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Enhancing Cybersecurity in Commercial Real Estate: A Case Study on Rapid7 Solutions
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Cement
- National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions
- Maintenance
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Cybersecurity
- Tamper Detection
Services
- Cybersecurity Services
- Training
The Challenge
The case study revolves around the challenges faced by Tony Hamil, a senior cybersecurity engineer for a commercial real estate development company based in Dallas, Texas. The company operates in an industry that is not heavily regulated by the government, but still faces significant cybersecurity challenges. Hamil's role includes a wide range of responsibilities, from application setup to maintenance, integrations, and alert monitoring. The company's IT environment is unique due to the lack of government regulations, but it adheres to the CIS and NIST standards voluntarily. The company has a large number of remote sites and users, making it crucial to maintain security whether the employees are working onsite or remotely. The company's biggest security challenges include patch management and user and asset management. The team often struggles with installing patches properly, leaving the system vulnerable. Additionally, the process of onboarding and offboarding employees from an IT and security perspective was a significant challenge.
About The Customer
The customer in this case study is a commercial real estate development company based in Dallas, Texas. The company operates in an industry that is not heavily regulated by the government, but it still faces significant cybersecurity challenges. The company has a large number of remote sites and users, making it crucial to maintain security whether the employees are working onsite or remotely. The company's IT environment is unique due to the lack of government regulations, but it adheres to the CIS and NIST standards voluntarily. The company's biggest security challenges include patch management and user and asset management. The team often struggles with installing patches properly, leaving the system vulnerable. Additionally, the process of onboarding and offboarding employees from an IT and security perspective was a significant challenge.
The Solution
To address these challenges, the company has been using Rapid7’s InsightVM and Metasploit products for nearly five years. They also incorporated InsightIDR and the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service as their extended SOC team. Most recently, they introduced InsightConnect to support their initiative for more integration, automation, and orchestration to make their security operations more fluid. InsightIDR has been used as the source of truth for alerts, data, and user activity, allowing the team to quickly understand what’s happening. InsightConnect has automated the onboarding and offboarding process, making it seamless. The company also uses InsightConnect to ensure patching happens every time, on time. It helps to isolate malicious users or systems by automatically gathering data for the team to make quick decisions. The company is also exploring containers to embed security at the beginning of their development projects. With InsightVM, they will be able to monitor containers during the development process to ensure they are secure before they are pushed to production.
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