Case Study: Murata Machinery USA achieves 24x7 monitoring and faster incident response with Fortinet SOC-as-a-Service

Lean Security Team Achieves 24x7 Monitoring and Response with Fortinet SOC-as-a-Service

Murata Machinery USA, a North Carolina–based manufacturer supporting machine tools, textiles, logistics and clean-factory production, faced a fragmented security stack and a lean six-person IT team responsible for ~550 users, 1,000 endpoints and global operations. With legacy firewalls, an outdated phone system and no overnight monitoring, the company needed consolidated visibility, around-the-clock threat detection, and simpler management without adding headcount.

Murata consolidated on Fortinet—deploying FortiGate NGFWs, FortiSwitch, FortiAP, FortiManager, FortiClient, FortiVoice/FortiFone, FortiSASE and FortiAnalyzer Cloud—and engaged FortiGuard SOC-as-a-Service plus forensic and AI-powered services. The result: 24x7 monitoring and faster response, clearer incident forensics and improved end-user education, avoidance of hiring two to three additional security staff, and roughly 20–30 hours per month saved on phone-system support.

Murata Machinery USA

Bill Konecy

IT Manager