800+ Location Restaurant Chain Achieves Stronger Security Posture at a Lower Cost
Conectrix's recommendation to switch vendors and partner with CDG gave a growing restaurant chain the strategic security leadership it was missing.
Client Profile
A quick-serve restaurant chain with over 800 store locations across the United States and Canada.
The organization employs over 16,000 employees.
It is actively growing and rapidly expanding its footprint, necessitating tighter cybersecurity.
Challenges
A quick-serve restaurant chain hired a leader in cybersecurity that failed to improve their overall security posture. The organization had also spent a substantial amount of money and resources acquiring various security tools. However, they did not have a larger security program or plan in place; as a result, these expensive tools were not being optimally utilized.
Solution
Frustrated with their existing cybersecurity vendor and recognizing the need for a defined security plan, the quick-serve restaurant chain reached out to Conectrix, its technology advisory firm, for help. Conectrix examined their predicament and considered the organization's security objectives, then recommended it use Cyber Defense Group (CDG).
CDG is not another security tool company, but a leadership team of cybersecurity experts that help their customers scale and grow securely. CDG uses an outcomes-based security program that can include services like Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and Extended Detection and Response (XDR).
Following a thorough security assessment, CDG provided the quick-serve restaurant chain with a detailed plan to maximize its existing tool sets, ensuring these didn't go to waste. The plan also contained a detailed security program with a three-year roadmap to improve its overall security posture and fill any security gaps.
Results
With CDG, the quick-serve restaurant chain now has an entire security team managing its security program, without the cost of having a Chief Information Security Officer or other security leader on full-time.
Additionally, CDG provides the organization with:
Strategic security leadership.
Proactive vulnerability detection before attackers strike.
An AI security plan for compliance.
Audit-readiness supported by an experienced security team.
Rapid response and remediation of security attacks.
Security tools do not make a company safe—strategic security leadership does. CDG does just that for the quick-serve restaurant chain, enabling it to grow and scale with peace of mind.