While we’re fortunate to not have been the victim of a successful attack, I think a big part of that has been because of the layered defenses offered by Rackspace and Alert Logic.
Grant Howe, SVP Research & Development
The Challenge
With Abilia’s diverse customer base steadily growing in the private cloud, they know there will be emerging threats. That’s why the company determined the most useful security layer to add to their defense in depth strategy was an intrusion detection system, or IDS, to ensure multiple layers exist between the company’s hosted products and potential attackers. The Abila team evaluated several options, including open source solutions and other commercial options. Ultimately, the other offerings fell short due to demands on staff time to manually review logs and respond to events, or lack of a robust security solution to protect the network layer.
Between Rackspace and Alert Logic, I’m really confident in our security posture. I know that there is someone watching over us and our customers. That helps me sleep at night.
Grant Howe, SVP Research & Development
The Results
For Abila, this hands-on security monitoring from Rackspace and Alert Logic delivers considerable peace-of-mind. “While we’re fortunate to not have been the victim of a successful attack, I think a big part of that has been because of the layered defenses offered by Rackspace and Alert Logic,” said Grant Howe, SVP Research & Development of Abila. “The defense layers are important … it’s like a car alarm where once the robber hears the beep, they know to move on and look for a more vulnerable target.”