How a major public sector organization scaled its cyber defenses

Customer Story

Introduction:

A major European government department (100,000+ staff) proactively modernizes its security architecture to handle complex, evasive threats at scale. To maximize the efficiency of their advanced automation pipeline, the security operations team required an analysis layer capable of delivering consistent, high-fidelity verdicts and context.

They selected VMRay to provide a privacy-conscious analysis platform that seamlessly supports their broader security orchestration efforts.

The challenge: Scaling automation with high-fidelity data

Defending a massive public sector attack surface requires highly orchestrated, automated workflows. As the volume of evasive threats kept growing, the organization recognized an opportunity to refine their alert validation process.

To achieve seamless end-to-end automation across their EDR, SOAR, and Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), the team needed an analysis engine that could integrate flawlessly and reduce the manual review cycles inherent in standard sandboxing solutions.

True automation required precise, actionable data.

The solution: a specialized analysis layer

The agency integrated VMRay to serve as a high-accuracy analysis component within their established security stack. VMRay’s API-first design allowed the team to orchestrate workflows effectively:

Evasion-Resistant Analysis: VMRay securely observes threat behavior without alerting the malware, providing deep insights into the full attack chain.
Actionable Clarity: Instead of raw data dumps, VMRay filters out benign noise to deliver prioritized, automation-safe Indicators of Compromise (IOCs).
Seamless Integration: The team integrated VMRay’s intelligence directly into their SOAR playbooks, SIEM, and email security solutions to support rapid, orchestrated responses.

The impact: Optimized security workflows

By incorporating VMRay’s precise verdicts into their automated workflows, the agency significantly reduced manual triage and optimized response times.

VMRay serves as a reliable input that helps the team maximize the operational value of their existing security investments.

“Integrating VMRay into our security architecture provided the high-fidelity indicators we needed. It serves as a reliable analysis layer that empowers our automation workflows and helps our team focus on proactive defense.”

SOAR Lead