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Capital Securities Corporation Enhances Client Protection with Check Point

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Endpoint Security Networks & Connectivity - Gateways
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Procurement Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Remote Control Tamper Detection
Services	Cybersecurity Services Testing & Certification
Challenge	Capital Securities Corporation, a leading player in Taiwan's competitive securities industry, was faced with the challenge of ensuring a secure environment for electronic transactions for its clients. As a company that prioritizes the management of clients' wealth, maintaining customer confidence was crucial to its success. The company needed to take every possible precaution to avoid any security breach, as most clients often overlooked the security risks associated with financial transactions. Capital Securities was in need of a cost-effective, all-in-one, reliable, and flexible Internet security and VPN solution that was easy to deploy and manage. Read More
About Customer	Capital Securities Corporation is a leader in Taiwan's competitive securities industry, currently ranking fourth in market share. The company's main activities include the securities exchange of Listed, OTC, and Emerging Stock companies. It also offers services such as margin transactions of margin purchase and short sale, and consigned exchange of Taiwan Stock Index futures, options, and overseas securities. Capital Securities is the first securities company in Taiwan to achieve the ISO 27001 certification from the British Standard Institution (BSI). The company has 46 branch companies and continues to grow its overseas units. Read More
Solution	To address its security challenges, Capital Securities turned to Check Point and its Safe@Office 500 product line. This product, designed for small businesses, delivers proven Internet security and is used by 98 percent of the Fortune 500 companies. A Safe@Office appliance was deployed in all Capital Securities offices, providing a solid line of defense against a multitude of Internet risks, including hacking attempts, denial of service attacks, phishing, and viruses. The company also purchased the Security Management Portal (SMP) to manage the Safe@Office gateways. SMP is a remote administration and central management platform that enables complete remote control of the gateways, from initial set-up to advanced network and security policy configuration. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Endpoint Security

Networks & Connectivity - Gateways

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Procurement

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Remote Control

Tamper Detection

Services

Cybersecurity Services

Testing & Certification

Challenge

Capital Securities Corporation, a leading player in Taiwan's competitive securities industry, was faced with the challenge of ensuring a secure environment for electronic transactions for its clients. As a company that prioritizes the management of clients' wealth, maintaining customer confidence was crucial to its success. The company needed to take every possible precaution to avoid any security breach, as most clients often overlooked the security risks associated with financial transactions. Capital Securities was in need of a cost-effective, all-in-one, reliable, and flexible Internet security and VPN solution that was easy to deploy and manage.

About Customer

Capital Securities Corporation is a leader in Taiwan's competitive securities industry, currently ranking fourth in market share. The company's main activities include the securities exchange of Listed, OTC, and Emerging Stock companies. It also offers services such as margin transactions of margin purchase and short sale, and consigned exchange of Taiwan Stock Index futures, options, and overseas securities. Capital Securities is the first securities company in Taiwan to achieve the ISO 27001 certification from the British Standard Institution (BSI). The company has 46 branch companies and continues to grow its overseas units.

Solution

To address its security challenges, Capital Securities turned to Check Point and its Safe@Office 500 product line. This product, designed for small businesses, delivers proven Internet security and is used by 98 percent of the Fortune 500 companies. A Safe@Office appliance was deployed in all Capital Securities offices, providing a solid line of defense against a multitude of Internet risks, including hacking attempts, denial of service attacks, phishing, and viruses. The company also purchased the Security Management Portal (SMP) to manage the Safe@Office gateways. SMP is a remote administration and central management platform that enables complete remote control of the gateways, from initial set-up to advanced network and security policy configuration.

Impact #1	The implementation of Check Point's Safe@Office 500 product line and Security Management Portal (SMP) has significantly enhanced the security of Capital Securities' electronic transaction environment. The solution provides around-the-clock business continuity, ensuring that the company's network and security operations keep pace with business-critical applications. The integrated VPN capabilities of Safe@Office allow offices to securely exchange information, increasing employee productivity and ensuring business continuity without compromising IT resources. The central management of SMP makes keeping security up-to-date a simple task, with updates delivered to all Safe@Office appliances at predetermined times. The extensive logging, reporting, and alerting capabilities of the solution enable the IT staff to monitor and analyze security events on an ongoing basis.

Impact #1

The implementation of Check Point's Safe@Office 500 product line and Security Management Portal (SMP) has significantly enhanced the security of Capital Securities' electronic transaction environment. The solution provides around-the-clock business continuity, ensuring that the company's network and security operations keep pace with business-critical applications. The integrated VPN capabilities of Safe@Office allow offices to securely exchange information, increasing employee productivity and ensuring business continuity without compromising IT resources. The central management of SMP makes keeping security up-to-date a simple task, with updates delivered to all Safe@Office appliances at predetermined times. The extensive logging, reporting, and alerting capabilities of the solution enable the IT staff to monitor and analyze security events on an ongoing basis.

Benefit #1	Safe@Office 500W appliances include a multitude of high-availability, connectivity redundancy, and Quality of Service (QoS) features, reducing downtime.
Benefit #2	Safe@Office integrates VPN capabilities allowing offices to securely exchange information, saving time and efforts for the IT staff.
Benefit #3	Updates are delivered to all Safe@Office appliances at predetermined times, allowing Capital Securities to keep pace with emerging threats.

Benefit #1

Safe@Office 500W appliances include a multitude of high-availability, connectivity redundancy, and Quality of Service (QoS) features, reducing downtime.

Benefit #2

Safe@Office integrates VPN capabilities allowing offices to securely exchange information, saving time and efforts for the IT staff.

Benefit #3

Updates are delivered to all Safe@Office appliances at predetermined times, allowing Capital Securities to keep pace with emerging threats.

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Capital Securities Corporation Enhances Client Protection with Check Point

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