Cisco Secure Network Analytics Case Study: Stanford University

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Case Study: Stanford University

Introduction

This case study of Stanford University is based on a December 2012 survey of Cisco Stealthwatch customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“[Cisco’s Stealthwatch] validates the fact that when a system is compromised/virused – we have the network information to back it up in the form of flows.”

Challenges

Solved the following operational challenges with Stealthwatch by Cisco:
- Enhanced network security posture
- Improved forensic analysis
- Increased flow collection, monitoring and analysis

Use Case

Primarily uses Stealthwatch by Cisco in the following ways:
- Incident Response
- Network Forensics
- Security Forensics
Used Stealthwatch to detect or prevent the following security threats:
- Network malware or virus
- Suspicious user behavior
- External hacking attempt
- Compromised host
- Network reconnaissance
Is doing the following with Stealthwatch by Cisco deployment:
- Monitoring a centralized network with a large number of satellite or retail locations
- Operating in a classified network with strictly controlled access to specific segments

Results

Chose Stealthwatch by Cisco for the following capabilities:
- Behavior-based security monitoring
- Real-time flow monitoring capabilities
- Internal visibility
Selected Stealthwatch by Cisco over the following vendors:
- Q1 Labs / IBM
- Riverbed Cascade / Mazu Networks
- Arbor Networks
- In-house monitoring solution
- Open source solution
Meets enterprise requirements by utilizing the following Stealthwatch by Cisco benefits:
- Real-time threat detection and correlation with user identity data
- Enterprise-wide visibility into network activity
- Deployment and support simplicity
- Forensic analysis
Rated the following Stealthwatch by Cisco capabilities as compared to competing vendors:
- Network Security: Better
- Performance Monitoring: Better
- Scalability: Better
- Network Visibility: Better
- Innovation: Better

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Case Study: Stanford University

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