Manufacturing
Manufacturer Turns to Fortinet to Achieve Security Compliance in the Demanding Defense Sector
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An American manufacturer sought Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) to retain its large contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense. Achieving the certification required an overhaul of the manufacturer’s networking and security systems. Crucially, the company needed to be able to monitor, mitigate, and report on all types of cyber threats to its facilities, aligning with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework.
The Fortinet Security Fabric provided the breadth of integrated solutions the manufacturer needed, from secure remote access and SD-WAN to security information and event management (SIEM). Not only has the company met its compliance objectives, but it has also streamlined deployment and management, configuring its entire switching network in a couple of hours.
“We have tuned FortiSIEM so we can see exactly what we need to see and maintain a year’s worth of pertinent logging data for compliance uses. The solution has enabled us to spot suspicious activity and potential attacks and resolve these cases rapidly.”
– Cybersecurity Engineer
Business Impact
Ability to comply with required defense-industry standards
Significant reduction in time spent managing devices
Enhanced network performance for a better employee experience
Increased visibility of network and potential threats
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