Managed Detection and Response Saves the Day for a Credit Union

Managed
Detection
and
Response
Saves
the
Day
for
a
Credit
Union

Credit Unions
With the help of Managed Detection and Response, Dynamic Edge prevents a credit union member data breach after an employee inadvertently opens a phishing email.

What happened

A credit union employee clicked a phishing link while multitasking during a Zoom call. The malicious email appeared to come from the CFO, and the click led to unauthorized remote access software being installed on her workstation.

How Dynamic Edge responded

Managed Detection and Response caught the breach in real time and alerted our help desk immediately. The team disconnected the compromised machine, scanned the entire network for unauthorized software, and activated the incident response plan. No lateral movement occurred. The employee was back to work as soon as her machine was cleaned.

MDR is a powerful tool that generates peace of mind for credit unions and the teams that protect them.

The lesson

Spam filters and employee training are the first two layers, and a sophisticated phishing attempt can get past both. Advanced threat detection is what prevents a bad click from becoming a member data breach.