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Overview

Headquartered in the United States, Barnes Group, Inc. (Barnes) is a global industrial and aerospace manufacturer operating in 116 locations. Users access the Barnes corporate network from 8,500 endpoints, located in diverse regulatory jurisdictions. To minimize the attack surface of its growing network, manage compliance, and unify network-user experience, Barnes’s IT team looked to zero-trust network access (ZTNA).

 

Accelerating the Move to ZTNA with Fortinet

By working with Fortinet Professional Services, the company says it is implementing ZTNA more confidently and cost effectively than it could otherwise. Fortinet Universal ZTNA, integrated with robust endpoint and network protection, and FortiGuard AI-powered Security Services, provides consistent and easy-to-manage security policy enforcement. At the same time, the solution streamlines audits, reduces Barnes’s IT hardware and administrative costs, and is expected to shorten new business IT integration time by more than 50%.

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“Knowing that we…have these controls in place, our technologies [are] in place, [and that] these other table stakes are taken care of, we know that we're in a good and secure position, and I sleep great.”

– Hugh Cauthers, Global Director of IT Infrastructure and Service Delivery, Barnes Group

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Business Impact

Cost-effective deployment of zero-trust network access (ZTNA)

Strengthened security for Barnes assets around the world

Elimination of expensive firewalls in small offices with just a handful of employees

Efficient deployment and ongoing endpoint management reduces staff time spent on security administration

Improved performance and resiliency of the network and security infrastructure

Seamless user experience, via single sign-on for ZTNA and other apps

Full integration of acquired businesses in less than half the time

Centralized management and zero-touch provisioning of devices

 


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