CUSTOMER CASE STUDY VASHI INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS

Synchronized Security
Enables Vashi IntegratedSolutions Elevate its
Security ReadinessVashi Integrated Solutions was founded in 1978 and is a leading provider ofindustrial electrical, automation, power transmission, and energy optimization
products and solutions. Since inception, it has been on a continuous
technological evolution trajectory, which has helped it break new ground insolutions technology, grow in newer markets, and establish strong channel
partnerships with diverse global brands. With its product portfolio growing
year-on-year, the company was well aware that it’s growth, came withsecurity challenges. It wanted to keep its network and endpoints secure withan intelligent security system wherein the various security solutions worked
in perfect sync with one another, to deliver proactive and comprehensive
protection.

CUSTOMER-AT-A-GLANCE
Vashi Integrated Solutions
Industry
Manufacturing

Sophos Solutions
Sophos XG Firewall
Sophos Central Intercept X Advanced
Sophos Central Email Advanced

CUSTOMER CASE STUDY VASHI INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS“Sophisticated threats and a security framework that did not move
int step with these threats was a huge worry. With Synchronized
Security, we not only strengthened our security framework withadvanced protection but also onboarded an approach wherein allsolutions talk to one another to deliver real time protection.“
Anupam Patra, Head IT, Vashi Integrated Solutions

Challenges
Ì Securing network and endpoints from thelatest threats without impacting performanceÌ Lean IT team unable to cope withincreasing security demands.
Ì Protecting against emails that area part of a phishing attack and candrop malware in the system.
Ì Inability to secure endpoints with the latest
and continuously updated virus protection.
Ì Enforcing application-level security
control at the gateway and stopping
web threats at the gates.
Ì Improving incident response time withautomation, backed by different security
solutions sharing security and incident
intelligence with one another.

What are the minimum
requirements from asecurity perspective fora manufacturer that isexperiencing rapid growth?
Vashi Integrated Solutions wanted to adopt a
forward-thinking approach to security that wasn’t
reactive, but proactive and predictive. One of their
key concerns was the possibility of ransomware
getting through their existing security frameworkand therefore wanted to strengthen it with powerfulanti-ransomware protection. “Cyberthreats are
becoming more advanced and we realized we neededadvanced threat protection backed by real-time threat
intelligence to keep both known and unknown threatsaway from the network,” explains Mr. Patra.

The company was also looking to address their
network visibility, control and performance issues.
The IT team lacked comprehensive visibility into thenetwork assets and was finding it difficult to secure
the network by pushing policies that would allow
them to control app access, give more information
about risky user behaviour and other aspects that canimpact network security. As the organization grew,
their network traffic also grew exponentially and thesafety of this data was of critical importance.
Securing the inboxes of their emails was anothercritical challenge as there was always a danger of anemail with a malicious malware or links reaching theintended victim’s inbox.
While Vashi Integrated Solutions, wanted to address arange of challenges, it also wanted to ensure that its
security solutions did not work in isolation but worked
together, responding automatically to threats.

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How does a morestrengthened and advanced
security approach address
the security needs of a
growing organization?
The Vashi Integrated Solutions team were looking
for a vendor who had a presence across the networkand endpoint, and whose products were a part of an
intelligent system wherein they shared intelligencewith one another to facilitate a consolidated andautomated approach to incident response.
“Before we looked for solutions, we identified
our security weaknesses and decided to look forsolutions that specifically plugged these gaps. We
had help from Digital Track, a Sophos Partner who
helped us identified the right set of Sophos solutions
and took us through a seamless installation process”
says Mr. Patra.
With Sophos XG Firewall, the Vashi Integrated
Solutions team gets extensive visibility into risky
users, unknown and unwanted apps, advanced
threats, encrypted traffic, suspicious payloads
and much more. They can leverage the latest
advanced technology to protect their network fromransomware and advanced threats including IPS,
Advanced Threat Protection, AI-powered threat
analysis, Web and Appl Control and more. They also
benefit from the rich on-box reporting which is builtin and powerful centralized reporting for all firewall
installations, delivered through Sophos Central.

Sophos XG Firewall can identify the source of an
infection on the company network and automaticallylimit access to other network resources in response.
This is an outcome of the unique Sophos Security
Heartbeat that shares telemetry and health status
between Sophos endpoints and firewall. This isSophos Synchronized Security cybersecurity systemat work, responding automatically to threats anddelivering enhanced security insights.
Sophos Central Intercept X Advanced detects andblocks malware even when it hasn’t been seen
before, leveraging Deep Learning AI. It scrutinizes
file attributes from hundreds of millions of samples
to identity threats without depending on signatures.
The IT team has also breathed a sigh of relief whenit comes to ransomware as Intercept X’s advanced
anti-ransomware capabilities detect and block
malicious encryption process used in ransomware
attacks. Compromised files that have been encrypted
are rolled back to a safe state, to ensure business
continuity.
The company also benefits from anti-exploit
technology that addresses the various techniques
commonly used by attackers to compromise devices,and distribute malware. The endpoints thus remain
safe from zero-day exploits and file-less attacks.
One of the key challenges of Mr. Patra and team wasa growing attack surface resulting from the rapid
growth of the company. With Intercept X, they can
reduce the attack surface by controlling the apps anddevices that run in the Vashi Integrated Solutions
environment, block malicious websites and stop
PUAs before they a user or devices.

With Synchronized Security the company has theadvantage of Intercept X and Firewall working intandem, sharing data to automatically isolate acompromised device while it’s being cleaned ofmalware, and network access is automaticallygranted upon threat neutralization, and all thishappens without the need for admin intervention.
Phishing is a prevalent form of attack thesedays, and emails with malicious links sent tounsuspecting recipients are fairly common, andVashi Integrated Solutions realized the seriousnessof this problem and the danger it posed to its
employees. With Sophos Email Security, imposters
are kept out, with the solution automatically
identifying high-profile targets for malware-freeimpersonation and BEC attacks. The attack is thenblocked with machine learning analysis of message
content, sender authentication, URL protection andcloud sandboxing.
A combination of threat intelligence, reputationaland behavioral analysis and advanced machinelearning stop malware from reaching the inbox.
The team can now push multi-rule DLP policies
for groups and individual users to ensure sensitive
data is protected at all times. Such messages canbe encrypted with custom encryption options anddigital signature added to them. Synchronized
Security connects Sophos Email with Sophos
Endpoint to deliver a much higher level of threatprotection and enhance inbox trust. E.g., automatic
detection and clean up of infected computers thatare sending outbound spam and viruses.

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The team was also impressed with the lightning
performance of all Sophos solutions that did
not slow their users down. More importantly, thesolutions were advanced, yet simple to use andeasy to manage. Also, user-based licensing helped
accommodate the security needs of a modernworkforce.

The move to Sophos’ cybersecurity system wherein
all security products work together seamlessly has
made the company’s approach to cybersecurity
more proactive and they are now confident that
their cybersecurity framework is well placed todefend against existing threats and those of thefuture.

What benefits has yourorganization experienced
with Sophos deployments?

“Sophos and Sophos solutions are recommended toall organizations that want to bolster their security
with a more evolved approach to security backed
by multiple solutions working together, to sharedata, and taking appropriate action on this data,
automatically,” signs off Mr. Patra.

The immediate tangible security benefit for
Vashi Integrated Solutions is a 99% reductionin spam and malware threats and a clear
improvement in network security by 99%. Theseare extremely tangible outcomes and illustrate
not only the security impact but also the ROIfrom Sophos solutions. There has also been an
uptick in productivity, efficiency and a saving on
critical IT man hours, which is a direct impact ofSynchronized Security.

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