Case Study: Maricopa County achieves enhanced cloud visibility and reduced risk with Skyhigh Networks

Maricopa County leverages Skyhigh Networks’ FedRAMP certified CASB technology to add cloud governance and security to their existing, sophisticated infrastructure

Maricopa County, Arizona — home to 3.8 million residents and more than 15,000 employees — needed better visibility and control over widespread cloud use across its large IT estate. Relying on proxy URL categorization left gaps in blocking malware and high‑risk services, so the county sought a way to govern where data was going, who had access, and how to reduce risk while enabling legitimate cloud adoption.

Maricopa deployed Skyhigh Networks’ FedRAMP‑certified CASB, integrating it with SSO, Active Directory, and their proxy to gain comprehensive cloud visibility, tagging, and policy enforcement. The solution uncovered 500+ cloud services, enabled risk‑based blocking and alerts for suspicious activity, closed configuration gaps, and reduced overall exposure — while providing actionable insights to support secure cloud adoption and long‑term IT planning.

Maricopa County

David L. Stevens

Chief Information Officer