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50 Information Technology for Small to Medium-sized Businesses Networking & Security Panda Security — Giving customer protection to Nicholas Mee & Co Ltd. Situation To provide a highly skilled, tailored service to its customers, Nicholas Mee supports its factory-trained engineers with a range of digital tools. Tablets, smartphones and other intelligent devices are used on a daily basis to provide workers with instant access to key information, such as work orders, parts availability and job details, to support service delivery. Although the use of modern digital technology has helped to improve its services, this has also increased the potential for cybercriminals and hackers to try and gain access to private data, steal it and then ransom for the sensitive information to be returned. For Nicholas Mee, with the exclusivity and prestige associated with its services and high-net-worth customers, re-enforcing its defences against cyber-criminals was a top priority. Challenges Alchemy (Nicholas Mee business IT solutions provider Alchemy Systems) noticed a rise in the number of ransomware attacks attempting to infiltrate the Nicholas Mee systems, and looked hard at the cyber defence system currently in place. Alchemy discovered that the legacy cybersecurity system (Symantec Endpoint Protection) had no way of detecting and blocking new ransomware attacks – and so immediate action was needed. Solution Panda’s Adaptive Defence 360 now provides Nicholas Mee with complete protection against ransomware and other known or unknown attacks, helping keep sensitive customer details secure and the business GDPR compliant. Talk to the experts at Northamber about Panda Endpoint Security solutions Nicholas Mee & Co Ltd is a member of a very exclusive club. It is one of only a select few Aston Martin specialists in the UK which sells, maintains, restores and rebuilds some of the world’s most iconic luxury sports cars. Have found a security solution against cybercriminals and hackers “Protecting our customers’ data is vital for both business continuity and meeting GDPR regulations, and Panda’s Adaptive Defence 360 has become a critical part of securing our systems across the business.” Neal Garrard - Commercial Director, Nicholas Mee