As a global player in the telecoms industry, Vodafone’s reputation thrives on their ability to innovate and adapt to market trends. To that end, the Marketing Academy in Vodafone was seeking a relevant, in-depth and effective professional education course to sharpen the digital skills of their workforce.
Overview
Client:
ConfidentialIndustry:
Utility IndustryServices:
IT Consultancy, Compliance, Cloud Computing and Cyber SecurityChallenge
A U.S. public utility wanted to modernize inefficient and cumbersome manual processes in its security infrastructure so it could block cyberthreats in real time, while ensuring regulatory compliance and reducing IT costs.
The company’s application and infrastructure were hosted by an external provider in a shared data center, limiting its ability to align modifications and upgrades with changing business needs.
Solution
The company engaged ITNinjaTechs to modernize its security infrastructure with sophisticated tools and processes to enhance infrastructure visibility and provide day-to-day reporting of all security activity.
We implemented endpoint protection, advanced malware protection, next-generation firewalls and intrusion prevention tools. By deploying these tools prior to migration, we ensured a rapid transition and seamless integration.
We then migrated business applications to a ITNinjaTechs-hosted data center. An executive dashboard, fed by the integrated suite of tools, provides visibility into all threats, alerts and actions in the environment, so threats can be blocked immediately. Real-time visibility has reduced the time to identify and block threats from two days to four hours. We also implemented a role-based auto-provisioning tool.
Results
Streamlining Security Functions, Ensuring Compliance and Reducing Audit Risk
By enabling continuous measurement and replacing error-prone manual activities, the utility has saved time, reduced auditor intrusion and eliminated manual errors, helping to ensure best practices that live up to regulatory scrutiny.
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remote offices integrated into hosted data center
$600,000
yearly savings in provisioning costs
$3 million
annual reduction in IT costs