Case Study
Tanium managed service and IT hygiene improvement programme
1,500 endpoints managed in less than 3 months.
17 independent operating companies managed and segregated in one platform.
Zero-touch patching implementation for workstations and servers.
endpointX continue to support and advise on Tanium and general IT issues.
endpointX were engaged to provide a Tanium managed service and IT hygiene improvement programme to a business group with a large number of operationally independent subsidiaries.
endpointX project managed the Tanium rollout, progressing the initial Tanium deployment by engaging and working with individual operating companies and adapting to each ones specific requirements. As the initial rollout progressed, the endpointX team made use of Tanium’s discovery capabilities to identify assets that had been lost from the operating companies inventory. Once under Tanium management, inventory data is repopulated and always up-to-date.
After the Tanium rollout, the project moved into its hygiene improvement phase. Initial work focused on implementing patch applicability scans to identify the backlog in outstanding patches. This was remediated through an initial patch deployment to address this backlog. Subsequent patching cycles are handled automatically using Tanium’s patching framework with patches being applied to workstations rapidly, and servers being remediated in phased patching windows. This approach ensures operating system vulnerabilities are quickly remediated and reduces the cybersecurity risk exposure.
This patching strategy is complemented with a number of other initiatives conducted by endpointX: visibility of outstanding vulnerabilities is identified using Tanium, vulnerabilities are then addressed either through BAU patching or, in the case of critical zero-day vulnerabilities, specific ‘sniper’ remediation actions are taken via Tanium to reduce the risk of being compromised; compliance to the latest cybersecurity standards is measured and addressed by enforcing policies; third-party software is automatically updated as soon as a new version is released, again reducing the risk of comprise via exploiting known vulnerabilities in out of date software.
endpointX continue to deliver these initiatives, and others, to the highest possible standard. The client retains endpointX’s services to both support Tanium, and to provide broader IT advice and assistance. Tanium is the tool of choice by endpointX for delivering IT hygiene improvements, its platform architecture gives it a wide suite of available functions for improving your cybersecurity landscape. Its efficient client-server protocol ensures data is returned to the user rapidly, ensuring you can take actions knowing your information is up-to-date and accurate. The modularity of Tanium allows it to be adaptable, ensuring you get a tool which fits your organisations unique requirements.
With the power of Tanium and in less than 3 months, endpointX have:
Given complete visibility to a distributed environment where previously there was none.
Discovered over 5,000 network interfaces.
Applied over 11,000 patches.
Empowered on-the-ground IT teams with insights into how to improve IT hygiene.
Provided reliable and up-to-date reporting to group CISO.