Background: Navigating Security Gaps in a Global Enterprise
As the world’s largest shipbuilding company, this global enterprise faced significant challenges in monitoring and controlling its vast network infrastructure. Despite having an existing Network Access Control (NAC) system, it provided insufficient network visibility and control. This deficiency hampered efficient network management and, critically, led to the loss of sensitive company data due to cyber espionage. Furthermore, the company experienced interoperability issues between its legacy NAC system and other key infrastructure management platforms.
Demanding Comprehensive Control for a Complex Network
To address these vulnerabilities and operational inefficiencies, the shipbuilder sought to replace its outdated NAC platform. The goal was to enhance visibility, control, and manageability across its entire IT network infrastructure. Their specific requirements included:
- Complete Visibility & Policy Enforcement: Achieving full visibility and consistently enforcing security policies across all global branches.
- Comprehensive IP Address Management: Efficiently managing both static and dynamic IP addresses.
- Robust Authentication & Access: Implementing strong authentication and role-based access control.
- ERP Integration: Seamlessly integrating with their existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution.
Solution: Genians NAC Delivers Unified Security Enforcement
The company selected Genian NAC to revolutionize its network security, leveraging its robust capabilities to overcome prior challenges and achieve comprehensive control. Genian NAC enabled the company’s security enforcement by providing:
- Automated Network Surveillance: Automatically identifying and classifying all IP-enabled devices across the network.
- Consistent Global Policies: Effectively enforcing uniform security policies across all branches, ensuring standardized protection.
- Proactive Threat Blocking: Automatically blocking unauthorized, insecure, and rogue devices from both IT and critical OT (Operational Technology) networks.
- Efficient IP Address Management: Utilizing built-in DHCP and IPAM features for streamlined IP address control.
- Secure Onboarding: Providing a safe and secure onboarding process for Guest and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) scenarios.
- Network Segmentation: Supporting network and traffic separation for enhanced security.
- Seamless Integration: Integrating effortlessly with the HR database, SSO (Single Sign-On) authentication, and Log management solutions to provide a unified security ecosystem.
Genians’ non-disruptive sensing technology was pivotal, enabling the shipbuilder to gain real-time insights into the “what/who/when/where” of all network connections. This allowed for precise and comprehensive management of the entire spectrum of endpoint devices.
Summary: Enhanced Visibility, Unwavering Compliance, and Increased Productivity
The world’s largest shipbuilder now possesses vastly improved visibility and control over its entire IT network infrastructure. This includes real-time monitoring of all IP-enabled devices and any changes in status, users, IT assets, network connectivity, and more. Genian NAC further ensures that all network components operate at the highest level of security and compliance by consistently enforcing policies.
A Core Solution for Integrated Enterprise Security
As Genian NAC functions as a core solution, seamlessly communicating with the company’s existing security and business platforms, it significantly increases overall productivity. It also provides a consistent and secure user experience, regardless of how, when, or where devices connect to the network. This strategic implementation underscores the shipbuilder’s commitment to maintaining an ironclad security posture in a complex global environment.
