Streamlining IT Asset Management and Security at SCG

Southern Communication Group transformed its IT operations and cybersecurity resilience by partnering with Peritus to unify fragmented asset data, eliminate security blind spots, and streamline compliance, achieving enhanced visibility, stronger security, and greater efficiency.

  • Fragmented Asset Data: SCG’s diverse IT infrastructure included numerous devices, users, software, and SaaS applications spread across its businesses, resulting in disorganised and incomplete asset data.

  • Security Blind Spots: Gaps in visibility left the organisation vulnerable to undetected threats and potential breaches.

  • Complex Compliance Requirements: The growing regulatory landscape and internal policies made it difficult for SCG to ensure consistent compliance across its subsidiaries.

Southern Communication Group (SCG), a dynamic organisation comprising of multiple businesses, struggled to manage its fragmented IT environment. The lack of consolidated asset data, security blind spots, and the increasing complexity of compliance requirements posed significant challenges to the group’s operations and cybersecurity resilience. To address these issues, SCG partnered with Peritus, leveraging its expertise in asset visibility and cybersecurity management.

Challenges

Solution

Peritus delivered a comprehensive solution tailored to SCG’s needs, focusing on asset visibility, security management, and compliance alignment. Key components included:

  1. Unified Asset Visibility Across SCG’s IT & Telecom Infrastructure:

    SCG manages a vast array of IT, telecom, and network assets. Our solution enabled SCG to automatically discover and inventories all:
    ✔ Endpoints (laptops, mobile devices, servers)
    ✔ Cloud instances & SaaS applications
    ✔ Network-connected telecom devices (VoIP phones, routers, switches)
    ✔ User identities & access credentials

    By integrating with SCG’s existing security tools, our solution provided a single pane of glass for asset visibility, reducing blind spots.

“Partnering with Peritus gave us the visibility and control we needed across our complex IT environment. Their solution not only unified our asset data but also strengthened our security, streamlined compliance, and freed up our teams to focus on strategic priorities.”

- SCG

2. Automated Compliance & Risk Reduction:

SCG must adhere to cybersecurity best practices and telecom industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, NIS2). Our solution:
✔ Identified misconfigured or non-compliant devices
✔ Ensured all assets have proper security controls (e.g., antivirus, patching, MFA)
✔ Generated automated reports for audits, saving time and effort

3. Improved Incident Response for SCG’s Security Team:

In the event of a cyber incident or potential data breach, Our solution:
✔ Quickly identified affected devices and users
✔ Provided contextual data (location, ownership, security posture)
✔ Sped up remediation by integrating with SCG’s security stack

4. Optimised Security Tool Utilisation:

SCG relies on multiple security and IT management tools. Our solution ensured:
✔ All security solutions (e.g., EDR, SIEM, IAM) are covering 100% of assets
✔ Eliminated redundant or underutilised security tools, optimising costs
✔ Ensured that no device was left unprotected

5. Scalability & Future-Proofing SCG’s Growth

As SCG continues to expand its managed IT and communications services, our solution scales alongside, providing:
✔ Continuous asset discovery and security posture monitoring
✔ Seamless integration with new security and IT solutions
✔ Automation to reduce manual asset tracking efforts

Results

By implementing Peritus’ solution, SGC achieved the following outcomes:

  • Unified Asset Management: Gained comprehensive visibility into its IT environment, consolidating asset data across all businesses.

  • Improved Security Posture: Proactively identified and mitigated risks, reducing the likelihood of data breaches and security incidents.

  • Efficient Compliance Management: Streamlined compliance efforts, ensuring continuous alignment with regulatory requirements and minimising audit complexities.

  • Operational Efficiency: Reduced manual workload and improved resource allocation, enabling IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives.

  • Increased Resilience: Strengthened overall cybersecurity strategy, enhancing SCG’s ability to respond to evolving threats.

“SCG faced the challenge of fragmented asset data and hidden security gaps—our solution provided them with a unified, real-time view of their IT environment, transforming their security posture and compliance efficiency.”

- Tim Barrow, Managing Director, Peritus

Conclusion

Southern Communication Group’s collaboration with Peritus revolutionised its IT asset management and cybersecurity practices. By unifying fragmented data, eliminating security blind spots, and streamlining compliance processes, SCG achieved enhanced operational efficiency, fortified security measures, and greater organisational resilience. This success story highlights the importance of leveraging integrated solutions like Peritus’ to tackle the challenges of modern IT ecosystems effectively.

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Why Peritus

Our capabilities as a cyber security specialist focus on providing disruptive security technologies, services, and bespoke professional service engagements. We aim to help our customers stay ahead of the curve by evaluating fast-growing and innovative technologies that enhance and complement their security environments. At Peritus, we value our customers as more than just numbers; we consider them design partners. Once they onboard with us, we become an extension to their security teams.

We understand that each customer has unique needs, and therefore, we do not adopt a 'one-size-fits-all' approach. As specialists in the market, we excel in security and focus on delivering solutions tailored to our customers' specific requirements.