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Editorial Type: Case Study     Date: 05-2016    Views: 1652      








To combat the latest security threats and accelerate its security posture throughout the 2016 Formula One season, F1 giant Williams has teamed up with Symantec.

F1 giant Williams has been visibly accelerating its security posture for the 2016 F1 season, with Symantec encryption, endpoint and data centre protection at its side, The Williams group, which embraces the Williams Martini Racing Formula One team and Williams Advanced Engineering, is replacing its existing security technology to keep pace with the rapidly evolving threats that today's IT environments now face at every turn. With critically important IP to protect across the business, maintaining a future-proof approach to security is absolutely essential for maintaining Williams' F1 and engineering competitive edge.

To combat the latest threats that it faces and equally to accelerate its security posture right across the 2016 Formula 1 season, Williams has turned to Symantec. "We are taking the right steps to get to the front of the grid in Formula One, while maintaining our leadership in advanced engineering," says Graeme Hackland, IT director, Williams. "We chose Symantec, because, as the global industry leader, it is best placed to give us the protection and assurance we need against the latest cyber threats, and help safeguard our business-critical information."

CYBERSECURITY WORLDWIDE
Back in March, with the first race of the new Formula One season - the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne - fast approaching, Williams looked to Symantec to ensure data and devices leaving its Oxfordshire headquarters would be completely protected.

In order to maintain a secure and stable connection between the UK base and the Williams F1 team as it travels the world, Williams began to implement a new security solution, combining Symantec Endpoint Protection, Symantec Web Security.cloud, Symantec Encryption and Symantec Datacenter Security.

Symantec Endpoint Protection safeguards Williams's 1,200 computers, both within its headquarters and remotely at races around the globe. The solution provides proactive protection to catch the latest threats, such as the growing Cryptolocker ransomware, and secured Williams against many pieces of malware on day one alone.

It includes cutting-edge technology, such as behavioural blocking and intrusion prevention. Symantec Web Security.cloud also helps protect Williams' network from web-borne malware and spyware threats by scanning all web requests in real time. This all means that the Williams IT team can now remotely manage, control and enforce policies across all devices via the cloud to best protect confidential data, regardless of location.

To guarantee Williams' highly confidential information remains secure, Symantec Encryption is used across the business to protect data and support strong authentication. This is critical for protecting details of Williams Advanced Engineering's top secret innovations - from Formula E battery development and solar energy storage to the Jaguar C-X75 hybrid supercar design. And it is equally important on race day, for protecting the remote laptops sending live, detailed race telemetry data back to Williams' headquarters.

BULLETPROOF DATA CENTRES
Comprehensive protection starts at the data centre, the number one target for cyber attacks, because it is where companies' most important data assets are stored. Williams needed to enhance the protection of its critical applications, and both physical and virtual servers to ensure its teams have 100% data availability and are safeguarded against downtime.

Symantec Datacenter Security: Server Advanced will be implemented to help accelerate security within Williams' server estate. This isolates critical processes and restricts access to those that need it, while automating configuration and simplifying remediation.

"This is just the beginning of our partnership with Williams," says Darren Thomson, chief technology officer and vice president, EMEA, Symantec. "We are proud to be providing Williams with additional consultancy to aid implementation, staff training, project management and strategy. This strengthens their business, as well as our understanding of it, and we look forward to supporting them on and off the track in the years ahead."

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