Higher Education Institution Scores High Marks for Visibility, Policy-Based Control and Third-Party Integration with ForeScout CounterACT®

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Location: Florida
Industry: Education
Environment: 6,500 college-owned endpoints spread across five campuses with a heavy emphasis on wireless BYOD (another 10,000 simultaneous connections). The environment supports separate domains for employees and students.


Solutions Built with ForeScout CounterACT:

  • Three ForeScout CounterACT appliances
  • CounterACT Enterprise Manager
  • ForeScout Extended Module for FireEye NX and EX

 

Case Study: ForeScout Technologies
ForeScout Technologies is transforming security through visibility. ForeScout offers Global 2000 enterprises and government organizations the unique ability to see devices, including non-traditional devices, the instant they connect to the network using CounterACT. With CounterACT in place, Hillsborough Community College automated endpoint discovery, classification and remediation. In addition, Hillsborough:

  • Orchestrated ATD/CounterACT integration via Extended Module for FireEye 
  • Accelerated incident response and containment to instantly stop CryptoLocker propagation 
  • Cut user downtime and IT tech reimaging/system restoration time from 300 hours per month to less than 18 hours 
  • Reduced data loss and minimized impact on others

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