3rd Element Consulting first saw ThreatLocker at an event. CEO Dawn Sizer remembers being excited after that first view. “I looked at ThreatLocker one time and said, ‘This is something we absolutely want.’” - Dawn Sizer, CEO, 3rd Element Consulting.
The CTO took a second look and agreed that ThreatLocker was something they wanted to add to their security offerings.
One type of municipality that 3rd Element Consulting includes in their client verticals is law enforcement. Police officers often install different video-viewing applications to assist in playing security footage when investigating various events, and using ThreatLocker, 3rd Element Consulting eliminated this shadow IT.
Along with gaining control of the applications in this environment, ThreatLocker has provided additional peace of mind for these businesses. Cybercriminals often target smaller local government agencies. Sizer said, “The municipalities are so excited. They aren’t nearly the target—because of ThreatLocker—that they were previously.”
Another industry 3rd Element Consulting serves is the cannabis industry. The cannabis industry is currently growing rapidly, and one cybersecurity challenge is that many of these organizations view IT as a POS system. Securing a POS system is a good security step, but it is counterintuitive if the IT infrastructure attached to it is left unsecured. 3rd Element Consulting has been on the leading edge of educating the cannabis industry about proper IT and how they can best protect their business.
3rd Element Consulting has found that ThreatLocker has increased productivity and saved time for their customers, and when they need assistance, the ThreatLocker Cyber Hero Support Team responds in under 30 seconds on average.
Dawn Sizer presented ThreatLocker to 3rd Element clients before implementing it on their computers. She used a castle surrounded by a moat to explain the concept of Zero Trust. Clients were initially hesitant as it was an additional cost, and they perceived it would limit their abilities, but once clients understood how ThreatLocker would help protect their castle, they were on board with adding ThreatLocker to their existing security strategy.
After implementing ThreatLocker, clients provided positive feedback. Sizer states, "They really, truly, understand that the amount of cybersecurity we have put into their business is there to protect them.” 3rd Element received a recent Google review stating their security stack was second to none, and the reviewer had seen “a bunch” of security stacks. Sizer attributed this positive review to having ThreatLocker in 3rd Element’s security bundle.
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I looked at ThreatLocker one time and said, ‘This is something we absolutely want.’
