Case Study: Ansys achieves 24x7 Microsoft Defender coverage and faster threat response with Red Canary MDR

Ansys relies on Red Canary MDR to detect and respond to threats across its Microsoft environment

Ansys, a leader in engineering simulation, needed continuous, high-quality security coverage and more value from its Microsoft E5 investments (Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud Apps, Office 365). Staffing a 24x7 SOC was prohibitively expensive and hard to scale with the required expertise, so Ansys partnered with Red Canary MDR to operationalize Microsoft Defender and deliver trusted around‑the‑clock detection and response.

Red Canary integrated deeply with Ansys’ Microsoft Defender suite to ingest telemetry, distill signal from noise, reduce alert fatigue, and surface the most pressing alerts in its portal while providing automated playbooks and an experienced incident‑handling team. The result was 24x7 coverage, faster and more precise incident handling, and reduced operational burden for Ansys—Red Canary’s detectors and response workflows enabled the small internal team to focus on critical incidents and benefit from threat protections applied across Red Canary’s customer base.

Ansys

Dave Coughanour

Vp Of Cybersecurity