Case Study: Leading U.S. Furniture Manufacturer secures ICS, protects employees and keeps operations running with Check Point Software’s 1200R Rugged Appliances and R80 Cyber Security Management

Furniture Manufacturer secures its ICS network, keeping employees safe and operations running with Check Point rugged appliances and cyber security management

This leading U.S. furniture manufacturer — a 4 million sq. ft. facility with 2,000 employees and hundreds of SCADA, PLC and other industrial control systems — needed to secure 50 manufacturing work centers and thousands of ICS devices in a harsh, space- and power-constrained environment. Factory conditions (sawdust, vibration, EMI) and legacy equipment that can’t easily be patched made traditional IT security impractical, while dispersed operations demanded centralized management.

The company deployed Check Point 1200R Rugged Appliances (DIN-rail mounted and OT-powered) at work centers and consolidated oversight with Check Point R80 cyber security management. The solution provided next‑generation firewall, IPS, anti-malware and protocol support for OT/IT boundaries, eliminated extra electrical and staffing costs, saved hours of administration with a single pane of glass, and — according to the IT team — has prevented security incidents and protected employees and critical manufacturing systems.