Case Study: Connexus Energy achieves unified, reliable SCADA, ICS and IT protection with Check Point Software

Connexus Energy Secures SCADA, ICS, and IT Environments with a Single Integrated Solution

Connexus Energy, Minnesota’s largest electric cooperative serving more than 130,000 members, faced growing cyber risks to its SCADA/ICS and IT environments. Fragile legacy control systems, a mix of security vendors, and remote substations exposed to extreme temperatures and dust created management complexity, operational downtime, and compliance challenges.

Connexus deployed Check Point’s integrated solution—ranging from 15400 core gateways and 5600/3200 appliances to ruggedized 1200R units at substations—plus a unified management console and Compliance Software Blade. The result was reliable, rugged protection with centralized visibility, fewer onsite reboots, consolidated endpoint and gateway defenses, and faster incident response: non‑responsive endpoints fell from over 30 to four within a week, and the team shifted from reactive firefighting to proactive security management.

Connexus Energy

Melissa Kjendle

Cybersecurity and Senior Infrastructure Analyst