Case Study: a leading US medical research school improves cybersecurity and identity management with Optiv

a leading US medical research school improves endpoint detection by 99% with Optiv

A leading US medical research school needed to improve its identity and access management program and secure its environment against advanced persistent threats. The challenge involved monitoring endpoints, hardening email security against phishing, and managing access for over 20,000 internal users across 1,000 applications. The school engaged Optiv for strategic advice and to deploy a comprehensive security solution.

Optiv initiated the process with an IAM strategy workshop to identify gaps. The vendor then implemented a comprehensive endpoint security program using Mandiant Managed Defense and Trellix EDR, hardened email security with Proofpoint, and provided cloud security visibility with Netskope. This solution led to a 99% improvement in endpoint malware detection and intercepted 10 million malicious emails, successfully managing user access for all applications.