The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a global nonprofit focused on conservation, faced challenges in securing its vast network spread across 70 countries and numerous remote and low-connectivity locations. IT and security experts Nick Waringa and Daniel Shirer utilized Elastic Stack, X-Pack, and Elastic support services to enhance their network security and data analysis capabilities. Their approach included deploying threat intelligence and network monitoring tools like Snort and Bro IDS, and using Elastic tools like Filebeat, Metricbeat, and Logstash for data processing, with Elasticsearch and Kibana for visualization. This setup enabled them to gain comprehensive insights into network behavior and foster stronger collaboration with TNC's operations team, opening new avenues for data-driven decision-making and potential expansions into areas like micro-level climate change monitoring. Their innovative work in deploying consumer-grade hardware for security infrastructure earned them a CSO50 award for demonstrating significant business value and thought leadership.