Case Study: Baillie Gifford achieves audit-ready status through security segmentation with Illumio's Adaptive Security Platform (ASP)

Baillie Gifford Maintains Audit-Ready Status Through Security Segmentation

Baillie Gifford, a global asset management firm, needed a more rigorous, ongoing way to prove client data was protected across its central data center of 600–700 servers. The IT team, led by Colin Lennox, wanted deeper, logic-based ringfencing and audit-ready assurance than traditional segmentation could provide, but re-architecting the network was not an option due to cost, risk and operational disruption.

The firm deployed Illumio’s Adaptive Security Platform to gain detailed, audit-ready network visibility and reporting and to enforce segmentation without changing routing or infrastructure. The solution delivered logic-driven ringfencing, ongoing insight into traffic, and standards-based controls — improving compliance posture and boosting client confidence that sensitive data is securely locked down.

Baillie Gifford

Colin Lennox

Head of Technology and Service Delivery