Case Study: Barrett Steel achieves business continuity and stronger security with Palo Alto Networks

Barrett Steel secures 300 remote workers and cloud apps with Palo Alto Networks

Barrett Steel Limited, the UK's largest independent steel stockholder, needed to maintain strong security across on-premises and cloud assets to prevent business disruption and enable new opportunities like defense contracts, all while simplifying administration for its lean IT team. They partnered with Palo Alto Networks, implementing the Strata network security suite and Prisma Cloud to establish a Zero Trust posture.

The Palo Alto Networks solution provided granular traffic control, real-time threat prevention like stopping phishing attacks, and secure remote access via GlobalProtect, which allowed a rapid tenfold increase in remote workers during the pandemic. This assured business continuity, prevented operational disruption, and strengthened Barrett Steel's competitive position by making security a business enabler, all managed centrally through Panorama for simplified administration.

Barrett Steel Limited