Connecting areas of tension: Energy supply and cybersecurity in focus at Energie Thun

PROJECT OVERVIEW

• Initial Situation

  The increasing digitalization offers Switzerland great economic and societal potential, but it also brings new risks that need to be addressed. As an operator of critical infrastructures, it is advisable for companies like Energie Thun to implement the government's ICT minimal standard. By utilizing the Managed Detection & Response service from Arctic Wolf, many of these recommended minimum standards can be met, helping Energie Thun to successfully face these challenges.

• Objective

  Energie Thun aims to clearly improve its response capability to security incidents, detect and combat potential threats early, and continuously monitor and protect its IT infrastructure.

  Given the increasing threats in the digital landscape and the fact that many small and medium-sized enterprises do not have the means to operate their own 24x7 Security Operations Center, the partnership with BNC and Arctic Wolf provides the opportunity to access expert knowledge and resources.

  "BNC has provided customer- and goal-oriented support from the very beginning. As a customer, you feel well taken care of with your concerns and can see that BNC, as an Arctic Wolf partner, can impress with outstanding professionalism." - Raffael Carusone, Leiter Informatik, Energie Thun AG

• Solution

  With the MDR service, a dedicated 24-hour Security Operations Center is not necessary. Instead, Arctic Wolf's highly qualified iSOC Triage Team takes over the round-the-clock monitoring and analysis of the IT infrastructure. The experience of Arctic Wolf's Concierge Security Specialists, who support the company as part of the MDR service, complements Energie Thun's own IT team. Their expertise ranges from analyzing security behaviors to recommending best practices according to the NIST Cyber Security Framework.

  Thanks to the transparent costs of the MDR service, energy providers can plan their budgets precisely. The service is based on flat-rate pricing and subscriptions rather than billing by data volume, as many other providers do.

  This cost-effective solution allows companies of all sizes to access exemplary IT security without incurring high investment costs.

  "The implementation was very efficient. The necessary sensors and interfaces could be integrated into the existing environment without much effort. BNC supported and relieved the IT team of Energie Thun AG in this process." Raffael Carusone, Leiter Informatik, Energie Thun AG