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BanRegio's Transformation with Zscaler's Cloud-Based Web Security Solution

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Malware Protection Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Databases
Applicable Industries	National Security & Defense Retail
Use Cases	Tamper Detection Traffic Monitoring
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	Banco Regional de Monterrey (BanRegio), a leading financial services institution in Monterrey, Mexico, faced several challenges due to its rapid business growth. The expansion of new branches led to high bandwidth costs as traffic was backhauled from 100 locations to a central site. This resulted in high operational costs and increased complexity in maintaining a large pre-approved URL list. The bank was using a central proxy-based URL filtering solution that did not include a network-based Anti-Virus solution. This posed a significant challenge to the bank's security infrastructure, making it vulnerable to potential threats. The appliance-based solutions were not only cost-prohibitive but also did not address the backhauling issues, adding to the bank's operational woes. Read More
About Customer	Banco Regional de Monterrey (BanRegio) is a leading financial services institution based in Monterrey, Mexico. Founded in 1994, the bank has grown significantly over the years, boasting 100 branch locations and serving 2,000 users. BanRegio's main areas of expertise include retail, small and medium businesses, factoring, leasing, consumer finance, and private banking services. The bank's rapid growth and expansion into new branches have led to increased operational and bandwidth costs, necessitating a robust and cost-effective solution to manage its complex security infrastructure. Read More
Solution	BanRegio turned to Zscaler's cloud-based web security solution to address its challenges. This solution eliminated the need for purchasing and maintaining appliance-based solutions, thereby reducing infrastructure complexity and costs. The cloud-based solution allowed users to forward their traffic to the cloud, significantly reducing bandwidth usage compared to when traffic was backhauled to the central office. Zscaler's solution offered lower latency, flexible access to websites, enhanced visibility into organizational security, protection against advanced threats, and data loss prevention across the web channel. The solution's local data centers in Mexico and over 40 data centers worldwide ensured reduced latency. Zscaler's large hierarchical URL database eliminated the need for a large, pre-approved URL whitelist, providing flexible access to websites for users. The solution's interactive and real-time reporting increased visibility into security across the organization, enabling BanRegio to track usage trends by branches or departments. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Malware Protection

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Databases

Applicable Industries

National Security & Defense

Retail

Use Cases

Tamper Detection

Traffic Monitoring

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

Banco Regional de Monterrey (BanRegio), a leading financial services institution in Monterrey, Mexico, faced several challenges due to its rapid business growth. The expansion of new branches led to high bandwidth costs as traffic was backhauled from 100 locations to a central site. This resulted in high operational costs and increased complexity in maintaining a large pre-approved URL list. The bank was using a central proxy-based URL filtering solution that did not include a network-based Anti-Virus solution. This posed a significant challenge to the bank's security infrastructure, making it vulnerable to potential threats. The appliance-based solutions were not only cost-prohibitive but also did not address the backhauling issues, adding to the bank's operational woes.

About Customer

Banco Regional de Monterrey (BanRegio) is a leading financial services institution based in Monterrey, Mexico. Founded in 1994, the bank has grown significantly over the years, boasting 100 branch locations and serving 2,000 users. BanRegio's main areas of expertise include retail, small and medium businesses, factoring, leasing, consumer finance, and private banking services. The bank's rapid growth and expansion into new branches have led to increased operational and bandwidth costs, necessitating a robust and cost-effective solution to manage its complex security infrastructure.

Solution

BanRegio turned to Zscaler's cloud-based web security solution to address its challenges. This solution eliminated the need for purchasing and maintaining appliance-based solutions, thereby reducing infrastructure complexity and costs. The cloud-based solution allowed users to forward their traffic to the cloud, significantly reducing bandwidth usage compared to when traffic was backhauled to the central office. Zscaler's solution offered lower latency, flexible access to websites, enhanced visibility into organizational security, protection against advanced threats, and data loss prevention across the web channel. The solution's local data centers in Mexico and over 40 data centers worldwide ensured reduced latency. Zscaler's large hierarchical URL database eliminated the need for a large, pre-approved URL whitelist, providing flexible access to websites for users. The solution's interactive and real-time reporting increased visibility into security across the organization, enabling BanRegio to track usage trends by branches or departments.

Impact #1	The implementation of Zscaler's cloud-based web security solution has brought about significant operational improvements for BanRegio. The bank has seen a reduction in latency, thanks to Zscaler's local data centers in Mexico and its numerous data centers worldwide. The solution has also provided flexible access to websites for users, eliminating the need for a large, pre-approved URL whitelist. The bank now enjoys enhanced visibility into its organizational security, with the ability to track usage trends by branches or departments. Furthermore, the solution offers protection against advanced threats and data loss prevention across the web channel, significantly enhancing the bank's security infrastructure.

Impact #1

The implementation of Zscaler's cloud-based web security solution has brought about significant operational improvements for BanRegio. The bank has seen a reduction in latency, thanks to Zscaler's local data centers in Mexico and its numerous data centers worldwide. The solution has also provided flexible access to websites for users, eliminating the need for a large, pre-approved URL whitelist. The bank now enjoys enhanced visibility into its organizational security, with the ability to track usage trends by branches or departments. Furthermore, the solution offers protection against advanced threats and data loss prevention across the web channel, significantly enhancing the bank's security infrastructure.

Benefit #1	Significant reduction in bandwidth usage due to traffic forwarding to the cloud
Benefit #2	Lower operational costs due to elimination of appliance-based solutions
Benefit #3	Reduced latency due to local data centers in Mexico and over 40 data centers worldwide

Benefit #1

Significant reduction in bandwidth usage due to traffic forwarding to the cloud

Benefit #2

Lower operational costs due to elimination of appliance-based solutions

Benefit #3

Reduced latency due to local data centers in Mexico and over 40 data centers worldwide

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BanRegio's Transformation with Zscaler's Cloud-Based Web Security Solution

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