Case Study: United States Naval Academy Alumni Association detects compromised credentials and risky user behavior with Rapid7 UserInsight

US Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation Relies on Rapid7 UserInsight for Identifying Compromise and Risky User Behavior

The US Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation, a nonprofit that manages data for roughly 70,000 living alumni, needed a cost‑effective security architecture to protect sensitive personal information while operating with limited IT staff. Director of Information Services Ken Kurz sought better situational awareness and faster ways to spot compromised credentials and suspicious user activity across a distributed, remote population.

Rapid7 UserInsight centralized user activity and correlated multiple data feeds to provide automated anomaly detection, credential‑breach intelligence, geolocation and VPN visibility, and customizable alerts. The result was faster, more accurate detection of risky behavior—identifying exposed accounts (including ones tied to prior breaches), spotting administrator impersonation and lateral movement, and enabling quicker, prioritized remediation within a budget‑conscious nonprofit environment.

United States Naval Academy

Ken Kurz

Director, Information Services