MANAGED SECURITY SERVICES : MARUTI SUZUKI CASE STUDY MARUTI SUZUKI CASE STUDY TATA COMMUNICATIONS HELPS MARUTI SUZUKI PROTECT AGAINST DDOS ATTACKS MANAGED SECURITY SERVICES : MARUTI SUZUKI CASE STUDY Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan, is India’s largest passenger car company, accounting for a substantial part of the domestic car market. MSIL’s 25 years of success can be attributed to its sole mission of “Motorising India”. Since inception, MSIL has produced and sold over 7.5 million vehicles in India and exported over 500,000 units to Europe and other countries. Right from inception, Maruti brought to India, a very simple yet powerful Japanese philosophy “smaller, fewer, lighter, shorter and neater”. To reach out to its customers, MSIL has built a strong sales network of 600 outlets spread over 393 towns and cities. MSIL also provides maintenance support to customers through 2,628 workshops spread over 1,200 towns and cities. The company has also retained its competitive edge by offering high-quality products. In the field, the products are supported by rapidly expanding networks. The company has diverse networks for new cars, spares, service, pre-owned cars and so on, and all of them are in an expansion mode to enable the company to get closer to the customer. The company’s effort of providing all car-related needs— from learning to driving a car at Maruti Driving Schools to car insurance, extended warranty and eventually exchanging the existing car for a new one—all under one roof at dealerships also enhances customer satisfaction. MSIL extensive operations are powered by a state-of-the-art information technology (IT) infrastructure which forms an integral part of its business strategy. Uptime and availability of this infrastructure is critical to the not only MSIL’s operations but also its extensive network of suppliers and distributors. To ensure availability of its IT resources, MSIL depends upon Tata Communications’ DDoS services for ensuring that external threats do not bring down the infrastructure. Proactive, Real-time Mitigation Tata Communications offers ones of the world’s leading DDoS Detection and Mitigation services, built into a global IP backbone for full transparency to users once mitigation begins. The service scrutinises network traffic in real-time to identify anomalies and quarantine attack packets. Only malicious traffic is blocked—legitimate traffic continues to flow through so network and applications remain available to users. DDoS protection services deliver an improved security posture and have helped Maruti Suzuki build a resilient IT infrastructure that is available to its legitimate users all the time. This means that Maruti Suzuki has ensured maximisation of IT infrastructure availability. The company also created a competitive advantage by establishing itself as a leader in implementing new DDoS security technologies and processes. By using both bandwidth and security features from Tata Communications, Maruti Suzuki works with a single source for its support needs for these services. This ensures that problem escalation and resolution is taken care of immediately at a reduced cost for these services. As part of the service, Maruti Suzuki receives support from Tata Communications’ Security Services Operation Centre (SSOC). At the SSOC, trained, experienced security professionals monitor and manage the company’s services 24X7X365. The SSOC provides a centralised global operations centre to prevent service interruptions and to ensure data integrity. Why Manufacturers Choose Tata Communications’ DDoS Detection and Mitigation Service • Advanced DDoS protection minimises security gaps • Improved business continuity and availability of critical infrastructure Security Challenges—Network-based Solution • Enhanced security without incurring capital expenditures Recognised by telecommunications industry leaders for offering the most comprehensive network coverage for DDoS attacks, Tata Communications was chosen to deliver its managed DDoS Detection and Mitigation service with global Internet connectivity. The Managed DDoS solution is housed in India’s only domestic DDoS mitigation centre. By removing attack traffic within the Tata Communications’ IP backbone, this service rapidly clears threats in the cloud before they hit the customer network. The solution also provides users with multiple bandwidth speeds and ensures optimal bandwidth usage. • New technologies and processes set manufacturers apart from competitors • 24x7x365 service mitigates DDoS attacks while legitimate network traffic passes through • Enterprise view of security posture • Improved regulatory and information security compliance • Scalability per bandwidth requirements • High-speed, scalable, redundant backbone architecture © 2014 Tata Communications. All Rights Reserved. TATA COMMUNICATIONS and TATA are trademarks of Tata Sons Limited in certain countries.