Cisco Secure Network Analytics Case Study: Tembec

Case Study: Tembec

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

“Greater visibility and the ability to zero in on the problem quickly. Ability to trace incidents back to source.”

Solved the following operational challenges with Stealthwatch by Cisco:
- Reduced mean-time-to-know (MTTK) root cause of network or security incidents
- Enhanced network security posture
- Increased efficiency in the identification of security threats
- Increased flow collection, monitoring and analysis

Primarily uses Stealthwatch by Cisco in the following ways:
- Incident Response
- Network Forensics
- Security Forensics
- Network performance monitoring
Used Stealthwatch to detect or prevent the following security threats:
- Network malware or virus
- Suspicious user behavior
- Compromised host
- Network reconnaissance
Is doing the following with Stealthwatch by Cisco deployment:
- Monitoring a large, globally distributed network

Chose Stealthwatch by Cisco for the following capabilities:
- Behavior-based security monitoring
- Real-time flow monitoring capabilities
Selected Stealthwatch by Cisco over the following vendors:
- Riverbed Cascade / Mazu Networks
- Arbor Networks
- NetQoS / CA
Meets enterprise requirements by utilizing the following Stealthwatch by Cisco benefits:
- Improved incident response and threat management
- Enterprise-wide visibility into network activity
- Forensic analysis
Reduced the time it took to mitigate a security incident by 50% to 74% by deploying Stealthwatch.
Rated the following Stealthwatch by Cisco capabilities as compared to competing vendors:
- Network Security: Much Better
- Performance Monitoring: Better
- Scalability: Better
- Network Visibility: Better
- Innovation: Better