Case Study: a Brazilian university restores privileged access security with Segura PAM

Brazilian University secures 150+ privileged users with Segura

The customer, a Brazilian university, faced a significant challenge after a devastating ransomware attack encrypted over 140 machines, causing millions in losses and operational disruption. The attack exposed major security gaps, including unprotected RDP and SSH access and a lack of traceability for privileged sessions. To rebuild its cybersecurity, the university partnered with vendor Segura to implement its Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) solutions.

Segura implemented a unified privileged access strategy that eliminated direct RDP and SSH access and provided full session monitoring and auditing. The solution secured over 150 privileged users and provided 100% visibility into privileged access across critical systems. This transformation closed the security gaps that allowed the ransomware attack to spread and restored operational confidence and long-term security maturity for the university.