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Case Studies

Projects with measurable impact.

NetworkingRetail Company (Vienna), 40 employees, 3 locations.

Network Modernization for Retail Company

Problem:VPN connections dropped regularly (3-4x daily), Wi-Fi complaints at all locations, constant support tickets.
Solution:Network audit, VLAN segmentation, firewall cleanup, new access points, monitoring setup.
Result:VPN outages eliminated, 100% Wi-Fi coverage, network fully documented. Support tickets reduced by 85%.
Tools: Fortinet Box, Ubiquiti UniFi, Microsoft Azure
SecurityIT Service Provider (Lower Austria), 25 employees.

Security Baseline for IT Service Provider

Problem:No MFA, shared admin passwords, untested backups, Security Score only 32%, audit prep needed.
Solution:MFA rollout for all users, automated patch management, backup restore tests, access rights cleanup.
Result:Security Score increased from 32% to 85%, audit ready, patch compliance improved to 95%.
Tools: Microsoft 365 Premium, Veeam Backup, Bitwarden
SecurityFinancial Advisory (Vienna), 35 employees, hybrid work.

Zero Trust Implementation for Financial Advisory

Problem:Hybrid work created security gaps, no Conditional Access, external partners with overly broad permissions.
Solution:Identity audit, Conditional Access policies, role-based permissions, privileged access management.
Result:Risky sign-ins blocked (98%), compliance with data protection requirements, external access controlled.
Tools: Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, Azure PIM
ResilienceManufacturing Company (Upper Austria), 60 employees, business-critical data.

Ransomware Resilience for Manufacturing

Problem:Limited backup redundancy, untested recovery strategy, no incident runbooks.
Solution:Immutable backups on separate infrastructure, recovery drills, incident response runbooks.
Result:RPO < 1h, RTO < 4h, recovery successfully tested, team trained.
Tools: Veeam, air-gapped backup, Azure Backup
Cloud SecurityTax Advisory (Vienna), 20 employees, GDPR-relevant.

M365 Security & Compliance for Tax Advisory

Problem:Unsafe SharePoint sharing defaults, no DLP, Teams policies not hardened.
Solution:Security baseline in M365 tenant, Conditional Access, DLP rules, audit logging enabled.
Result:Sharing permissions reduced to least-privilege, external shares blocked, full audit trail.
Tools: Microsoft 365, Purview, Conditional Access