Multi-Site Electrical
Power coRporation

Improved incident response timing for critical infrastructure

the problem

Business challenge: Staying ahead of new regulations

A large Middle East–based electrical power generation company, operating four separate power plants, needed to upgrade its cybersecurity posture to remain compliant with newly introduced government regulations. Each site had a fully isolated operational technology (OT) network, making compliance even more challenging.

The new regulations required:

Mandatory adoption of robust OT cybersecurity defenses
Security incident reporting not only to the company’s own SOC, but also to an independent SOC operated by the regulatory authority
Continuous updates to IDS and SIEM tools with the latest AI-driven detection models and signature databases — without compromising network isolation

By The Numbers

iOT365 outperformed other approaches in every way:

80% fewer false positives from AI-driven correlation prior to SOC ingestion
50% faster detection-to-response time through unified detection and correlation
Improved SOC efficiency for quicker handling of high-priority incidents with context-rich insights
$0 in additional hardware costs, using a fully virtual deployment on existing infrastructure
100% compliance with new regulations

Initial approach: Independent IDS, SIEM, and SOC tools

The company’s cybersecurity team first attempted to meet these requirements by deploying a dedicated OT IDS solution alongside a third-party SIEM. After six months of integration work, the setup still failed to meet compliance standards.

They then tried again with a different IDS–SIEM combination. The result was the same: another six months of complex configuration, yet still no path to regulatory compliance.

Why did the first attempts fail?

Both attempts encountered the same critical obstacles stemming from the deployment of separate IDS, SIEM, and SOC tools:

Correlation complexity

Security events had to be stitched together manually across different systems, requiring extensive custom logic.

False positives

Each system required lengthy false-positive reduction processes, increasing deployment time and complexity.

Update challenges

Updating detection engines and AI models across air-gapped environments involved slow, manual file transfers.

Delayed response

Alerts passed through multiple independent systems before enrichment and prioritization, creating response delays.

Analyst fatigue

High false-positive rates and lack of unified correlation increased time to response and prolonged incident resolution.

Data restrictions

Because OT networks were isolated, only heavily filtered data could be sent to the central SOC, limiting visibility.

the SOLUTION

THE TURNING POINT: iOT365

After repeated frustrations attempting to achieve compliance with established cybersecurity vendors, the power generation company turned to iOT365. After repeated frustrations trying to achieve compliance with established cybersecurity vendors, the power generation company turned to iOT365.

iOT365 is the first end-to-end, Level 0–to-SOC cybersecurity platform purpose-built for OT and IoT assets. Unlike traditional approaches that rely on stitching together separate tools, iOT365 consolidates all critical functions — IDS, SIEM, SOC, network discovery and mapping, vulnerability management, and more — into a single vertically integrated platform.

Its patented algorithms and advanced AI enable seamless correlation, automated enrichment, and continuous threat intelligence updates, overcoming the limitations inherent in siloed systems.

Deployment overview

Simple rollout

VVirtual machines were provisioned at each plant, enabling onsite deployment without new hardware. Each site was operational within a day and seamlessly connected to existing OT monitoring.
Secure compliance integration

Filtered incident data flowed via unidirectional data diodes to both the company’s SOC (iOT365) and the regulator’s SOC (built on Splunk), meeting all reporting mandates.
Efficient update
AI threat signatures were refreshed frequently and securely across air-gapped environments using a streamlined update process.

Key deployment features

Unified detection

IDS and SIEM run together as a single instance, eliminating data reconciliation challenges.
Local AI filtering

Threat detection and correlation run onsite, significantly reducing false positives before incidents are exported.
Multi-SOC data delivery
I
ncidents are delivered to both global and OT-specific SOCs, ensuring both broad and specialized visibility.
Isolated AI updates

Each site receives the latest AI and signature updates to stay aligned with global threat intelligence. Vulnerability scoring is performed in the iOT365 OT SOC, leveraging AI-generated scoring and real-time remediation playbooks — eliminating yet another lengthy update process required by siloed systems.

the RESULTS

iOT365 DELIVERED WERE OTHERS FAILED: BETTER AND MORE COST-EFFECTIVE OT SECURITY AND A RAPID PATH TO COMPLIANCE

Faster results

After nearly a year of struggling with alternative solutions, the cybersecurity team deployed iOT365 at each site within a single day. Full OT/IoT network discovery was completed in approximately 30 minutes per site, after which AI quickly learned each site’s baseline. Installing data diodes and integrating with both SOCs took an additional two days, primarily for network configuration and Splunk integration.

Superior performance

Within days, iOT365 reduced false positives by 80% and improved SOC efficiency by delivering context-rich insights and AI-generated remediation playbooks. As a result, analyst teams achieved a 50% reduction in detection-to-response time.

Lower cost of ownership

By eliminating the need for additional servers and third-party SIEM and SOC tools, iOT365 significantly reduced overall ownership costs while ensuring full regulatory compliance.

ABOUT iOT365 – A NEW LEADER IN OT CYBERSECURITY

iOT365 is an emerging leader in AI-powered OT and IoT cybersecurity, delivering a complete Level 0–to-SOC solution that provides real-time visibility, protocol-level monitoring, and intelligent threat detection across thousands of industrial and security devices — all without agents.
For more information, e-mail contact@iot365.io, call +1 (332) 280-4993, or visit www.iot365.io.

iOT365 | www.iot365.io | contact@iot365.io | +1 (332) 280-4993

GET DEMO

Multi-Site Electrical
Power coRporation

the problem

Business challenge: Staying ahead of new regulations

By The Numbers