Extended Stay America Strengthens Risk Management with Unified Asset Visibility
Armis Provides Expanded Visibility and Accelerates Incident Response at Corporate Offices and Hundreds of Hotel Properties
Extended Stay America is an innovative leader in the hospitality industry, offering spacious apartment-style suites at 649 locations for guests who need long-term accommodations. With so many locations, combined with thousands of guests and employees using transient assets, Extended Stay America’s network was full of unknown risks. The network security team turned to the Armis Asset Intelligence Platform to get an accurate view into guest and corporate devices in the environment. The implementation surpassed expectations and paved the way for a comprehensive risk management program that supports the organization’s future growth and expansion.
Extended Stay America has a unique twist on hotel accommodations. With 649 hotels nationwide, the company has carved out a specialized niche by providing short- or long-term accommodations to its customers with affordable daily, weekly, and monthly rates. Its spacious apartment- style suites are pet-friendly and outfitted with fully equipped kitchens, free Wi-Fi, and other amenities designed to make guests feel at home. Extended Stay America has approximately 7,200 employees.
Continue ReadingChallenges
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Determining which devices are connecting to the network and what they are doing at corporate offices and hotel locations -
Getting a better handle on risk introduced by both managed and unmanaged devices
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Consistently enforcing policy
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Understanding overall organizational risks
Results
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Expanded visibility into all device types and device activity across all locations
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Accurate and complete asset inventory Insights into device performance, security health status, anomalous behavior, and external and internal communication
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Faster incident response time and remediation
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Automated policy enforcement
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Improved security team effectiveness and efficiency
