Quick Results
- Validated widespread identity and credential exposure across corporate IT
- Reduced cracked passwords from ~60% to only a small handful per audit
- Improved SOC detection reliability and alert relevance
- Established durable controls spanning IT and industrial environments
About the Organization
A U.S.-based food manufacturer operating as part of the country's critical food infrastructure. The organization runs highly automated production facilities supported by traditional IT systems and industrial control networks. With limited security staff and high operational dependency on automation, maintaining availability and operational integrity across environments was essential.
The Challenge
Following a significant security incident, the organization sought a clearer understanding of its true exposure. Existing controls had not prevented identity weaknesses from persisting, and security efforts were fragmented across corporate IT and plant environments.
The team needed to understand:
- Whether identity and credential risks were materially exploitable
- How those risks could affect operational systems
- Whether detection and response capabilities were sufficient to identify real threats
How Scapien Helped
Using Scapien's iPAS Security Risk Management platform, testing quickly revealed identity and password hygiene as a core risk driver. An initial password assessment showed that approximately 60% of passwords could be cracked, enabling realistic attack paths toward both critical and sensitive systems.
Scapien helped the organization:
- Validate identity exposure and credential misuse risk
- Prioritize remediation that would materially reduce attack paths
- Improve detection reliability by aligning SOC monitoring to real security activity
- Extend consistent controls across IT and industrial environments
Recurring assessments ensured improvements did not regress over time.
Results & Impact
- Password hygiene materially improved, with only minimal exposures remaining
- SOC alert quality and detection confidence increased
- Identity risk was reduced as a systemic issue, not a one-time fix
- Security posture matured across both IT and industrial operations
Conclusion
By focusing on validated identity risk and detection maturity, Scapien enabled this organization to move from reactive security to a more resilient, risk-driven posture. iPAS provided the clarity and structure needed to strengthen identity controls, improve detection, and sustain progress over time.