How Xopero Unified Protection Helped UNIA Ltd. Meet NIS2 Standards and Ensure Full Cyber Protection

UNIA Ltd. is a leading agricultural machinery manufacturer in Central and Eastern Europe, with over 140 years of history. The company operates four production plants in Poland, employing more than 1,100 people and delivering technologically advanced solutions for global agriculture. Since inventing the first cultivator in 1898, UNIA Ltd. has consistently expanded its offerings, setting industry standards.

The rapid growth of UNIA Ltd. posed new challenges in data protection. Agricultural machinery manufacturing requires precise technical and production documentation; any loss of these could lead to significant financial losses and operational disruptions. Protecting an infrastructure that includes over 100 endpoints, more than 100 Microsoft 365 accounts, over 10 servers, and 25 Hyper-V machines required a comprehensive approach to ensure data security and the highest level of cyber resilience.

Another challenge was securing a distributed IT infrastructure across four factories in Poland. UNIA Ltd. needed a solution to fully automate backup processes and protect its complex environment, comprising hundreds of devices and a vast virtualization ecosystem, from threats like ransomware.

UNIA Ltd.'s data protection strategy involved implementing two Xopero Unified Protection systems, configured in a cross-backup model. This advanced setup was designed to ensure data security and resilience, critical to the company's operational continuity. The headquarters and a remote branch are linked in a way that provides data protection while maintaining geographical separation.

• The first Xopero Unified Protection system, installed at headquarters, manages backup storage for critical data, including technical and production documentation. This data is automatically replicated to a second system located in the branch, ensuring that, even in the event of a headquarters failure, the data remains accessible in a safe alternative location, significantly reducing the risk of data loss.
• The second system, located in the branch, secures locally processed data and data from headquarters. Backups from the branch are also replicated to headquarters, creating a reciprocal support mechanism—each location serves as a disaster recovery repository for the other.

The cross-backup architecture is essential for a company operating nationwide, as distributing data across two separate locations enhances resilience to potential threats, such as local failures, power outages, or unforeseen incidents. This "one city, one protection system" approach, with geographical redundancy, ensures uninterrupted operations for UNIA Ltd., as data remains accessible in an alternative location in case of an issue in one site.

By utilizing advanced features like automatic replication and ransomware protection mechanisms, UNIA Ltd. secures its data while also meeting legal requirements for information security, including the strict standards set by the NIS2 directive. This configuration eliminates the risk of losing key resources, allowing the company to focus on growth and operational improvement, fully trusting its implemented data protection system.

UNIA Ltd. chose Xopero Software for its advanced SphereCyberX 360 technology, providing multi-layered data protection against all types of threats. This strategy includes innovative solutions that integrate backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware protection, forming a cohesive, enterprise-grade data management approach.

With SphereCyberX 360, UNIA Ltd. benefits from several security layers, including FOXS (Fortress ObjectX Storage) and Triple-I—indestructible and instant backups. These mechanisms, supported by WORM and immutable storage, protect data from any modification attempts, making it resilient to ransomware and other cyber threats. Additionally, the Xopero Secure AirGap Immutable Repository (xSAIR) isolates data in a secure demilitarized zone (DMZ), ensuring full protection even against the most advanced attacks.

The XZTA (Xopero Zero Trust Approach) technology ensures that only specific Xopero agent requests can access data during backup, replication, or recovery, enhancing security and fully aligning with Zero Trust principles.

With these advanced features, UNIA Ltd. ensures full protection across its IT infrastructure. This comprehensive system also meets regulatory requirements like the NIS2 directive, allowing secure operations and reducing regulatory and operational risk.

Choosing Xopero Software is not only a technological decision but a strategic move toward achieving full cyber resilience. The solution enables UNIA Ltd. to manage backups and data recovery effectively while also adapting flexibly to the company's evolving needs, supporting further development and digital transformation.

Implementing Xopero Unified Protection has been a key element in UNIA Ltd.'s data protection strategy, significantly enhancing IT infrastructure management efficiency and strengthening operational security. The automation of backup processes provided by Xopero ensures complete protection for technical and production documentation, eliminating the risk of disruptions caused by the loss of these essential resources. Technologies enabling automation and proactive protection against threats, including ransomware, effectively minimize data loss risk, ensuring data integrity and availability.

As a result, UNIA Ltd. can now focus on business operations without concerns about IT infrastructure security, knowing that data protection processes are fully automated and monitored. Additionally, Xopero Unified Protection demonstrates exceptional flexibility and scalability, allowing the company to adapt dynamically to growing business needs. This scalability assures UNIA Ltd. that the data protection tool will evolve with the company, supporting further digitization and expansion into international markets.

UNIA Ltd. continues to expand its IT infrastructure, and Xopero Unified Protection remains a key component of its data protection strategy. The company plans further system expansion to meet growing market and regulatory demands.