In times of massive cyber attacks on industrial companies, the requirements for resilience against cyber attacks are becoming more stringent year after year. According to a study by KPMG, 80% of Swiss boards of directors consider cyber security to be an operational risk.
As one of the market leaders in the field of connectivity, R&M is also facing completely new challenges worldwide. With its cabling solutions, the Wetzikon-based company is laying one of the most important foundations for the digitalization of companies: high-quality communication networks all over the world – innovatively aligned to current and future market requirements.
R&M has a global presence and today operates its own market organizations in over 40 countries on 6 continents. Due to the enormous growth of the company and the high level of agility towards its customers from all locations, the complexity of R&M’s IT landscape has increased significantly in recent years.
The increasing digitalization of the company, the networking of production and, last but not least, the high competitive pressure as well as the constant expansion of company locations and the development towards cloud-based applications such as Office365, prompted the management to carry out an in-depth review of IT security in order to be prepared for current and future dangers of cyber attacks.
An IT security assessment from United Security Providers brings clarity
As part of a comprehensive assessment of the IT landscape, the security architectures and the security products used, the exposure to cyber attacks was analyzed. Based on the findings of this analysis, areas of action and measures were identified and prioritized and presented in a clear roadmap. Using the simple and clear summaries from United Security Providers , the threat map in the various IT service areas was shown and presented in a management-friendly way. The focus was on the realistic feasibility of the recommendations. Pascal Andermatt, Manager Corporate IT at R&M explains: “USP recognizes threats, shows pragmatic solutions and knows how these can be integrated into the existing IT project portfolio”.
The report accompanying the IT security assessment (pdf) was prepared for the attention of R&M’s CFO and CIO, which enabled the importance of IT security to be anchored not only at IT level, but also at management level. “The identified vulnerabilities were very informative for the entire R&M organization – especially for the company’s risk management. The measures proposed by United Security Providers serve as a basis for adapting the IT security infrastructure and the relevant processes to the current threat situation. This means that we are not only prepared for the upcoming challenges today, but also tomorrow,” continues Pascal Andermatt.
Conclusion
Thanks to the specialized analysis and the measures derived, R&M is in a position to continue on its path of digitalization and innovation and to implement it safely in the future.
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