Case Study: Kit Carson Electric Cooperative boosts cyber resilience with Darktrace AI

Kit Carson Electric Cooperative cuts attack surface by 75% with Darktrace

Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC), a member-owned energy and utility provider, needed to protect its critical services from cyber-attacks that could disrupt electricity, internet, and gas for its community. The organization turned to vendor Darktrace to secure its email, network, identities, and Operational Technology (OT) environments, seeking a solution that would ensure minimal downtime.

Darktrace implemented its Self-Learning AI across KCEC's digital estate, including products like Darktrace / EMAIL and Darktrace / OT. The solution autonomously detected and stopped threats, decreasing the attack surface by 75% and reducing incident response resource needs by 50%. The security team also saved significant time, cutting threat analysis from 30 minutes to under a minute, which allowed them to reallocate efforts to community projects and education.

Kit Carson Electric Cooperative