Case Study
Case Study
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Ballina Shire is a picturesque region in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia. The region is known for its beautiful beaches, scenic views, and vibrant community.
Company Info
Ballina Shire is a picturesque region in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia. The region is known for its beautiful beaches, scenic views, and vibrant community.
Ballina Shire
Ballina Shire
Ballina Shire is a picturesque region in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia. The region is known for its beautiful beaches, scenic views, and vibrant community.
Ballina Shire Council, the governing body responsible for managing the region, faced significant cybersecurity challenges. The council, like many other regional government organizations, was targeted by malicious threat actors due to the high-value information held by government organizations. In 2019, Ballina Shire Council faced the common cybersecurity challenges experienced by regional government organizations, such as being targeted by malicious threat actors due to high-value information held by government organizations. It had been increasingly difficult for the IT staff to quickly respond to modern threats like social engineering-driven, sophisticated phishing campaigns, or zero-days. Therefore, the Council was looking to deploy a solution to address its cybersecurity challenges.
Stewart LittlefordManager Information Services
Although we already had mature controls, we needed another layer of security to get visibility into what is happening in our environment from the cyber security operations perspective. ThreatDefence included everything the Council needed for a comprehensive security operations function with several integrated tools and sensors. It was effortless to deploy and did not require a major investment or an implementation project from our side.
Although we already had mature controls, we needed another layer of security to get visibility into what is happening in our environment from the cyber security operations perspective. ThreatDefence included everything the Council needed for a comprehensive security operations function with several integrated tools and sensors. It was effortless to deploy and did not require a major investment or an implementation project from our side.
Ballina Shire Council partnered with ThreatDefence to implement security monitoring and cybersecurity assurance services. The ThreatDefence SecOps platform enabled the Council to have advanced threat detection, deep visibility into their cybersecurity posture, ongoing incident response, and cyber risk management through our always-on Security Operations Centre.
In December 2021, a severe log4j zero-day vulnerability was discovered and rapidly exploited by cyber criminals worldwide. Thanks to the platform's capabilities, the Council was able to detect the zero-day within minutes of its discovery, ahead of many global cybersecurity vendors. This allowed them to take immediate action and protect their systems from potential attacks.Stewart LittlefordManager Information ServicesWhen log4j exploits hit the headlines, like any other organization, we had to quickly qualify if our environment is vulnerable and if any of our systems are exposed. ThreatDefence team has already scanned all our systems for exposure, in addition to the real-time monitoring of every single attempt against our systems. We got a call from the ThreatDefence SOC on the same day, reporting to us on unexpected network sessions and providing the full outline of the attack. It is very difficult to protect from zero-day attacks, but with our level of visibility, we feel comfortable and assured.
When log4j exploits hit the headlines, like any other organization, we had to quickly qualify if our environment is vulnerable and if any of our systems are exposed. ThreatDefence team has already scanned all our systems for exposure, in addition to the real-time monitoring of every single attempt against our systems. We got a call from the ThreatDefence SOC on the same day, reporting to us on unexpected network sessions and providing the full outline of the attack. It is very difficult to protect from zero-day attacks, but with our level of visibility, we feel comfortable and assured.
On the same day, Ballina Shire Council had received a comprehensive report from ThreatDefence on all exposed systems and exploitation activity. ThreatDefence was able to provide complete assurance and not only identify vulnerable components, but also record all attack attempts and effectively prevent the compromise.
Company Info
Ballina Shire is a picturesque region in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia. The region is known for its beautiful beaches, scenic views, and vibrant community.
Company Info
Ballina Shire is a picturesque region in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia. The region is known for its beautiful beaches, scenic views, and vibrant community.
A Regional Council Stays Protected From Zero-day Attacks
A Regional Council Stays Protected From Zero-day Attacks
Ballina Shire is a picturesque region in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia. The region is known for its beautiful beaches, scenic views, and vibrant community.
Ballina Shire Council, the governing body responsible for managing the region, faced significant cybersecurity challenges. The council, like many other regional government organizations, was targeted by malicious threat actors due to the high-value information held by government organizations. In 2019, Ballina Shire Council faced the common cybersecurity challenges experienced by regional government organizations, such as being targeted by malicious threat actors due to high-value information held by government organizations. It had been increasingly difficult for the IT staff to quickly respond to modern threats like social engineering-driven, sophisticated phishing campaigns, or zero-days. Therefore, the Council was looking to deploy a solution to address its cybersecurity challenges.Stewart LittlefordManager Information ServicesAlthough we already had mature controls, we needed another layer of security to get visibility into what is happening in our environment from the cyber security operations perspective. ThreatDefence included everything the Council needed for a comprehensive security operations function with several integrated tools and sensors. It was effortless to deploy and did not require a major investment or an implementation project from our side.
Although we already had mature controls, we needed another layer of security to get visibility into what is happening in our environment from the cyber security operations perspective. ThreatDefence included everything the Council needed for a comprehensive security operations function with several integrated tools and sensors. It was effortless to deploy and did not require a major investment or an implementation project from our side.
Ballina Shire Council partnered with ThreatDefence to implement security monitoring and cybersecurity assurance services. The ThreatDefence SecOps platform enabled the Council to have advanced threat detection, deep visibility into their cybersecurity posture, ongoing incident response, and cyber risk management through our always-on Security Operations Centre.
In December 2021, a severe log4j zero-day vulnerability was discovered and rapidly exploited by cyber criminals worldwide. Thanks to the platform's capabilities, the Council was able to detect the zero-day within minutes of its discovery, ahead of many global cybersecurity vendors. This allowed them to take immediate action and protect their systems from potential attacks.Stewart LittlefordManager Information ServicesWhen log4j exploits hit the headlines, like any other organization, we had to quickly qualify if our environment is vulnerable and if any of our systems are exposed. ThreatDefence team has already scanned all our systems for exposure, in addition to the real-time monitoring of every single attempt against our systems. We got a call from the ThreatDefence SOC on the same day, reporting to us on unexpected network sessions and providing the full outline of the attack. It is very difficult to protect from zero-day attacks, but with our level of visibility, we feel comfortable and assured.
When log4j exploits hit the headlines, like any other organization, we had to quickly qualify if our environment is vulnerable and if any of our systems are exposed. ThreatDefence team has already scanned all our systems for exposure, in addition to the real-time monitoring of every single attempt against our systems. We got a call from the ThreatDefence SOC on the same day, reporting to us on unexpected network sessions and providing the full outline of the attack. It is very difficult to protect from zero-day attacks, but with our level of visibility, we feel comfortable and assured.
On the same day, Ballina Shire Council had received a comprehensive report from ThreatDefence on all exposed systems and exploitation activity. ThreatDefence was able to provide complete assurance and not only identify vulnerable components, but also record all attack attempts and effectively prevent the compromise.
