This case study outlines why Hexagon chose eSentire to help them consolidate their security tools, improve visibility across their attack surface, and reduce threat detection gaps in their environment across business units with 24/7 SOC-as-a-Service.
Company Description: Hexagon has over 26,000 employees and is the global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies. Hexagon enables their customers to harness their data to boost efficiency, productivity, quality, and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.
Industry: Software
Security Challenges:
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Four completely siloed sub-divisions that needed to consolidate with 24/7 SOC support from a provider with standardized security tooling and processes
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Lack of subject matter expertise in-house so they needed expert-level guidance from a trusted MDR partner to identify and address gaps in their security program
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Leverage their existing investments in Microsoft E5 and Sentinel to enhance their endpoint and log protection
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Improve their cybersecurity maturity by leveraging Elite Threat Hunters to stay ahead of the threat landscape
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Limited resources leaving them unable to monitor the complete attack surface 24/7 or build an internal SOC
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Meet compliance requirements for 18 different global security certifications including the Essential Eight, Cyber Essentials, NIST, CMMC, DFARS 7012, ISO 27000, & more
eSentire Services Implemented:
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Managed Detection and Response (MDR) including MDR for Endpoint, MDR for Microsoft and MDR for Log
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Managed Vulnerability Services
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Exposure Management Services including a dedicated Cyber Risk Advisor
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On-Demand 24/7 Incident Response
The eSentire Difference:
eSentire quickly became an extension of the Hexagon team, providing:
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Around-the-clock security event monitoring with 24/7 threat detection, investigation, and response
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SOC team members that have an average tenure of 6 years with a retention rate of 90%+ and hold advanced certifications including SSCP, CSAP, CISSP, Security+, Network+, Linux+, Server+, & more
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Best-of-breed security tooling and standardised processes across Hexagon
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Seamless integration with Hexagon’s existing security tools including Microsoft
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Proactive threat intelligence, original threat research, and regular updates to runbooks, detection rules and machine learning models through eSentire's industry-leading Threat Response Unit (TRU) helping Hexagon be more cyber resilient and stay ahead of the latest threats
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Maintain compliance with 18 global security certifications
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15-minute Mean Time to Contain
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Incident response with 4-hour threat suppression to recover quickly if a breach occurs
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Alignment with their cybersecurity strategy, business objectives and risk through a dedicated eSentire Cyber Risk Advisor
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Improved visibility and reduced threat detection gaps across the organization
