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Baiada Poultry Strengthens Security, Visibility, and Operational Resilience with Fortinet

Wayne Ellison

Analysts investigate attack surfaces and defenses concerning Baiada Poultry Strengthens Security, Visibility, and Operational Resilience with Fortinet.

Summary

Business Requirements

Baiada Poultry executives describe a fast-paced food business where seconds matter—feedmill weighbridge outages can queue trucks for kilometers. Continuity of supply and customer service drive operational priorities.

Network Segmentation Goals

The company engaged Fortinet initially to segment the network, isolating manufacturing and operational components so a compromise in one bubble does not cascade across the environment.

Deployment and Partnership

A full architecture overhaul deployed Fortinet firewalls and switches suited to harsh manufacturing conditions, implemented with partner RP Glass whose engineers provided global Fortinet expertise.

Operational Outcomes

Post-deployment benefits include improved segmentation, enhanced security visibility with logs fed to their SOC, reduced risk, better availability and redundancy, eliminated network bottlenecks, and a stable platform for future growth with faster incident triage and traffic control.

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