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PGNiG TERMIKA Leverages IoT to Enhance Security and Protect Energy Supplies

Technology Category

Networks & Connectivity - Routers & Bridges
Sensors - Utility Meters

Applicable Industries

Electrical Grids
National Security & Defense

Use Cases

Supply Chain Visibility
Tamper Detection

About The Customer

PGNiG TERMIKA is a leading supplier of heat and electricity in Poland. The company's facilities produce 11% of the country’s heating and 65% of Warsaw’s demand for electric energy. PGNiG TERMIKA has operations nationwide with plans to develop and acquire further production. As a critical national infrastructure, PGNiG TERMIKA must protect itself from cyber-attacks, ensuring its customers receive electricity and heat without interruption. The company's staff requires remote access to manage operations of the utility from any location.

The Challenge

PGNiG TERMIKA, a leading supplier of heat and electricity in Poland, faced a significant challenge in protecting its critical national infrastructure from cyber-attacks while ensuring uninterrupted service to its customers. The company needed to safeguard 3,000 users working across multiple locations and gain a better understanding of the threats targeting their increasingly connected business. The staff required remote access to manage operations from any location, further complicating the security landscape. The challenge was to simplify the task of managing security and attain visibility into any threats targeting their staff and the day-to-day operations of their critical national infrastructure.

The Solution

PGNiG TERMIKA implemented Check Point Next Generation Firewalls with Unified Security Management to address their security challenges. This solution provided PGNiG administrators with detailed visibility and control of users, groups, applications, machines, and connection types on its network. The Check Point Next Generation Firewall solution, with its identity-based policy, made it easy and cost-effective to enforce security policies. Security administrators could assign permissions to the right users and devices, giving them the access they need to perform their jobs. This solution simplified security management of multiple devices across several locations through a single interface.

Operational Impact

The implementation of Check Point Next Generation Firewalls with Unified Security Management resulted in enhanced protection and visibility across the entire organization. The solution enabled PGNiG to identify, allow, block, or limit usage of applications and the features within them. This resulted in safe Internet use while protecting against threats from web and email-based malware. In addition, the granular user, device, and group policy definition meant PGNiG employees got the access they needed to perform their day-to-day duties. The solution provided PGNiG with a greater understanding of security events across their entire organization, enabling them to work smarter and more effectively.

Quantitative Benefit

Protection for 3,000 users working across multiple locations
Detailed visibility and control of users, groups, applications, machines, and connection types on its network
Simplified security management of multiple devices across several locations through a single interface