Optiv + Oil and Gas Firm = Pipeline Secured in Record Time

Industry Served: Oil and Gas


Our Starting Point

  • Client struggling with insufficient personnel and site support
  • Project falling behind schedule
  • New, stricter TSA regulations creating increased urgency

Accelerating Forward

  • Full project evaluation
  • Customized staffing plan to meet deadlines and regulatory requirements
  • Implemented OT sensors, SIEM solution and a firewall

Client Outcomes

  • On-time completion, avoiding regulatory penalties
  • Cohesive technology deployment across a diverse environment
  • Project greenlighted for expansion to support smaller pipeline offshoots, terminals and compressor stations
  • Client continued to work with Optiv to implement privileged access management (PAM)

The Situation – Tighter TSA Regulations Creating a Tighter Project Deadline

 

An oil and gas company had begun to secure a major pipeline, a thousand miles long, with numerous sites along its length. But the project was moving slowly, due to a lack of necessary expertise and site support. Each site needed specialists in networks, security and operational technology (OT). Adding to this challenge, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had revised and reissued their Pipeline Security Guidelines, requiring the project move faster.

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The Solution – Customized Staffing with Specialists in OT, SIEM and Firewall

 

After the client reached out to us for help, we got right to work by evaluating the current state of the install. To meet the timeline and regulatory requirements for the remaining 32 nodes in the pipeline network, our project management office extrapolated a detailed staffing plan. Finally, our team of OT experts – which included specialists in SIEM (security information and event management) and firewall – led the project team throughout.

Why Optiv

 

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.

 

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.

 

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