UPG ENTERPRISES
Cybersecurity and digital transformation at UPG Enterprises However , in cybersecurity there is no room for cost-cutting . Automation , at least , is not a moving target .
“ Cybersecurity is an ongoing task , it never ends ,” says Madda . “ There ' s always bad guys looking for new vulnerabilities .” At UPG , the team has a strategy : first and foremost is just to create visibility . “ We need to know what ' s going on in our network ,” says Madda . “ We have several facilities , we have lots of systems .”
By creating a consistent infrastructure and ecosystem while removing fragmentation across their businesses , UPG is able to remove some of the guesswork .
“ We know that if we ' re managing through a single provider , then we can ensure that everybody has safeguards like MFA turned on and we can enforce that ,” says Madda . “ By creating visibility , it allows us to make better decisions and ensure that there are certain things that we don ’ t have to worry about , because it is not optional .” Digital transformation is something else that UPG has been focused on over the past few years .
“ This industry is not always at the forefront of technology adoption “ admits Madda . “ By demonstrating the value of digital transformation and what we can accomplish through that , it will sway our teams to adopt new technologies .” One of the things that UPG introduced to its data services team was Tableau , which allowed the company to create a robust reporting package available to its user base .
“ It ' s available to our ownership and management ,” says Madda . “ It creates visibility at a level that they just never had before . This allows us to make better decisions and react to changes in the environment quickly .”
124 February 2023