New regulations pushed a Taiwanese automaker to modernize. Twister5 deployed Cloudflare Zero Trust and BDE to unify remote access and compliance monitoring.
1. Client Overview
The client is a well-established Taiwanese automotive brand and a pioneer in Taiwan’s automotive industry. From commercial vehicle assembly to OEM and its own-brand manufacturing, the company operates production sites both locally and internationally, with over 1,000 employees in Taiwan.
2. Background & Needs
In recent years, Taiwan’s government has tightened cybersecurity regulations for enterprises. In September 2024, the “Guidelines for Information Security Management of Listed Companies” were revised to mandate stricter security requirements. These include monitoring of IT systems and related equipment, identity authentication, access logging, and secure remote access controls.
Previously, the client relied on on-premises infrastructure to handle cybersecurity. However, due to increasing digital transformation needs and the updated compliance requirements, their legacy infrastructure could no longer meet the demand. With aging equipment reaching end-of-life, the company decided to transition to a cloud-based cybersecurity solution.
3. Why Cloudflare Zero Trust
After evaluating several cloud vendors, the client selected the Cloudflare Zero Trust solution, driven by its distinct advantages:
3-1. Enhanced Network Security
Cloudflare’s Zero Trust model is based on the principle of “never trust, always verify,” requiring authentication and authorization for every request. This significantly reduces the risk of breaches or data leaks.
3-2. Improved Remote Work Efficiency
With multiple branch offices across regions, the client needed secure remote access for distributed teams. Cloudflare provides a unified, low-latency platform that simplifies policy management and speeds up troubleshooting.
3-3. Lower On-Premises Maintenance Costs
Migrating security infrastructure to the cloud helps reduce the manpower and hardware replacement costs previously incurred with on-prem equipment.
4. Optimizing Management with BDE
To further enhance visibility and reporting capabilities, Twister5 supported the integration of its proprietary Big Data Engine (BDE)—a cloud-native cybersecurity data analytics platform.
Customized to the client’s environment and security needs, BDE works alongside Cloudflare Zero Trust to manage user access permissions and secure sensitive data. While Cloudflare handles access control, the client’s administrators utilize BDE dashboards to monitor user access frequency, organizational roles, and data usage.
To meet operational and compliance requirements, BDE delivers:
- Custom reports
- Smart alerting mechanisms
- Integration with Zero Trust access control and organizational policies
- Log collection and retention
- Anomaly detection and real-time alerting
This setup not only ensures data security and operational continuity, but also significantly reduces the time security teams spend on manual reporting tasks.
5. Professional Onboarding Support
Twister5’s experienced consulting and technical teams ensured a smooth implementation. Given the client’s diverse usage scenarios and complex infrastructure, early engagement from our consultants and a clear technical onboarding process were essential to a successful and timely deployment.
If you’re interested in learning more about Cloudflare Zero Trust or our BDE cybersecurity analytics platform, feel free to contact our consulting team.
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