Case Study: Large Multinational Organization achieves improved cybersecurity readiness, team coordination, and compliance with Palo Alto Networks Unit 42

Multinational organization enhances defenses by stress testing its cybersecurity program

A large multinational organization with tens of thousands of employees and operations in dozens of countries engaged Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 to assess and improve its security operations. The client faced a complex regulatory environment, a widely distributed network with hundreds of applications, and needed a rapid, tailored partner to identify gaps across people, processes, and technology and to test the design and effectiveness of SecOps controls while leveraging existing investments.

Unit 42 applied the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and proprietary controls to assess policies, detection, hunting, and response capabilities, then ran purple-team simulations to observe real-time SOC behavior and communications. The engagement produced actionable remediation guidance and an executive summary for the board, resulting in stronger controls and compliance, improved cross-team coordination and incident handling, and clearer visibility and a roadmap to mature the security program.