Case Study: Leading Global Energy and Utility Company achieves 30% reduction in IP risk and improved security maturity with Happiest Minds

Helping an Energy and Utility Company Guard Proprietary Data

The client, a leading global energy and utility company developing proprietary on-site fuel cell technology, faced growing IP exposure as its R&D and partner ecosystem expanded across North America, Mexico, Taiwan, China and India. With scattered IP data, limited security controls, no data classification, weak endpoint protections and low employee awareness, the company lacked the metrics and governance needed to quantify threats, prioritize remediation and protect its intellectual property.

Happiest Minds conducted a comprehensive IP risk assessment and delivered a three‑year, phased remediation program—recommending governance, data classification, DLP, encryption, VDI, AD access controls and 24x7 monitoring—along with prioritized, cost‑effective controls. Phase 1 produced a 30% reduction in identified risks, improved the risk score (7 to 6.5 with a 5.5 target), deployed half of the endpoint controls, more than half of key technology controls, defined 70% of mobile/travel policies, raised security maturity and gave the CISO full visibility to prioritize future spending.