Chicago, IL. OculusIT, a leading managed IT and cloud services company, recently announced its partnership with Meharry Medical College for 24×7 Security Operations Center Services.  

Meharry Medical College was looking to partner with an expert IT services company for security monitoring services at their campus. OculusIT, with over 15 years of higher education IT experience, has helped numerous higher education institutions with an evolved SIEM, threat detection and response solutions with real–time data enrichment, multifaceted analytics, complete incident management and flexible deployment options.   

Through this partnership, Meharry Medical College will leverage OculusIT EYE™, the 24×7 Security Operations Center for systems and devices threat mitigation. This solution provides unmatched threat detection capabilities and a definitive response against cyber-attacks. This includes incident monitoring, analysis, routing, handling, and reporting via security event monitoring, phone/email and ITSM ticketing, and account management support. OculusIT experts will also cover firewall monitoring and management for Barnard, including network security and architecture review, upgrades and enhancements with 24×7 monitoring and P1 support.  

According to Jim Tandon, VP, Client Engagements at OculusIT, “We’re pleased to announce our partnership with Meharry Medical College for 24×7 Security Operations Center Services. IT security is a top priority for higher education today and we look forward to working with the team at Meharry in supporting their cybersecurity goals.”  

About Meharry Medical College 

Founded in 1876 in Nashville, Tennessee, Meharry Medical College was the first medical school for African Americans in the South. It includes School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, a School of Allied Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies and Research, the Harold R. West Basic Sciences Center, and the Metropolitan General Hospital of Nashville-Davidson County. 

For further information, please visit https://home.mmc.edu/  

About OculusIT 

OculusIT™ is a global, managed IT and cloud services company that, together with its technology partners, has served over 600 colleges and universities. Headquartered in Chicago, OculusIT™ has a delivery network and operations across North America and globally. 

For further information, please visit www.OculusIT.com