“You have to secure your digital stronghold, but don’t play gatekeeper yourself.” That principle underpins a strategic choice that Montea has made in recent years: entrusting its IT responsibility to cyber security experts. While the stock-listed logistics real estate company focuses on innovation, data and sustainable growth, we at SecWise ensure that their digital foundations remain solid.

“We give a lot of responsibility, but expect ownership in return. That’s the best way to maximize a partnership.”
− IT Manager at Montea

A vision for real estate

Montea is a Belgian investor in logistics real estate, active in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Germany. What started as a traditional SME is now a market-listed enterprise with a strong focus on digitalization, ESG data, and international expansion. In this growth trajectory, IT has long since moved from being a supporting asset to a strategic pillar. And Montea was well aware of that.

Their vision prompted a clear decision: cybersecurity, cloud, and network management could no longer be managed in isolation but had to be entrusted to a single specialized partner. “We were explicitly looking for a party that could handle the whole package. Someone we could trust with the responsibility and who was familiar with our way of working”, said the IT team. And that’s how Montea found its way to our experts.

 

The complete puzzle

What started as an IT security project quickly grew into a close collaboration in which we unburden Montea from A to Z. Together with our experts, their team chose a single point of contact to oversee their entire digital security. Specifically, we help Montea with:

• Continuous monitoring and rapid response to cyber threats, via our Security Operations Center (SOC) and SIEM solution
• Complete visibility into their IT environment, thanks to Microsoft Sentinel
• Management of laptops and mobile devices via Intune, with automatic security updates
• Clear access rules with Zero Trust and conditional access, ensuring only the right people gain access to their resources
• Training and awareness via campaigns like Phished IO, making sure all employees stay vigilant as well

Additional support for application management, secure solutions for their printers (PrintX), disaster recovery, and preparation for NIS2 legislation were also essential to complete their security puzzle.

 

Thanks to this approach, Montea now receives alerts about suspicious activities before they become real problems. Whereas incidents used to go unnoticed, we can now intervene proactively. And that gives them more peace of mind!

 

Managed security services that are built to scale

Montea deliberately chose a turnkey model, in which we, as their security partner, take responsibility for all aspects of digital safety. We manage the network structure, Azure environment, and connectivity in collaboration with our sister company Arxus. Control remains central, so a clear division of responsibilities is essential. Not only to limit risks, but also to enable faster response times. “We give a lot of responsibility, but expect ownership in return. That’s the best way to maximize a partnership”, says Montea’s IT team. “This approach creates a strong foundation of trust, allowing us to continue to challenge and empower each other.”

Since then, that collaboration has evolved into a partnership with clear SLAs, close communication, and mutual trust. We quickly pick up on new technologies together and roll them out efficiently. And the bar? Well, it’s pretty high. Because Montea keeps growing and they expect the same from their partners.

 

Your organization deserves control over security too

At SecWise, we think ahead, look to the future, and take responsibility as if it were our own environment. Just like we do for Montea. Would you like to know how we can help your organization work more securely?

Get in touch. We would be more than happy to schedule an introduction.