Vital Energi Powers Up Security with Nagomi and Softcat.
Project at a Glance
Vital Energi needed clearer visibility of its security posture across a complex mix of tools and systems. Manual data collection meant gaps were hard to spot, reporting was slow, and the business couldn’t quickly reassure internal stakeholders or supply chain partners. Softcat introduced Nagomi, integrating seamlessly with Vital Energi’s existing tools to deliver real-time dashboards, prioritised actions, and security insights within 24–48 hours. The result is a unified, proactive security view that strengthens operational confidence, supports accreditation, and improves responsiveness to emerging threats.
years of Vital Energi delivering critical UK infrastructure supported by improved security assurance
Challenge
Vital Energi’s IT team needed an integrated view of their security tools and configurations. Reporting required manual data gathering from multiple systems, making it difficult to identify gaps, respond to board-level questions, or provide the detailed evidence increasingly required by supply chain partners. The business needed a centralised, reliable way to understand its security effectiveness and demonstrate risk posture with confidence.
Critical Success Factors:
1
Seamless Tool Integration
Integration with existing security tools without requiring new agents.
2
Real-Time Security Visibility
Real-time visibility into security coverage, gaps, and misconfigurations.
3
Reporting for Boards & Bids
Ability to produce board-level and customer-facing reports to support accreditation and tenders.
Solution
Softcat worked closely with Vital Energi to understand its requirements and introduced Nagomi — a platform that integrates directly with existing security tools via API, eliminating the need for new agents.
Nagomi provided instant visibility, highlighting configuration gaps, coverage issues, and actionable recommendations. It enabled the IT team to create meaningful dashboards, run threat profiles, and present risk data clearly to internal and external stakeholders.
- Agentless integration with existing security tools via API.
- Real-time dashboards showing effectiveness, gaps, and recommended actions.
- Threat-informed prioritisation aligned with adversary tactics.
Results
Nagomi transformed Vital Energi’s security operations by removing manual reporting, surfacing issues proactively, and strengthening their ability to assess and communicate risk. The IT team can now prioritise remediation, justify budget decisions, and demonstrate robust security practices to customers.
This has improved operational efficiency, increased trust across the supply chain, and laid the foundation for continual improvement through a long-term cyber hygiene programme.
- Time savings through automated reporting and reduced manual effort.
- Enhanced visibility and prioritisation of security gaps.
- Improved ability to support accreditation and win new business.
“Softcat is an advisory partner I can bounce ideas off and formulate strategies with. You understand the business problem and proactively suggest solutions. I don’t often see that in the market.”
Jon Woan
IT Director" -Vital Energi