CUSTOMER SUCCESS
Leading pathologist deploys managed cybersecurity
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Said Armand Kruger, Head of Cyber Operations & Adversarial Threat Hunting at NEC XON: “The existing approach was one still used by many companies: silo-based. So the company has viewed cyber technologies from within those silos - which do not provide a ‘single pane of glass’ through which to monitor threats.” Kruger said the company also needed to increase its tactical threat knowledge within the environment and implement a proactive security approach of its digital environment to find possible ‘gaps’ from multiple angles through friendly ‘offensive’ testing.’ “We will implement Extended Detection & Response (XDR) and Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) software. Our extensive knowledge of adversarial
incident response with minimal availability impact.”
NEC XON has been able to demonstrate significant business benefits by showcasing the cyber security team and how it adds value. These include: • A reduction of overall cyber security risks. • Effective threat containment & eradication with minimal operational impact. • The ability to focus on core
N EC XON has been appointed to migrate a market leading South African pathology group from a traditional Security Operations Centre (SOC) to Managed Detection & Response (MDR). The customer found that its existing solution entailed a lack of key cyber visibility into the online/ digital environment. The company also faced a shortage of resources to respond to threats from a tactical perspective. Armand Kruger, Head of Cyber Operations & Adversarial Threat Hunting at NEC XON
business activities while leaving cybersecurity to dedicated experts. • Lower total cost of cybersecurity compared to building its own capacity. • More secure PHI (Personal Healthcare Information). • Improved customer trust through better data confidentiality & integrity. • Better engagement with the customer & improved satisfaction, as a result.
tactics, how threat actors operate and what tactics they use to gain access to healthcare organisations enables us to handle the migration to effective
“Our extensive knowledge of adversarial tactics, how threat actors operate and what tactics they use to gain access to healthcare organisations enables us to handle the migration to effective incident response with minimal availability impact.”
The deal was initially signed for 2021 and 2022 but has been renewed in 2023 and is ongoing.
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