One of Axians’ customers, a global manufacturer of specialty chemicals operating across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, was managing a highly distributed industrial network with limited operational visibility. Although their production sites were interconnected, insight into network behavior remains fragmented.
This lack of visibility made it difficult to detect issues before they escalated. The organization also faced increasing compliance pressures, requiring continuous monitoring and reporting across its global footprint. They needed a trusted partner capable of delivering a scalable, consistent, and proactive cybersecurity solution without disrupting operations.
In cybersecurity, you can’t protect what you don’t understand. The company’s cybersecurity teams, small but dedicated, struggled to identify all the assets operating across their sites: they did not have a clear picture of the devices connected to their network, how they changed over time, or what vulnerabilities existed.
Marc Wren
Head of OT Cybersecurity at Axians UK
This lack of visibility highlighted a critical operational risk Axians deployed a remote OT MDR service to deliver a centralized, real-time view of OT assets across all sites. This project was deployed remotely across more than nine countries, including sites in Europe, Asia, and North America, using Axians’ proven “design, build, deploy, and monitor” approach to integrate each site into a 24/7 Security Operations Centre. This setup ensures that every critical asset is continuously monitored, with any anomalies detected and addressed before they can evolve into operational problems.
The customer was already working with Actemium, the Industrial brand of VINCI Energies, who are experts in operational technology (OT) systems on large automation projects. Being part of the same group means Axians shares the same values, and that reassured the customer that they could trust us too.
Marc Wren
For industrial organizations, securing production environments requires both deep process knowledge and robust cybersecurity expertise. Actemium provides deep knowledge of industrial processes and automation, while Axians extends that expertise into cybersecurity and IT/OT integration. Together, they offer a complete digital and operational ecosystem, to simultaneously protect and optimize production lines.
Today, this manufacturer benefits from a unified cybersecurity framework that not only meets regulatory requirements but also enhances operational reliability. By combining visibility, monitoring, and expert governance, Axians helped them move from uncertainty to assurance. This assurance reinforces the company’s ability to operate securely and reliably on a global scale.