Technology Innovation Hub Enables Safe Collaboration with Box and Netskope

• Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services

• Business Operation

• Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
• Cybersecurity Services

MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, one of the world's largest urban innovation hubs, was facing a challenge with the protection of sensitive content in the cloud. The organization provides mentoring and advice to hundreds of businesses in Ontario, which involves storing and sharing sensitive or confidential business data like financials, pitch decks, and patent filings in the cloud. The challenge was to restrict access to certain files to ensure that confidential business data did not fall into the wrong hands. Furthermore, MaRS discovered that employees were using nearly every available cloud storage app across different business units, which posed a risk to data security.

MaRS Discovery District, located in Toronto, is one of the world's largest urban innovation hubs. The organization supports promising young ventures that are tackling key societal challenges in the health, cleantech, and information and communications technology sectors. Over the last three years, these ventures have raised $1.3 billion in capital and earned $640 million in revenue. In addition to helping startups launch, grow, and scale, the MaRS community is dedicated to cross-disciplinary collaboration, commercialization of discoveries, and driving ideas to impact.

MaRS transitioned to Box for cloud storage and collaboration after discovering that employees were using nearly every available cloud storage app across different business units. Box was selected for its strong security, connections and integrations with ecosystem apps like Slack, Jive and email, and value for money. To further enhance the security of sensitive data, MaRS implemented Netskope Cloud DLP. This solution provides MaRS with visibility into what cloud storage apps are being used and allows the organization to institute layered policies to ensure that employees don't upload sensitive data to cloud storage apps other than Box. If a document is shared beyond a certain pre-approved population, MaRS is alerted and the file is not shared. The Netskope user coaching feature redirects MaRS employees who use unsanctioned cloud storage apps back to Box, ensuring that all file sharing and collaboration happens inside the sanctioned app.

• After implementing Netskope, MaRS can now protect all sensitive information in real-time and enforce security policies for compliance.
• MaRS is able to coach employees to using Box for secure file sharing and collaboration.