HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION | FORENSIC ANALYSIS AND INCIDENT RESPONSE
A private, non-profit higher education institution engaged DarkTower to secure and optimize their information infrastructure after a security breach.
SITUATION
Following a security breach, the President and Board of Trustees were concerned with the security of their IT Infrastructure and requested a security assessment of their information security processes and network capabilities. The client requested DarkTower’s assessment include internet access, routers, switches and wireless access points.
SOLUTION
DarkTower’s Security Engineering team evaluated the client’s IT staff capabilities, processes and infrastructure. This included an in-depth analysis of the physical security environment including a facility walk-through and departmental interviews. Network infrastructure was thoroughly analyzed, and all findings were captured in a detailed Security Report presented to the IT staff for execution. An additional Executive Report was presented to both the College’s President and Board of Directors.
RESULTS
Significant changes were implemented as a result of DarkTower’s findings, which secured and hardened the college’s information infrastructure. Remediation activities served to provide a safe technology environment for students and faculty, as well as ensure the security of confidential student information.
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