The Challenge
A global manufacturing company with operations in 23 countries was running 73 distinct security tools. Annual licensing and operational costs exceeded $8.4M. Despite the investment, the security team reported persistent visibility gaps and an average of 11,000 daily alerts — most of which went uninvestigated.
The Approach
The SamurAI conducted a comprehensive security stack assessment over six weeks, evaluating each tool against coverage requirements, integration capabilities, and total cost of ownership.
Our analysis revealed:
- 41% functional overlap between tools from different vendors
- 12 tools with fewer than 5 active users
- 3 tools generating 68% of all alerts, with a 94% false positive rate
- No single pane of glass across cloud, endpoint, and network security
The Solution
We designed a consolidated security architecture centered on three integrated platforms, eliminating 47 redundant tools while expanding coverage to previously unmonitored cloud workloads and OT environments.
The Results
- $3.2M annual cost reduction in licensing and operational overhead
- 86% reduction in daily alerts through consolidation and tuning
- Mean time to detect (MTTD) improved from 14 hours to 23 minutes
- Full visibility achieved across cloud, on-premises, and OT environments for the first time
