Bright Visuals’ Path to Secure Creative Operations

How benchmarked uncovered nine critical gaps — and built a realistic, right-sized cybersecurity roadmap for a global creative studio.

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9 Security Gaps

Bright Visuals had no dedicated IT staff — just 30+ SaaS tools and mounting risk.

Cyber Gaps - High Risk

From shared admin passwords to zero endpoint protection, Bright Visuals was exposed.

Access Unsecured

Creative teams thrive in fluid systems. But that doesn’t mean ignoring security. We translated Bright Visuals’ scattered IT into structured, scalable protection.

How we uncovered nine critical gaps at Bright

Bright Visuals is a dynamic, globally active film production company working across advertising, architecture, music, and art. While highly creative and agile, the company had no dedicated IT personnel, relying instead on best-effort internal management for infrastructure and cybersecurity. Their digital operations were spread across over 30+ commercial SaaS tools, multiple entities (Bright Visuals, Shine, HumanHue), and a loosely coordinated endpoint environment.

The Problem #1

Lights, Camera… Cyber Risk

Despite using solid commercial platforms like Google Workspace, Synology NAS, LastPass, and Shopify, we identified major gaps in Bright’s IT posture:

  • No multi-factor authentication (MFA) or zero-trust architecture
  • No formal access management or endpoint protection
  • Shared administrator credentials

The Problem #2

Creative Powerhouse, Security Blindspot.

Furthermore, we uncovered:

  • No disaster recovery or patch management system
  • Unclassified data across shared Google Drive folders
  • Unsecured physical and virtual access to production assets

Bright needed a scalable, cost-effective roadmap to mitigate these risks — without slowing down the creative work that drives their business.

The Solution

COBIT-aligned IT and security assessment

We conducted a COBIT-aligned IT and security assessment that covered:

  • Asset inventory of 50+ employee devices (MacBooks, iMacs, mobile phones)
  • Application landscape review (30+ tools across creative, collaboration, and admin)
  • Workflow evaluation of onboarding, project sharing, client communication
  • Identification of nine specific cybersecurity risks, ranked by impact and likelihood

The Solution

Customized Protection Plan

From this, two tailored solution options were created:

  1. Core IT Hardening Plan
    • Enabling MFA, password rotation policies, and IAM tools
    • Implementing EDR and antivirus on all endpoints
    • Introducing data classification with DLP tooling (Microsoft or Google stack)
  2. Full Enterprise-grade Security Suite
    • Includes privileged access management (PAM)
    • Cloud-based patch automation
    • Disaster recovery and advanced network protection

A total cost of ownership (TCO) was developed for each option, paired with a light, achievable rollout plan — focusing on impact first, then scale.

The Results

Testimonial

“Matt and the Benchmarked team have been a game-changer for Bright. Their expertise keeps our business and client data secure, giving us peace of mind. With their proactive approach, we can focus on growth without worrying about IT security. Highly recommend!”

Creative Chaos, Organized

From fragmented tools to operational clarity — how we created visibility across 30+ SaaS platforms and digital processes.

Complete IT Clarity

Mapping 30+ tools across creative, admin, marketing, cloud, AI, and communication categories

Access Protection and Business driven implementation

Connecting tools to business workflows (e.g., Notion → Project management, Mailchimp → Marketing

Centralized IT Management

Aligning all applications with departments and business entities (Bright, Shine, HumanHue)

Cost Optimization

Analyzing licensing costs, user count, and support burden

The Results

Key outcomes included:

25% monthly IT savings

From software consolidation, unused licenses, redundant systems, and legacy maintenance

Secure Access and Company Data

Implemented SSO and MFA while securely managing Bright's infrastructure

100% Business Continuity

Previously, Bright was not protected against worse case scenario. We implemented systems and procedures to ensure business continuity

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Diving deep into cost structures, contracts, and utilization

Implemented SSO and MFA while securely managing Bright's infrastructure

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