Over 200,000 associates. Nearly $92 billion in annual revenue. Products consumed more than a billion times a day across 200+ countries. PepsiCo's attack surface isn't theoretical - it's one of the largest consumer goods footprints on the planet, spanning manufacturing plants, global supply chains, e-commerce platforms, and the operational technology running bottling lines and packaging systems that can't afford downtime.
The threat model here includes everything from OT/ICS vulnerabilities in food production infrastructure to supply chain compromise, fraud targeting loyalty and rewards platforms, and the sprawling SaaS footprint of a CPG giant managing 23 billion-dollar brands including Lay's, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. Securing that means defending both IT and OT environments, protecting consumer and partner data at scale, and maintaining continuity across a business that touches nearly every market on Earth.
PepsiCo's sustainability-forward strategy, branded as PepsiCo Positive (pep+), signals long-term operational thinking - resilience isn't just a talking point but a structural priority woven into how the company approaches its human capital and infrastructure. For cybersecurity professionals, the draw is scale and complexity: real environments, real stakes, and a surface area that doesn't let you get bored.
