Case Study: University of Nevada, Las Vegas improves campus security and student SOC training with Splunk

University of Nevada, Las Vegas remediates 600+ vulnerabilities in 6 months with Splunk

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) faced the challenge of securing its complex digital environment for 35,000 students and staff with a limited cybersecurity team of only four analysts. They needed a solution that would not only improve security but also provide valuable educational opportunities for their students. To meet this dual need, they turned to vendor Splunk and its Splunk Enterprise Security and Splunk Cloud Platform.

Using Splunk Enterprise Security, UNLV established a student-staffed Security Operations Center (SOC). This solution, supported by the Splunk Academic Alliance program, provided students with hands-on experience while significantly improving the university's security posture. The results were substantial, with students remediating over 600 vulnerabilities in six months and the program achieving a 100% job placement rate for graduates. Splunk enabled UNLV to vastly increase visibility into its environment and automate processes, making the campus safer while educating the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas