Case Studies

Industrias Peñoles

Based in Mexico City Mexico, Industrias Peñoles S.A. de C.V. is one of the largest mining concerns in Mexico, and a major silver producer worldwide. The IT administrators at the organization’s main Plata site are responsible for providing computing services to 4,000 employees and protecting the security of mining operations.

  • Key Business Needs: Peñoles needed to replace manual network security scanning and analysis with an automated system that supported fast threat identification and mitigation.

McKesson

With sales of $112 billion in 2011, McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) is the largest pharmaceutical company in the world — providing medicines, pharmaceutical supplies, information, and care management products and services across the healthcare industry. McKesson has more than 50 global offices and employs more than 32,500 people.

Starwood Vacation Ownership

Starwood Vacation OwnershipStarwood Vacation Ownership (SVO), a Florida-based subsidiary of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, is a leading developer and operator of luxury vacation ownership resorts. With a complex and growing network of more than 5,000 devices across 22 resorts worldwide, balancing security, compliance, and IT business goals required a first- class IT security system.

Clemson University

Clemson UniversityClemson University, recognized by U.S. News and World Report as the 25th best public university in the U.S., is a major, land-grant, science- and engineering-oriented research university which maintains a strong commitment to teaching and student success. The university has nearly 20,000 students enrolled and employs almost 1,200 faculty and staff.

Youngstown State University

Youngstown UniversityYoungstown State University (YSU), an urban research university in Youngstown, Ohio, is home to more than 15,000 full-time students and 2,000 staff members, with more than 85,000 alumni. The university had a general budget fund for the fiscal year 2011 of $158.8 million, and is made up of seven separate colleges spread over a 145-acre campus.

Broadridge Case Study

Instead of just having assorted tools and conducting scans—which could result in taking action in an inconsistent fashion—Broadridge wanted to implement a comprehensive vulnerability management program. Following its spin-off from Automatic Data Processing in 2007, Broadridge’s Information Security team started over in outlining their goals and developing their requirements for a vulnerability management program.

Picking Apart PCI

In a partnership with IANS, Tenable has conducted several invite-only executive round-table sessions across the United States. This paper is a summary of findings report that captured the ideas and best practices from the attendees. 

The Harvard Business Review case titled "Boss, I Think Someone Stole Our Customer Data." was published in the Harvard Business Review in September, 2007.