AT&T Cybersecurity is part of a new cybersecurity vendor profile series from Acceleration Economyâs Cybersecurity as a Business Enabler channel.
Who They Are
AT&T has a rich history extending back to the 1870s, and much has changed since then. Communication and interactions have evolved, so too has AT&T. As part of this evolution, AT&T realized that cybersecurity should be in its arsenal for not only its needs but for its customers.
In 2019, AT&T Cybersecurity was launched which combined three core facets:
- AlienVault (which they acquired)
- Cybersecurity Consulting
- Managed Security Services
The root reason for launching AT&T Cybersecurity is to address the âgaps or âseamsâ in organizationsâ security posturesâ to aid in the cybercrime fight.
Defending an organizationâs endpoints and network against unauthorized digital access or attack is a business imperative. As a leading managed security services provider, our goal is to make it safer for businesses to innovate by delivering the ability to help safeguard digital assets, act with confidence to detect cyber threats to mitigate business impact, and drive efficiency into cybersecurity operations.
Rupesh Chokshi, Vice President, Cybersecurity, AT&T [reference]
What They Do
The AT&T Cybersecurity suite of products and services enables customers to anticipate and act on threats around the world. This is built on 4 core areas:
Network Security
- AT&T Secure Web Gateway
- AT&T SASE Branch with Fortinet
- Premises Based Firewalls
- Reactive Distributed Denial of Service Defense
- AT&T Secure Remote Access
- AT&T SASE with Palo Alto Networks
- Premises-Based Firewall Express with Check Point
- AT&T Application Layer Security
- AT&T SASE with Cisco
- Network Based Firewalls
- Enhanced Cybersecurity Services
Who They Have Impacted
During the pandemic, the construction industry took a hit. By some estimates as much as dropping over 3% for construction output. However, in the midst of this massive disruption, projects were still happening, and businesses needed to operate efficiently and securely.
The Challenge
Keeley Companies, and its 1,800+ Keely’ns, realized that this presented an opportunity to strengthen its security and simplify communication both internally and externally. And they needed a resilient and secure partner to guide them through this process.
Their tremendous 20% annual growth for over a decade needed a foundation built on cybersecurity for employees, customers, and partners laser-focused on their mission of “Achieving Results on Purpose.”
To achieve these goals, Keeley turned to AT&T Cybersecurity to bolster its communications and stay ahead of cyberthreats.
According to the Director of Internal IT at Keeley, “The bad actors always seem to be a step ahead of you, so you need to stay as focused as you can.”
The Result
Keeley quickly noticed the benefits across the organization from insights to leaner teams, to data protection.
Insights
USM Anywhere allows them to see exactly what hackers are doing so they can be more agile in defending against those attacks.
Lean Teams
AT&T on-demand tools allows them to provide services with a lean IT department without the need for additional people to understand SIP trunking or voice & data routing.
Data Protection
They are able to centralize all data traffic from satellite
offices through headquarters
and then add security on all egress traffic going to the
internet.
Closing Thoughts
If cybersecurity is built in silos, you are opening yourself up for massive cyberattacks. End-to-end protection is needed as data coming in from everywhere – phones, IoT sensors, satellites, AI, and more.
Picture a car purchased off the lot and then a modified muffler added to make it sound like a hot-rod. Did this really change the car’s performance? No.
Cybersecurity is not an after-market add-on for your multi-cloud infrastructure. It’s an opportunity redefine business and create trust with your customers.
