actors who were attempting to place scripts on the radio station’s server that would download files from a compromised website. | |
In addition to his full-time role as the Technology and Infrastructure Services Director at UW-Superior, Janicki also teaches level 1 and level 2 classes on Cisco and will also start teaching a new networking and security class at Lake Superior College. He said that he has actually incorporated the AlienVault USM platform into some of his course lectures. | |
The team at UW-Superior also expressed how AlienVault USM has made their security process far more efficient. | |
Quantitative Benefit
UW-Superior has greatly increased the security of their campus network with all five of AlienVault USM’s core features. | |
By adding an additional AlienVault sensor outside their firewall, UW-Superior has been able to gain a great deal of information about malicious actors that are trying to gain access to their environment. | |
AlienVault professional support allowed UW-Superior to deploy AlienVault USM on their network quickly and easily. | |