Case Study: Department of Defense Subcontracting Firm achieves major cost savings and streamlined, battlefield-ready cybersecurity with Gigamon

Department of Defense Subcontractor Leverages Solutions from Gigamon to Tackle Cybersecurity Threats While in Conflict Zones Around the Globe

A Department of Defense subcontractor that provides network incident response, computer forensics and tactical network design operates “fly-away” kits to support customers in conflict zones worldwide. Their challenge was finding powerful, certified security and analytics tools that are lightweight enough for rapid deployment yet meet strict federal accreditation requirements (NIST, FIPS 140-2, DoD STIG).

The firm adopted Gigamon’s GigaSECURE Security Delivery Platform with GigaVUE visibility nodes and GigaSMART metadata/NetFlow generation, which feeds focused intelligence to analytics tools instead of raw packet streams. The solution reduced the number of tools in the kit, eased compliance by leveraging Gigamon’s federal accreditations, and delivered significant cost savings—estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.