Vectra AI Inc. Case Studies Specialty chemicals and advanced materials manufacturer protects trade secrets and data with AI-powered network detection and response

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	Specialty chemicals and advanced materials manufacturer protects trade secrets and data with AI-powered network detection and response Vectra AI Inc.

Specialty chemicals and advanced materials manufacturer protects trade secrets and data with AI-powered network detection and response

Vectra AI Inc.

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Intrusion Detection Systems Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Services	Cybersecurity Services Data Science Services
Challenge	The company, a Forbes Global 2000 manufacturer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials, needed to ensure its supply chain, from raw materials to finished goods, was not compromised by hidden cyberattacks. The company's supply chain spans the procurement of raw materials to formulating the plastics and adhesives that are essential ingredients in its own customers’ manufacturing processes. Cyberattacks could disrupt production operations, causing serious business disruption, reputational damage and fines for regulatory noncompliance. The company wanted to lift the burden from its security operations team, which was weighed down by huge volumes of inconclusive alerts and false positives. Read More
About Customer	The customer is a Forbes Global 2000 manufacturer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials. The company is involved in the production of innovative plastics, coatings, and adhesives, which are used in every industry from consumer goods and foods to automotive and energy. The company's supply chain spans the procurement of raw materials to formulating the plastics and adhesives that are essential ingredients in its own customers’ manufacturing processes. The company operates in 50 countries and is subject to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Read More
Solution	The company chose Cognito®, the ultimate AI-powered network detection and response platform from Vectra®. Cognito’s always-learning behavioral models use AI to efficiently find hidden and unknown attackers in real time. The company’s security analysts now have the most relevant context at their fingertips, enabling quick, decisive action to stop in-progress attacks. Cognito analyzes all network metadata, relevant logs and cloud events from across the enterprise, giving the security operations team a unique vantage point. From its European data center, the team has complete visibility into in-progress cyberattacks across all its offices and industrial sites around the world. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Intrusion Detection Systems

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Services

Cybersecurity Services

Data Science Services

Challenge

The company, a Forbes Global 2000 manufacturer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials, needed to ensure its supply chain, from raw materials to finished goods, was not compromised by hidden cyberattacks. The company's supply chain spans the procurement of raw materials to formulating the plastics and adhesives that are essential ingredients in its own customers’ manufacturing processes. Cyberattacks could disrupt production operations, causing serious business disruption, reputational damage and fines for regulatory noncompliance. The company wanted to lift the burden from its security operations team, which was weighed down by huge volumes of inconclusive alerts and false positives.

About Customer

The customer is a Forbes Global 2000 manufacturer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials. The company is involved in the production of innovative plastics, coatings, and adhesives, which are used in every industry from consumer goods and foods to automotive and energy. The company's supply chain spans the procurement of raw materials to formulating the plastics and adhesives that are essential ingredients in its own customers’ manufacturing processes. The company operates in 50 countries and is subject to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Solution

The company chose Cognito®, the ultimate AI-powered network detection and response platform from Vectra®. Cognito’s always-learning behavioral models use AI to efficiently find hidden and unknown attackers in real time. The company’s security analysts now have the most relevant context at their fingertips, enabling quick, decisive action to stop in-progress attacks. Cognito analyzes all network metadata, relevant logs and cloud events from across the enterprise, giving the security operations team a unique vantage point. From its European data center, the team has complete visibility into in-progress cyberattacks across all its offices and industrial sites around the world.

Impact #1	Safeguarded intellectual property and other sensitive data across operations in 50 countries
Impact #2	Complied with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Impact #3	Detected complex, multistage attacks faster and with less burden to the security operations team

Impact #1

Safeguarded intellectual property and other sensitive data across operations in 50 countries

Impact #2

Complied with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Impact #3

Detected complex, multistage attacks faster and with less burden to the security operations team

Benefit #1	Reduced time to detect and respond to threats from hours, days or weeks to minutes
Benefit #2	Reduced the risk of GDPR-reportable data breaches

Benefit #1

Reduced time to detect and respond to threats from hours, days or weeks to minutes

Benefit #2

Reduced the risk of GDPR-reportable data breaches

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Specialty chemicals and advanced materials manufacturer protects trade secrets and data with AI-powered network detection and response

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