Global engineering firm BG&E is a complex business that takes cybersecurity seriously. As they’ve grown to 15 locations across six countries, they’ve had to deal with scaling cybersecurity not just at the office level, but also with remote employees as people’s homes become an extension of their offices. This increased complexity also comes at a time when cyber threats are escalating, and the cost of a breach could be devastating.
“The biggest risk to any type of compromise within our organization is really the cost and time associated with recovering from a breach. Not only that, the lingering reputational damage caused by any type of breach in our industry,” said Daniel McGarry, Head of Information and Communications Technology at BG&E.
Daniel understands that the cost of a breach is a risk his company must address holistically, and the first line of defense needs to be strong, always-on, and help boost the efficiency of his internal security team. It’s this understanding that makes Daniel a Taegis Titan.
Why did you choose Secureworks to help protect BG&E from cyber threats?
We decided that we would never stand up our own security operations center. To be able to secure our environment 24/7, 365 days across the globe would have been practically and financially impossible. So we decided to go with Secureworks and bring in their mature capabilities to be the first line of defense for BG&E.
Where has Secureworks made the most impact for your team?
Secureworks MDR allows us to go from 1.5 million alerts and events every quarter down to a reasonable number of around five per month that we can handle internally. Not only that, Secureworks is also involved in helping us draft and test our incident response plans. I'm able to sleep easier — I know that all of our endpoints, our cloud apps, our identities are being protected throughout the night.
What is your overall experience working with Secureworks?
I would definitely recommend Secureworks to any of my peers that are looking for an MDR solution. The cost effectiveness and the ability to execute has been second to none.
Watch this video to learn why Daniel says Secureworks has been a great partner on their cybersecurity journey.