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The McLaren Group has deployed
a Secureworks solution to secure
its data across multiple locations
and assess threats in real-time,
helping the high-performance car
manufacturer stay competitive on
race day and beyond.
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otorsport is all about
taking calculated risks.
From overtaking, pushing
tyres and engines to
the limit and timing pit stops, every
decision before, during and after a
race influences your position during
the season. With the huge quantities of
telemetry, environmental and competitor
data being processed every second
by engineers in the pit, keeping this
information secure and available when
needed is essential. are responsible for ensuring that this
data safely reaches the right people at
the right time.
For McLaren, having a cybersecurity
defence is part of the manufacturer’s
winning formula, both on and off the
track. One of the biggest challenges for
McLaren’s Formula One operation is the
sheer quantity of data required to keep
the car competitive – let alone the extra
information and refinement needed to
stay at the top of the sport. Ultimately,
data is the foundation of making the car
go faster and the group’s IT technicians Off the racetrack, McLaren Group is
in significant growth and much of this
success has been driven by its own
Digital Transformation.
Within each car there are between
200 and 300 sensors which deliver
100 gigabytes of data during a race
weekend. As well as assisting during the
race, McLaren also uses this data for
future design and engineering – using
sophisticated modelling to optimise the
performance of every component within
the car.
As an organisation, it is moving away
from a traditional on-premise data
centre approach, where a firewall
boundary around the organisation was
all that was needed to protect and
manage its data.
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