Case Study: Leading Investment Firm achieves 99.98% noise reduction with OpenText

OpenText Network Detection & Response reduces network noise by 99.98%, accelerating effective incident response

Leading Investment Firm needed to replace its legacy Sourcefire intrusion detection setup with a solution that could scale across growing network traffic and meet strict financial compliance requirements. After evaluating open-source and commercial options, the firm chose OpenText Network Detection & Response (NDR) for its on-site data handling and ability to support a high-security environment.

OpenText implemented NDR with a proof-of-concept, turnkey hardware, and expert support from an OpenText Technical Account Manager to guide data tuning, custom signatures, and deployment planning. The result was a dramatic drop from 1.2 million weekly alerts to fewer than 200 actionable alerts, a 99.98% noise reduction, plus faster incident response, improved workflow automation, and a 30% expansion of data nodes for scalable, cost-effective storage.