Ameresco Relies on UTM Firewall to Safeguard, Access, and Control Equipment and Data at Remote Plants

Ameresco is the largest independent provider of energy optimization services and renewable energy plants in North America. The company wanted dispersed plant locations have no onsite IT support, requiring firewalls to be operated remotely. heavy equipment, which can be manipulated online, must be protected from tampering. VPN tunneling is critical for plant/ customer data interaction. They deployed McAfee Unified Threat Management (UTM) Firewall (formerly SnapGear SG560) appliances.