Case Study: SUNY Geneseo improves network visibility and incident response with Plixer Scrutinizer

SUNY Geneseo leverages Scrutinizer network traffic analytics system to monitor network behavior during RIAA crackdown and beyond

SUNY Geneseo, a public liberal arts college in New York, needed better visibility into campus network traffic to keep student services running smoothly, justify bandwidth and network upgrades, and respond to RIAA allegations involving student activity. The college turned to Plixer and its Scrutinizer network traffic analytics system to gain the insight it lacked.

With Plixer Scrutinizer, SUNY Geneseo gained traffic reporting, network behavior analysis, and unlimited automatic archiving for forensic review. The solution helped the IT team confirm or deny RIAA claims, identify malicious viruses and overactive applications creating excessive connections, and proactively address abnormal network behavior before it caused downtime. Plixer also provided responsive support to build a custom monitoring module, making Scrutinizer a key source of metrics for network decision-making.

SUNY Geneseo

Rick Coloccia

Network Manager