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MDR Helps Protect the Assets of one of the Nation's Top Coal Suppliers
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Endpoint Security
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Applicable Industries
- Mining
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
- Facility Management
Use Cases
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- Cybersecurity
- Remote Asset Management
Services
- System Integration
- Cybersecurity Services
The Challenge
NACCO Industries, Inc., a large publicly-traded holding company with a major coal company subsidiary, faced significant cybersecurity challenges. The company had a small IT team with competing priorities, making it difficult to protect critical company data and secure the executive team from cyber threats. The Director of IT Audit & Cybersecurity, Ed Slusarski, needed a Managed Detection & Response (MDR) solution that could serve as an extension to the remote IT department, provide 24/7 monitoring, and proactively search for threats without interfering with individual workstations.
About The Customer
NACCO Industries, Inc. is a publicly-traded, billion-dollar company that dates back to 1913 when it began as The Cleveland & Western Coal Company. It is the parent company of the North American Coal (NACoal) Corporation, one of the 10 largest coal providers in the US. NACoal operates surface mines that supply coal to power generation and natural resource companies. The company is committed to long-term growth and has a significant volume of proprietary and operational data that needs to be protected. The IT team, led by Ed Slusarski, is small and remote, located at the NACoal headquarters in Dallas, Texas, while Slusarski himself is based in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Solution
Binary Defense's Managed Detection & Response (MDR) platform was chosen to address NACCO's cybersecurity needs. The MDR solution was installed on every user's computer and the NACCO servers within about an hour. The platform provides 24/7 monitoring and real-time analysis of threat behavior, with minimal impact on workstation performance. It continues to monitor workstations even when employees are working remotely. The Binary Defense team acts as an extension of NACCO's IT team, providing proactive monitoring, real-time alerts, and guidance. This allows the small IT team to focus on other important cybersecurity control requirements while ensuring that the company's data and workstations are secure.
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