Case Study: R.J. O’Brien achieves 24/7 threat detection, stronger security posture and cost savings with Deepwatch

RJ O’Brien Manages Security Risks from Remote Work, Ransomware, and Staffing with MDR Essentials

R.J. O’Brien, the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage in the U.S., faced a rapid shift to remote work, rising ransomware risk, and limited security staff and budget that left them without reliable 24/7 monitoring. After struggling with alert fatigue and a costly-to-maintain open-source SIEM, R.J. O’Brien turned to Deepwatch for a managed solution—selecting Deepwatch Managed Detection and Response (MDR) to fill critical coverage gaps.

Deepwatch implemented MDR via an API connection to R.J. O’Brien’s Microsoft Cloud (no endpoint agents required) and began 24/7/365 monitoring with human analysts and a named account manager, with deployment completed in about one hour. The result was full visibility into internal telemetry, stronger risk mitigation, measurable cost avoidance (less than hiring a single SOC engineer and far cheaper than the alternative), higher team productivity, and improved work‑life balance for the security staff thanks to reliable around‑the‑clock coverage.

R.J. O’Brien

John Woods

Global Chief Information Security Officer