Utility and Communications
Case Study
UTILITY & COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES PROVIDER
(RANSOMWARE & DATA BREACH)
ISSUE: Compliance, Data Security Breaches, Ransomware.
SOLUTION: Complete Visibility for Remediation, Tools to Improve Security Posture and Meet Industry Standards, and On-Going Protection.
“UncommonX gave us full visibility into our network, a full inventory of our assets, and assigned us a relative risk score (R3) based on the NIST cybersecurity framework. We finally had a baseline, allowing us to improve our security posture in a matter of days, so we wouldn’t have to worry about another ransomware attack again.”
The Challenge:
- Premier utility and communications services provider.
- Major data security breach in 2020 with ransomware encryption attack.
- Hit again in late 2021.
- Needed help containing and recovering from the incident.
The Solution:
- Deployed the UncommonX MDR platform — including an in-depth security assessment.
- Delivered complete environment visibility to support remediation.
- Deployed tools and best practices in days to improve their security.
- We continue to deliver reliable, situational awareness 24x7.
The Results:
- Substantially improved their security maturity to prevent future attacks.
- Now aligned with regulatory requirements and compliance guidelines.
- No further incidents since engaging us.