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Case Study: Securing a Manufacturing Company’s Global Network

The Challenge​

A large global manufacturing company with production facilities spread across multiple continents faced significant cybersecurity risks. The company's internal communications, sensitive production data, and intellectual property (IP) needed protection from potential cyberattacks, industrial espionage, and insider threats.

The key challenges included:

  • Securing Internal Communications: The company needed to protect internal communications between its global offices, including production schedules and designs.
  • Protecting Intellectual Property (IP): Manufacturing processes and designs needed to be secured from unauthorized access or theft.
  • Role-Based Access Control: With employees in different locations and roles, the company required strict role-based access to ensure that sensitive information was only accessible to those who needed it.
  • Ensuring Global Scalability: The solution had to work seamlessly across different time zones, offices, and production facilities without disrupting operations.

The Solution​

OrbVPN provided a customized solution for the manufacturing company, focusing on securing its global network while enabling seamless communication between facilities.

  • AES-256 Encryption: OrbVPN encrypted all data exchanged between the company’s offices, production facilities, and headquarters, ensuring that sensitive communications were protected from eavesdropping or data breaches.
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): OrbVPN implemented MFA to enhance security, ensuring that only authorized users could access the company's systems and data.
  • Global Server Network: With servers in over 70 countries, OrbVPN provided the company with fast, low-latency connections between offices and production sites, allowing for smooth operations across continents.
  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): The company set up granular access controls, ensuring that only authorized personnel could access sensitive production data or IP.
  • Network Segmentation: OrbVPN helped the company segment its network, ensuring that different production lines and business units had isolated, secure communication channels, reducing the risk of lateral movement during a cyberattack.

Key Results​

  1. Enhanced Security for IP: The company’s proprietary production processes and designs were protected from cyberattacks, industrial espionage, and unauthorized internal access. The encryption and RBAC measures ensured that only specific users could access highly sensitive data.

  2. Seamless Global Communication: OrbVPN’s global server network allowed the manufacturing company to securely connect its facilities, ensuring that communication between production sites, supply chain partners, and management was encrypted and uninterrupted.

  3. Operational Continuity: Despite the large, distributed nature of the company, OrbVPN enabled secure communication and access without slowing down operations. Employees and managers could securely access systems from any location without impacting production timelines.

  4. Compliance and Reporting: With industries in multiple countries, OrbVPN's logging and reporting features allowed the company to meet various regional regulatory requirements, ensuring compliance with data protection and privacy laws.

Conclusion​

OrbVPN provided the manufacturing company with a comprehensive, scalable solution to secure its global network, protect its intellectual property, and ensure operational continuity across locations. As the company continues to expand, OrbVPN remains a vital part of its cybersecurity strategy, enabling secure communication and data protection worldwide.