CASE STUDY
lots of different policies to something that
was several generations ahead of what
we were initially using. Vigilance was the
simplest and most straightforward answer
which allowed the team to work efficiently
by consolidating alerts into one accessible
solution. The benefits this gives to our team
and customers is tangible. Not only have
we freed up the teams’ time by allowing
it to get on with its day to day job, rather
than ploughing through lots of alerts – we
also have an added benefit of being able to
access expert help on-demand should the
need arise.
How has the solution future-proofed
operations and where does the
company plan to go from here?
A key focus for us is our future IT function
and our IT strategy going forward within
the business and supply chains. With
new vehicles, such as connected cars,
cybersecurity has become one of the
key focal points for car companies and,
especially for us with the incumbent
regulations, this places a real spotlight on
security and protecting the brand, as well
as customer data.
The brand is an enormously important
consideration when thinking of futureproofing
operations. It’s the thing that keeps
us where we are and so protecting this is a
big focus for us.
If we experienced a breach and lost
customer data, you’d want to avoid being
the person explaining what had happened,
as the damage to brand reputation
would be huge. However, protecting the
manufacturing process is slightly more
straightforward in some senses, as you know
exactly where the data is and what you’re
trying to achieve with this data.
up in a few hours. Alongside this impressive
handling of a real-life situation, SentinelOne
is keen to get your feedback as a customer to
truly understand what you’re seeing so that
it can further improve its products. It was just
the perfect solution for us at that point.
How has the solution improved
operations/efficiencies and how has
it benefitted customers?
In just two to three months of using the
SentinelOne solution, we had completed
the move to the cloud, as well as starting to
address the complex process of migrating
server workloads to SentinelOne. This meant
we were able to hit the ground running
and protect our users from the get-go,
without remediating alerts every minute or
so. In using Vigilance, our server and client
infrastructure is protected by SentinelOne,
moving from a legacy AV solution with
As data continues to generate at such a
rapid pace, humans won’t be able to keep
up. As a relatively small company, we need
to continue to deliver and stay ahead of the
trends. Starting with day-to-day IT, we want
to delve deeper into unlocking what AI and
Machine Learning can bring to the table in
helping us automate processes and keep up
with the data workload. Our CAD engineers,
for example, are designing at double their
data sizes now, which leads us to wonder
what we can do with AI and Machine
Learning around data lakes, warehouses and
most importantly, how we can utilise insights
from these to further our knowledge of the
threat landscape moving forward. •
WE WANT TO DELVE DEEPER
INTO UNLOCKING WHAT AI AND
MACHINE LEARNING CAN BRING TO
THE TABLE IN HELPING US AUTOMATE
PROCESSES AND KEEP UP WITH THE
DATA WORKLOAD.
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