Specialty chemicals and advanced materials manufacturer protects trade secrets and data with AI-powered network detection and response
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Europe
Country
- European Union
Product
- Cognito
Tech Stack
- AI-powered network detection
- Real-time threat detection
- Automated threat response
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Digital Expertise
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Cybersecurity
- Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
- Intrusion Detection Systems
Services
- Cybersecurity Services
- Data Science Services
About The Customer
The customer is a Forbes Global 2000 manufacturer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials. The company is involved in the production of innovative plastics, coatings, and adhesives, which are used in every industry from consumer goods and foods to automotive and energy. The company's supply chain spans the procurement of raw materials to formulating the plastics and adhesives that are essential ingredients in its own customers’ manufacturing processes. The company operates in 50 countries and is subject to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The Challenge
The company, a Forbes Global 2000 manufacturer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials, needed to ensure its supply chain, from raw materials to finished goods, was not compromised by hidden cyberattacks. The company's supply chain spans the procurement of raw materials to formulating the plastics and adhesives that are essential ingredients in its own customers’ manufacturing processes. Cyberattacks could disrupt production operations, causing serious business disruption, reputational damage and fines for regulatory noncompliance. The company wanted to lift the burden from its security operations team, which was weighed down by huge volumes of inconclusive alerts and false positives.
The Solution
The company chose Cognito®, the ultimate AI-powered network detection and response platform from Vectra®. Cognito’s always-learning behavioral models use AI to efficiently find hidden and unknown attackers in real time. The company’s security analysts now have the most relevant context at their fingertips, enabling quick, decisive action to stop in-progress attacks. Cognito analyzes all network metadata, relevant logs and cloud events from across the enterprise, giving the security operations team a unique vantage point. From its European data center, the team has complete visibility into in-progress cyberattacks across all its offices and industrial sites around the world.
Operational Impact
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