Digital transformation
is changing the horticulture sector, and companies are now more frequently resorting to technology to operate their ventures. With it comes the ever-growing danger of cyberattacks that can cripple operations, compromise sensitive data, and disrupt business continuity. It was no different for one prominent horticultural company until it selected Microsoft Intune and Defender via a Microsoft-certified partner.?
What was the trouble a company was facing??
The horticultural company in question had grown rapidly in scale and technology adoption. They had installed IoT devices to monitor crop health, digital supply chain management systems, and cloud applications for the point-to-point sharing of data among their teams. This was transformed towards a better curve of productivity but introduced security risks and management issues in the following ways:?
- Lack of Centralized Security Management: The company lacked a centralized system for security, and managing such a divergent structure across the ecosystem was extremely difficult in monitoring and securing devices that were accessed remotely into critical business systems. This exposed sensitive data to risks.??
- Frequency of Cyber Threats: There have been several phishing, ransomware attacks, and unauthorized access attempts over time. Their existing cybersecurity solutions are too weak to detect such kind of threats and contain them before they significantly gain momentum.?
- Risk of Loss of Data: With company data accessed both by employees and vendors, there was a massive threat of leakage or loss of data. The organization needed a system that could secure propriety information both on-site and through remote access.?
Why did they come to Evolvous??
So many security issues kept on piling up against the company, this was enough to get frustrated for the IT team of the company. They realized they needed a more comprehensive and reliable solution than the current one to control their digital infrastructure reliably and securely. That is when they decided to seek advice from a trusted Microsoft Partner-Evolvous
.?
The company chose Evolvous due to the depth of its expertise in working with businesses in digital transformation. Additionally, the?experience the partner had with the Microsoft Intune
and Microsoft Defender solutions
important solutions offering a complete spectrum of security and management capabilities a crucial role in their final decision.
What were Evolvous' observations about the challenges faced by the clients??
Upon starting its collaboration, Evolvous reviewed all existing systems in the company, its infrastructure, and security. The following are the observations made:?
- Fragmented Device Management: One of the first issues noted was a lack of centralized management of devices. Devices from the company were scattered on several different platforms. The security policies among these devices were inconsistent.?
- Very Limited Threat Detection Capability: The company's current cybersecurity solutions did not include cutting-edge detection of threats. They relied on basic antivirus software that was not able to cope with the more advanced cyber threats the company had, such as phishing attacks, ransomware, and zero-day exploits.?
- Undefined Data Protection Policies: Even when employees and contractors accessed critical data remotely, the organization had undefined policies for data loss prevention. This was an open window to allow sensitive information leaks as well as misuse through ignorance or intent.? ?
- Compliance Gaps: Since this horticulture company was expanding so rapidly, it had become quite hard for them to align with compliance issues about protecting data and maintaining privacy in their respective industries.?
How did Evolvous solve it??
Realizing that the company had certain problems, Evolvous incorporated a tailored version of "Microsoft Intune
" and "Microsoft Defender
" to handle the issues concerning security and device management at the company.?
- Centralized Device Management with Microsoft Intune:? To complete the first step, Microsoft Intune provided central management of all onsite devices and remote devices. With Intune, it was very easy to enforce consistent security policies on all the systems, which helped in the security of corporate as well as personal systems. The process of enforcing consistent security policies, ensuring data compliance, and granting secure network access was quite smooth through Intune.?
- ?Advanced Threat Protection with Microsoft Defender:? Evolvous deployed the "Microsoft Defender" to counter cyber threats. The solution allows the company to always tap into real-time, AI-powered threat detection and response capabilities. This solution provided real-time detection and response to threats, which were all highly dependent on AI.??
Such a tool would allow the?identification of phishing and malware attacks, among many cyber threats, before they are translated into actual harm, thereby giving real-time security monitoring that allows automatic detection and response to even the most sophisticated threats.?
What were the benefits that the client got from this collaboration??
The results of this collaboration were transformative for the horticultural company:?
- Improved Security: With Microsoft Defender in place, the company experienced a significant reduction in cyber threats, successfully preventing ransomware and phishing attacks that could have crippled their operations.?
- Simplified Device Management: Microsoft Intune’s centralized platform allowed the company to easily manage all their devices, regardless of location, ensuring compliance and security across the board.?
- Increased Data Protection: By implementing DLP policies, the company safeguarded its sensitive data and reduced the risk of data loss or leaks, both internally and externally.?
- Operational Efficiency: The IT team now had more control and visibility over the company’s infrastructure, allowing them to focus on more strategic tasks rather than constantly putting out security fires.?
