Case Study
Michigan K-12 School System Blocks
Unknown Ransomware with
SecuritySnares’ RansomSnare
Industry: SLED/K-12
Location: Michigan, USA
Client’s Problem: When existing Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) solutions failed to protect against an unknown zero-day ransomware attack, the school district’s information security team recognized the need for additional reinforcement for their 500 IT endpoints. They needed to prevent new zero-day ransomware variants from causing further data exposure and interrupting vital learning time.
SecuritySnares’ Solution: SecuritySnares first evaluated the district’s security posture with their ZeroDay Ransomware Simulation Test, subjecting their systems to mock zero-day ransomware scenarios. Upon doing so, gaps were identified in their endpoint protection system.To address these weaknesses, the school system implemented SecuritySnares’ RansomSnare sensors on their critical servers, unsupported operating systems, and administrative user environment.
“In the face of increased cybersecurity threats to schools across the country, maintaining continuity of learning is our top priority. SecuritySnares was quick and easy to implement and provides the reinforcement to our EDR system we needed to protect our data and our community.”
-School District IT Director
Why SecuritySnares?
- Whereas MDR/EDR/XDR solutions typically isolate affected devices and render systems unfunctional, RansomSnare allows the device and user to continue working without disruption.
- SecuritySnares’ RansomSnare solution is variant agnostic and is effective against even new and unknown zero-day variants.
- SecuritySnares’ RansomSnare sensors are lightweight and easy to install, requiring no internet connectivity, no updates, less than 50 MB of RAM per device, and less than 1% CPU.
- SecuritySnares’ RansomSnare supports legacy and recent operating systems, including full Windows support back to XP/2008 R2 and is designed to function on unsupported operating systems.