Ali Mohamed Aljeadi , Head of IT Infrastructure and Security ( CISO ) at ADM
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The Abu Dhabi City
Municipality has protected its critical data and networks and reported a 72 % reduction in operating costs after implementing Fortinet ’ s cybersecurity solutions .
ABU DHABI CITY MUNICIPALITY RELIES ON FORTINET TO SECURE CRITICAL DATA AND NETWORKS
ortinet , a global leader
F in broad , integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions , has announced that the Abu Dhabi City Municipality ( ADM ) has deployed Fortinet ’ s solutions as a foundation to secure its critical networks and data across its headquarters and 45 branch locations in the city .
The ADM has selected the Fortinet Security Fabric to gain end-to-end visibility , automation and control into its network , cloud applications and IoT devices and to help protect its critical network from known and unknown attacks .
The Abu Dhabi City Municipality is an efficient municipal system ensuring sustainable development and enhancing the quality of life criteria for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi . Its main mission is to achieve and deliver best-inclass efficient and customer centric municipal services by engaging with the community and partners .
With ADM ’ s critical network and data assets spread across its headquarters and 45 branches in the city of Abu Dhabi , most of its existing security solutions were in silos . This meant limited visibility and control over the network and devices . With an increase in IoT vulnerabilities , ransomware and enterprise application threats , it became imperative for ADM to have a single security platform to secure its network and data , which includes sensitive information on lands and proprieties ownerships , city and buildings infrastructure , but also contains PII ( personally identifiable information ) and intellectual property data .
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