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CARE Ratings picks unified Netskope Security Cloud platform for its hybrid IT remote-work environment

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security Cybersecurity & Privacy - Database Security Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Remote Collaboration Remote Control
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Cybersecurity Services System Integration
Challenge	CARE Ratings, one of the leading credit rating agencies in India, faced a challenge when its entire workforce shifted to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company had little visibility into how employees were accessing cloud apps and browsing the internet from home. This lack of visibility raised concerns about network security and data loss. The IT team needed to reduce the risk of malware infection from unmanaged cloud apps and websites and prevent data movement into unmanaged apps. They also needed to prevent data downloads to personal devices from risky Microsoft 365 SaaS apps. Additionally, CARE Ratings wanted to improve the user experience when employees accessed key business applications on the private corporate network. Read More
About Customer	CARE Ratings is one of the leading credit rating agencies in India. It has emerged as the leading agency in many risk rating segments, including manufacturing, infrastructure, and the financial sector, among others. The organization has an established track record of rating companies over almost three decades and has had a pivotal role in developing bank debt and capital market instruments, including CPs, corporate bonds and debentures, and structured credit. Over the past two years, CARE Ratings has upgraded its Information Security Management System (ISMS) framework to support online rating operations. As a result of these efforts, the company has enabled its entire business operations to run smoothly during the COVID19 epidemic, with all its employees working from home. Read More
Solution	CARE Ratings chose the Netskope Security Cloud platform after evaluating multiple vendors. The platform offered advanced data loss prevention (DLP), potential for cost savings, and the consolidation of web and inline cloud access security broker (CASB), DLP, and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) onto a unified platform. Netskope Professional Services worked with a leading Netskope partner to deploy the Netskope CASB and Next Generation Secure Web Gateway (NG SWG). The Netskope client was installed on all end user systems, with connectors in the corporate data centers providing secure access to cloud applications through Netskope Private Access (NPA). An integral part of the Netskope Security Cloud, NPA is a ZTNA solution for hybrid IT environments. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Database Security

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Remote Collaboration

Remote Control

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Cybersecurity Services

System Integration

Challenge

CARE Ratings, one of the leading credit rating agencies in India, faced a challenge when its entire workforce shifted to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company had little visibility into how employees were accessing cloud apps and browsing the internet from home. This lack of visibility raised concerns about network security and data loss. The IT team needed to reduce the risk of malware infection from unmanaged cloud apps and websites and prevent data movement into unmanaged apps. They also needed to prevent data downloads to personal devices from risky Microsoft 365 SaaS apps. Additionally, CARE Ratings wanted to improve the user experience when employees accessed key business applications on the private corporate network.

About Customer

CARE Ratings is one of the leading credit rating agencies in India. It has emerged as the leading agency in many risk rating segments, including manufacturing, infrastructure, and the financial sector, among others. The organization has an established track record of rating companies over almost three decades and has had a pivotal role in developing bank debt and capital market instruments, including CPs, corporate bonds and debentures, and structured credit. Over the past two years, CARE Ratings has upgraded its Information Security Management System (ISMS) framework to support online rating operations. As a result of these efforts, the company has enabled its entire business operations to run smoothly during the COVID19 epidemic, with all its employees working from home.

Solution

CARE Ratings chose the Netskope Security Cloud platform after evaluating multiple vendors. The platform offered advanced data loss prevention (DLP), potential for cost savings, and the consolidation of web and inline cloud access security broker (CASB), DLP, and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) onto a unified platform. Netskope Professional Services worked with a leading Netskope partner to deploy the Netskope CASB and Next Generation Secure Web Gateway (NG SWG). The Netskope client was installed on all end user systems, with connectors in the corporate data centers providing secure access to cloud applications through Netskope Private Access (NPA). An integral part of the Netskope Security Cloud, NPA is a ZTNA solution for hybrid IT environments.

Impact #1	Improved access policies with granular user behavior insight
Impact #2	More secure BYOD through visibility into unmanaged devices
Impact #3	Better data loss awareness, with fewer false positive alerts

Impact #1

Improved access policies with granular user behavior insight

Impact #2

More secure BYOD through visibility into unmanaged devices

Impact #3

Better data loss awareness, with fewer false positive alerts

Benefit #1	Identified more than 600 applications that were being accessed within the CARE Ratings setup

Benefit #1

Identified more than 600 applications that were being accessed within the CARE Ratings setup

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CARE Ratings picks unified Netskope Security Cloud platform for its hybrid IT remote-work environment

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