Case Study - Multi-State Data Centers
How Multi-Site Data Center Operators can Save 60% on Cyber Insurance Premiums with Antigen Security
Industry Example: Data Center & Colocation Services
Company Size: 800 employees, 9 facilities
Annual Revenue: $380M
Cyber Insurance Premium (Before): $610,000/year Estimate
Cyber Insurance Premium (After): $244,000/year Estimate
Savings: 60% through visibility, validation, and insurer-ready reporting
The Challenge
A fast-growing data center and colocation provider operating across North America faced a troubling trend: cyber insurance premiums were skyrocketing year over year, and carriers were demanding more granular evidence of security controls.
Despite existing investments in firewalls, SIEM, and network segmentation, underwriters flagged the company for:
Limited visibility across remote and legacy infrastructure
Insufficient proof of zero trust implementation
Gaps in vendor access controls and audit trails
No formalized system for continuous risk monitoring
With an upcoming renewal and expanding pressure from enterprise clients requiring compliance with NIST and SOC 2 frameworks, the CIO and security director needed a cost-effective, scalable solution—fast.
The Antigen Security Solution
The data center operator partnered with Antigen Security to rapidly deploy a layered, validation-based security model designed for high-availability, high-stakes environments:
Real-Time Controls Validation: Antigen’s platform validated that MFA, encryption, secure remote access, and backup immutability were not just present—but consistently functioning.
Vendor Access Monitoring: Antigen gave immediate visibility into 3rd-party access patterns across all facilities, flagging unnecessary persistent credentials and unused service accounts.
Insurer-Focused Compliance Reporting: Risk scorecards, policy coverage maps, and evidence of incident response planning were compiled in an underwriter-ready package, streamlining the renewal process.
Non-Disruptive Threat Detection: Continuous internal and external attack surface monitoring was implemented without impacting uptime or latency, thanks to Antigen’s agentless design.
Security & Compliance
In less than 45 days, the Antigen platform flagged:
14 dormant administrator accounts still active in access control systems
One compromised email account with dormant lateral movement indicators
Missing MFA enforcement for several out-of-band facility access apps
These were remediated quickly using Antigen’s automated ticketing workflows, and a full system validation was completed prior to renewal season.
Cyber Insurance Cost Reduction
By presenting insurers with structured control evidence, updated risk assessments, and continuous monitoring reports from Antigen, the company was able to:
Reduce annual premiums by 60%
Secure better coverage limits and lower deductibles
Avoid adding new exclusions related to third-party exposure
Business ROI
$366,000 in annual cyber insurance savings
Reduced audit prep time by 40%
Improved incident response SLA from 48 hours to <6 hours
Increased client trust, supporting three new Fortune 100 customer contracts
Why It Matters for the Data Center Sector
As custodians of critical digital infrastructure, data center operators are high-value targets for ransomware groups, nation-state actors, and cybercriminals seeking access to broader supply chains.
In an industry where downtime is unacceptable and trust is currency, Antigen Security provides the visibility, validation, and assurance that insurers and enterprise clients demand.
With Antigen, data centers can:
✅ Prove compliance and risk posture to underwriters
✅ Monitor access and controls across distributed infrastructure
✅ Secure better insurance terms—backed by real-time data
✅ Save up to 60% on cyber premiums
The Bottom Line
Antigen Security helped this data center operator turn security maturity into financial savings—without overloading their team or impacting uptime.