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Simplicity, Savings, and Secure Local Breakouts: Mondi's Transformation with IoT

Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security
Networks & Connectivity - Gateways

Applicable Industries

National Security & Defense
Packaging

Applicable Functions

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Construction Management
Tamper Detection

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
System Integration

About The Customer

Mondi is an international packaging and paper group, employing more than 25,000 people in 100 locations across more than 30 countries. The company develops innovative industrial and consumer packaging solutions for leading brands around the world. With a focus on sustainability, Mondi has integrated the entire system lifecycle, from forest to factory, including everything from the generation of electricity and heat to the processing of raw wood into pulp and paper products. Mondi has been at the forefront of environmentally compatible manufacturing and is innovative with its network infrastructure and security.

The Challenge

Mondi, an international packaging and paper group, was facing challenges with its existing network infrastructure. The company was backhauling Internet traffic over MPLS to two centralized gateways, which was not only expensive but also impacted the user experience. As part of a decentralization strategy for all of its worldwide locations, Mondi sought a more scalable network infrastructure with increased security. The company also had a hardware-based proxy, software-based URL filter, and a large number of firewall clusters, all managed by a small IT team. It needed a solution that would considerably reduce the work required to provide secure Internet access for Mondi’s 10,000 PC workstations.

The Solution

Mondi adopted the highly integrated Internet security platform from Zscaler after an intensive test phase. This platform was able to replace many management-intensive products, helping to decentralize the network infrastructure and significantly reduce bandwidth. The purchase of a security-as-a-service solution resulted in clear cost benefits, considerably less work in its operation, and the desired scalability for all locations. Zscaler Cloud Sandbox, a service offered with the Zscaler Cloud Security Platform, is based on behavioral analysis, and effectively discovers and blocks modern malware such as viruses, botnets, and zero-day attacks in the cloud. The Zscaler platform also automates a variety of security functions that previously had to be managed manually, improving quality assurance and bringing all locations up to a common standard.

Operational Impact

The implementation of the Zscaler Cloud Security Platform has simplified administration for Mondi. Since it is a 100 percent cloud-delivered service, it doesn’t require any hardware or software. The security updates are carried out in the cloud with no work required from the Mondi team. Controlware, brought on board as a partner during implementation, provided assistance in modeling the security policies and processes within just three days. Today, Mondi can get network insights at the press of a button and real-time security reports. The Zscaler cloud-delivered security has successfully replaced Mondi’s former central Internet gateways, delivering broadband Internet access to all locations, while considerably reducing the cost of provisioning the MPLS network.

Quantitative Benefit

Zscaler detected malware that the previous virus scanner had limited insight into
Mondi was able to increase the available bandwidth at some locations by up to 15 times
The security updates are carried out in the cloud with no work required from the Mondi team