The rise in cyberthreats has led to breaches that can shut down IT systems, leak client data and intellectual property and potentially halt production - and enterprises need to have an immediate response to security threats. But Open Systems, a secure access service edge (SASE) is a pioneer delivering a complete solution to network and security. The company helped Mikron Group, the Swiss-based manufacturer of customized automation solutions, respond more quickly and effectively to security threats and shift to a unified managed detection and response. Like many companies, Mikron enabled Microsoft Azure Sentinel SIEM (security information and event management) as part of its Microsoft 365 E5 license to bolster cybersecurity. However, Mikron CISO Rolando Galeazzi found himself buried in threat alerts, unable to separate the true threats from noise. “Bad actors don’t care about company size. It’s impossible for a small team to monitor cyberthreats 24x7,” said Galeazzi Mikron already worked with Open Systems’ SASE platform for a secure, cloud-based SD-WAN. But then he learned the Open Systems’ Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service is built on top of Sentinel, allowing him to still make use of Mikron’s investment in Microsoft and enabling seamless integration across both Sentinel and SASE. Ric Longenecker, CISO shares how the integration created a 24x7 security operations center for Mikron and increased the speed of Mikron’s average time for security change requests from 72 hours to 15-30 minutes.

Ric joined Open Systems as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in 2020, after following the company with growing respect for the better part of a decade. A seasoned security leader with global experience in the Government, Energy and Consumer Services industries, he remains strongly passionate about security and enablement in a fast-changing world.

Ric holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University, a number of certifications, and is strongly involved with multiple industry groups and associations in the US, Europe and Israel.