GREAT LAKES CREDIT UNION

Great Lakes Credit Union (GLCU), located in Bannockburn, Illinois, manages $1.4 billion in assets, serves 111,090 members, and employs approximately 231 people. The credit union faced challenges with disjointed security and risk systems, limited capacity within a small security team, and manual, labor-intensive processes. These issues made it difficult to correlate data for actionable insights and expand cyber event monitoring, leading to inefficiencies in operations and delayed responses to potential threats.

THE CHALLENGE

“Since the technology team has migrated to DefenseStorm, you’re hearing more conversations about risk mitigation. You can see the maturity that’s happening and the value it brings to the organization.”

Diana Byers
VP of Enterprise Risk Management, Great Lakes Credit Union

Disjointed, labor-intensive risk assessment systems

Difficulty generating meaningful reports

Limited visibility into cybersecurity posture

THE RESULTS

DEFENSESTORM IMPACT

Automated reporting reduced complexity and improved workflow efficiency.

Enhanced reporting capabilities enabled clearer, more actionable insights.

Measurable growth in risk management maturity and commitment to governance practices.

Stronger focus on risk mitigation and control correlation.

Access to meaningful, correlated data for evidence-based decisions.

OUR SOLUTION:

GOVERNANCE PROGRAM

RISK ASSESSMENT

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