Case Study: Loyola University Chicago prevents network intrusions and contains malware with Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE TippingPoint

Loyola University Chicago prevents harmful network intrusion with HPE TippingPoint

Loyola University Chicago, a large Jesuit institution with nearly 16,000 students and tens of thousands of devices on its global network, needed a highly reliable way to block malicious attacks and quickly contain infected endpoints. To maximize visibility and enforce network policies, Loyola deployed solutions from Hewlett Packard Enterprise—primarily HPE TippingPoint Next Generation IPS, together with the HPE TippingPoint Security Management System and the HPE TippingPoint Threat Digital Vaccine service.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise implemented three HPE TippingPoint IPS appliances, the SMS for centralized visibility and reporting, and ThreatDV/DVLabs filters to automatically block threats and quarantine infected devices. The deployment contained roughly 160 malware infections (about 150 during a CryptoLocker outbreak), enabled blocking of 77 million attacks in two months, and leverages ThreatDV to block an average of ~80 million threats per year, while simplifying management and adding geo-filtering for PCI protection.

Loyola University Chicago

Brett Weston

Information Security Administrator