For the University of Queensland, protecting 57,000 students, 7,500 staff, and high-value research intellectual property isn’t a classroom exercise—it’s a high-stakes operational challenge. This video explores how UQ moved past fragmented tools to build a unified defense with Palo Alto Networks. By combining strategic expertise from Unit 42 with Cortex and NGFW, UQ transformed their SOC from reactive to proactive, proving that even the most expansive public bodies can achieve elite-level cyber resilience.
Through strategic Unit 42 Proactive Services like SOC assessments and purple team exercises, UQ unearthed vulnerabilities they were able to remedy, while shifting the team’s focus to high-value tasks. The results were a masterclass in defensive maturity, showing exactly how a dedicated partnership can turn systemic risk into a measurable competitive advantage.
The Unit 42 Impact:
📉 Risk Mitigation: 75% reduction in public-facing security issues.
🛡️ Visibility Boost: 15% more external assets discovered and protected.
⚡ SOC Maturity: Actionable framework ensures SecOps evolve in lockstep with the evolving threat landscape.
🧠 Team Empowerment: Shifted internal focus to high-value security activities.
Level up your SOC maturity and see UQ’s full transformation in action. View the case study https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/customers/the-university-of-queensland-secures-world-class-research-through-proactive-partnership
