Case Study: Louisiana State University achieves 24/7 statewide SOC coverage with Splunk

Louisiana State University delivers 24/7 security coverage for 18 institutions with Splunk

Louisiana State University (LSU) wanted to provide its students with hands-on cybersecurity experience while simultaneously increasing the cyber posture of higher education institutions across the state. To achieve this, LSU partnered with vendor Splunk and managed security provider TekStream to implement a student-powered security operations center (SOC) program using Splunk Cloud Platform, Splunk Enterprise Security (ES), and Splunk SOAR.

The solution implemented by Splunk enabled LSU to create SOCs that protect 18 institutions and provide students with up to 1,000 hours of frontline experience annually. This resulted in 24/7 security coverage, a significantly improved security posture and automated incident response. The Splunk platform's efficiency allowed the program to expand beyond initial expectations, with plans to onboard 20 more institutions by 2025.

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