Case Study: Manufacturing company achieves stronger security posture and reduced vulnerabilities with Trustwave

How One Manufacturer is Managing Risk in a Connected World

Manufacturing Company, a major supplier of components for the manufacturing sector, discovered its security posture lagged industry standards and executives could not even answer basic audit questions. To modernize defenses against readily available malware and targeted attacks, the firm partnered with Trustwave in 2018 for an in-depth review, red‑team engagements and a standardized audit process.

Trustwave’s red team discovered more than 100 weaknesses and delivered a bespoke 13‑point remediation plan that was implemented over the following year. Eighteen months later a second audit showed the company’s security posture had dramatically improved; the organizations now run quarterly pen tests with Trustwave and have adopted tactical changes (e.g., Macs running Windows in VMs, evaluating cloud‑based alternatives to Active Directory) to maintain measurable, ongoing risk reduction.