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Project

A community college recognized the need to enhance its cybersecurity posture in the face of an increasingly complex threat landscape.

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Challenges

- Diverse user base: The college needed to accommodate the varying access requirements of students, faculty, staff, and guests, while maintaining robust security controls.
- Custom technology: The college's IT environment was a mix of legacy systems and newer technologies, presenting unique security challenges.
- Limited resources: Like many educational institutions, the college faced budget constraints and needed to prioritize security investments.

Solution

- Comprehensive risk assessment: Identified vulnerabilities across legacy and cloud services.
- Compensating controls: Applied isolation, firewall rules, and monitoring for legacy systems.
- Migration strategy: Moved high-risk apps to secure cloud platforms.
- High-impact, low-cost measures: Centralized logging, endpoint protection, patching.
- Open-source tools: Leveraged education-discounted security solutions.
- Cybersecurity awareness program: Engaged students and staff in defense.

Outcome

Enhanced security posture: The college implemented a range of improvements based on the risk assessment findings, strengthening its defenses against cyber threats.
‍Improved risk management: The college gained a clearer understanding of its cybersecurity risks and developed a roadmap for ongoing improvement.
‍Increased awareness: The project raised cybersecurity awareness across the institution, fostering a culture of security.

Key Success Factors

Proactive approach: The college recognized the importance of proactively addressing cybersecurity risks and invested in a comprehensive assessment. Collaboration: Engaging stakeholders across departments ensured that security measures were aligned with operational needs and that everyone understood their role in maintaining a secure environment.
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