Terres du Sud Reaps the Benefits of Autonomous Protection
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Europe
Country
- France
Product
- SentinelOne Endpoint Protection Platform
- Sophos
Tech Stack
- Artificial Intelligence
- Behavioral Analysis
- Intelligent Automation
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Customer Satisfaction
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Endpoint Security
Applicable Industries
- Agriculture
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- Remote Asset Management
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Terres du Sud is a prominent agricultural cooperative and agribusiness group located in southwest France. The organization plays a crucial role in supporting, promoting, and investing in various farming and business practices across four primary areas: planting and farming, raising livestock and poultry, food processing, and distribution. With a membership exceeding 6,000 individuals in regions such as Lot et Garonne, Dordogne, and Gironde, Terres du Sud is dedicated to delivering certified, high-quality products to the market while sustaining the rural lifestyle of its members. Headquartered in Clairac, the cooperative employs 1,500 people who work across 115 locations, all interconnected through a wide-area network. The organization's commitment to security and innovation is evident in its continuous efforts to adapt to the evolving threat landscape and enhance its operational efficiency.
The Challenge
Terres du Sud, an agricultural cooperative in southwest France, faced significant challenges in managing its security infrastructure. The organization, which supports over 6,000 members and employs 1,500 people across 115 locations, had been using Sophos products to protect its servers and endpoints. However, as new features were added, these products became cumbersome to manage, requiring the infrastructure team to handle two separate solutions for endpoints and servers. Additionally, the endpoint antivirus was resource-intensive, leading to slow system performance and user disruption. The increasing threat of ransomware and other advanced cyber threats, such as cryptolocker and file-less attacks, further exacerbated the situation, prompting Terres du Sud to seek a more efficient and effective security solution.
The Solution
To address its security challenges, Terres du Sud explored various options and ultimately decided to implement the SentinelOne Endpoint Protection Platform. This decision was influenced by Gartner research reports and consultations with Axailan, a consultancy specializing in integration, security, and mobility. SentinelOne offers autonomous security for endpoints, datacenters, and cloud environments, unifying prevention, detection, response, remediation, and forensics in a single platform powered by artificial intelligence, behavioral analysis, and intelligent automation. The deployment of SentinelOne was smooth, with the most challenging aspect being the removal of the existing Sophos solutions. The new solution provided Terres du Sud with a single management console, simplifying deployment and minimizing end-user impact. SentinelOne's single-agent architecture and snapshot mode deployment allowed for proactive threat intelligence sharing across the network, effectively stopping the spread of infections.
Operational Impact
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