Large Restaurant Group Saves $680,000 Annually with Cloud Security

The Situation

 

A restaurant group with minimal cloud expertise and a lack of strategy experience wanted to
migrate to a cloud-first infrastructure, but needed to consolidate data centers and minimize
on-premises spend.

 

We targeted the following goals:

 

  • Establish security foundation to support cloud migration
  • Build cloud-first posture to drive aggressive M&A strategy + quick integration and
    scalability
  • Optimize Azure security tool utilization, assess third-party tool need
  • Enhance ability to secure workloads

 

 

The Solution

 

We spent four months collaborating on a hardy, scalable process that wasn’t dependent on
intrusive agents or analysis procedures. Our insideout analysis drew on automated
questionnaires and direct interviews; outside-in analyses used offline configuration reviews,
online data leakage analysis and a third-party risk study to ensure a full understanding of
the client environment. We generated risk-based reports for each portfolio company plus a
detailed trend roll-up for assessed companies.

 

Driving significant financial and operational wins, the solution:

 

  • Eliminated four of five subcontracting headcount, saving $680,000/yr
  • Improved cloud efficiency by 20%
  • Improved cloud security by 30%
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Industry Served:

Restaurant Group


Challenges

 

  • Detect, respond and recovery capability
  • Secure expanding network
  • Protect increasing number of worker credentials
  • Meet growing compliance requirements
  • Manage third-party risk

Solutions

 

  • 100+ stakeholder interviews conducted, issues resolved
  • Assessment design/development: measurement, questionnaire, scoring, deliverables

Results

 

  • Risk report for each portfolio company, board-level aggregate trend detail for all companies
  • Follow-up interviews measured responses, alignment to scope
  • End-to-end program and assessment management

Next Steps

 

  • Leverage methodology across security service portfolio
  • Aggregate view of risk introduced by portfolio companies and subsidiaries
  • Strategic guidance and knowledge sharing to improve security

How can we help you secure greatness?

 

Optiv can advise on, deploy and operate end-to-end cybersecurity programs aligned to your business goals. As the cyber advisory and solutions leader, we serve nearly 6,000 companies across every major industry. Our certified experts can help you gain the agility, security, scale and control you need to stay ahead of the competition.