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Waubonsee Community College Ensures Secure Use of Safe Cloud Apps by Thousands of Users

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Human Resources
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	Waubonsee Community College was faced with the challenge of ensuring data security as they transitioned to a hybrid learning model due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This meant that students and faculty were accessing and storing data remotely, increasing the risk of data loss and exposure. The college's IT team needed to be proactive in preventing data privacy infringements and data exfiltration, as well as other threats that might exploit vulnerabilities on user devices. They also needed an efficient and effective way to screen cloud apps for security risks and to ensure compliance with security policies. Read More
About Customer	Waubonsee Community College is an educational institution located west of Chicago. The college offers students a choice of remote or classroom learning, a decision made in response to the global pandemic. The college's IT department, led by Senior Information Security Manager Tarun Trivedi, is responsible for overseeing the apps that students and faculty use and how they access and store data. The college's CIO places a great emphasis on compliance and industry best practices, and the IT team is committed to being proactive in stemming the risks of data privacy infringements and data exfiltration. Read More
Solution	The college implemented the Netskope Security Cloud platform, which includes the Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) function. This function scans over 2,500 cloud apps to see if they are being accessed from managed devices. The Netskope client is installed on every managed device, allowing the IT team to constantly monitor alerts and incidents. The platform also provides automatic notification of any exposure of personally identifiable information. To ensure compliance with the college's policy, the real-time coaching feature of Netskope’s Security Cloud platform is used. The IT team is also exploring the data loss prevention (DLP) features of the platform to prevent users from moving copyrighted data or personally identifiable information (PII) from the college’s protected managed infrastructure to unauthorized locations. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Human Resources

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

Waubonsee Community College was faced with the challenge of ensuring data security as they transitioned to a hybrid learning model due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This meant that students and faculty were accessing and storing data remotely, increasing the risk of data loss and exposure. The college's IT team needed to be proactive in preventing data privacy infringements and data exfiltration, as well as other threats that might exploit vulnerabilities on user devices. They also needed an efficient and effective way to screen cloud apps for security risks and to ensure compliance with security policies.

About Customer

Waubonsee Community College is an educational institution located west of Chicago. The college offers students a choice of remote or classroom learning, a decision made in response to the global pandemic. The college's IT department, led by Senior Information Security Manager Tarun Trivedi, is responsible for overseeing the apps that students and faculty use and how they access and store data. The college's CIO places a great emphasis on compliance and industry best practices, and the IT team is committed to being proactive in stemming the risks of data privacy infringements and data exfiltration.

Solution

The college implemented the Netskope Security Cloud platform, which includes the Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) function. This function scans over 2,500 cloud apps to see if they are being accessed from managed devices. The Netskope client is installed on every managed device, allowing the IT team to constantly monitor alerts and incidents. The platform also provides automatic notification of any exposure of personally identifiable information. To ensure compliance with the college's policy, the real-time coaching feature of Netskope’s Security Cloud platform is used. The IT team is also exploring the data loss prevention (DLP) features of the platform to prevent users from moving copyrighted data or personally identifiable information (PII) from the college’s protected managed infrastructure to unauthorized locations.

Impact #1	Reduced risk to data when offering hybrid study options.
Impact #2	Greater user awareness of security best practices.
Impact #3	Improved security posture and ensured compliance.

Impact #1

Reduced risk to data when offering hybrid study options.

Impact #2

Greater user awareness of security best practices.

Impact #3

Improved security posture and ensured compliance.

Benefit #1	Scanned over 2,500 cloud apps for security risks.
Benefit #2	Installed Netskope client on every managed device for constant monitoring.

Benefit #1

Scanned over 2,500 cloud apps for security risks.

Benefit #2

Installed Netskope client on every managed device for constant monitoring.

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Waubonsee Community College Ensures Secure Use of Safe Cloud Apps by Thousands of Users

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