CheckPoint Software Case Studies Enhanced Network Security for a Major Credit Union with Check Point SandBlast

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Enhanced Network Security for a Major Credit Union with Check Point SandBlast

CheckPoint Software

Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Application Security Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Maintenance
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Tamper Detection
Services	Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	The case study revolves around one of the largest credit unions in the United States, which was facing significant challenges in securing highly sensitive data, such as customers’ private and credit card information. The credit union was under constant threat from malware and phishing attacks, and needed to protect against a wide range of zero-day threats. The bank’s Information Security team, consisting of only four people, was spending up to 20 hours a week remediating problems. The previous solution, a firewall and email security gateway using signature-based detection, had been letting various Zero-Day malware through its perimeter. Users would receive emails with infected attachments or links that once clicked would cost the bank a lot of overhead. The company knew it had to find a solution that significantly reduced the time spent on remediation of email-borne infections, and made management of security simpler and more effective. It sought a security solution that would stay one step ahead of the curve and be able to defend against advanced threats such as ZeroDay and ransomware attacks. Read More
About Customer	The customer in this case study is one of the largest credit unions in the United States. As a financial cooperative, it offers a wide range of business and personal banking products and services through its many regional branches. These include deposit accounts, credit cards, loans, insurance, and wealth management services. Entrusted with billions of dollars in assets, the credit union’s highest priority is keeping their members’ hard earned money safe. As a financial institution, it has a lot of sensitive data to protect, ranging from its customers’ private information— names, addresses, and social security numbers— to credit card numbers and financial information. Read More
Solution	The bank found its solution in Check Point SandBlast Zero-Day Protection. The bank uses SandBlast on their Check Point Gateway. Emails get filtered through the Gateway, then forwarded to Check Point where Threat Extraction and Threat Emulation take place. The Network Solution allows the bank to leverage its Check Point infrastructure in order to enable Extraction and Emulation. With Threat Emulation, the bank is also securing their web. Check Point Threat Emulation uses CPU-level inspection to identify advanced threats and Zero-Day attacks that would have gone undetected by traditional solutions. The granularity of Threat Emulation allows it to identify and stop sophisticated evasion techniques such as Return-Oriented Programming exploits before they can cause any harm. The solution has prevented over a thousand malicious file and zero-day threats in the course of just one year. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Application Security

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Maintenance

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Tamper Detection

Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

The case study revolves around one of the largest credit unions in the United States, which was facing significant challenges in securing highly sensitive data, such as customers’ private and credit card information. The credit union was under constant threat from malware and phishing attacks, and needed to protect against a wide range of zero-day threats. The bank’s Information Security team, consisting of only four people, was spending up to 20 hours a week remediating problems. The previous solution, a firewall and email security gateway using signature-based detection, had been letting various Zero-Day malware through its perimeter. Users would receive emails with infected attachments or links that once clicked would cost the bank a lot of overhead. The company knew it had to find a solution that significantly reduced the time spent on remediation of email-borne infections, and made management of security simpler and more effective. It sought a security solution that would stay one step ahead of the curve and be able to defend against advanced threats such as ZeroDay and ransomware attacks.

About Customer

The customer in this case study is one of the largest credit unions in the United States. As a financial cooperative, it offers a wide range of business and personal banking products and services through its many regional branches. These include deposit accounts, credit cards, loans, insurance, and wealth management services. Entrusted with billions of dollars in assets, the credit union’s highest priority is keeping their members’ hard earned money safe. As a financial institution, it has a lot of sensitive data to protect, ranging from its customers’ private information— names, addresses, and social security numbers— to credit card numbers and financial information.

Solution

The bank found its solution in Check Point SandBlast Zero-Day Protection. The bank uses SandBlast on their Check Point Gateway. Emails get filtered through the Gateway, then forwarded to Check Point where Threat Extraction and Threat Emulation take place. The Network Solution allows the bank to leverage its Check Point infrastructure in order to enable Extraction and Emulation. With Threat Emulation, the bank is also securing their web. Check Point Threat Emulation uses CPU-level inspection to identify advanced threats and Zero-Day attacks that would have gone undetected by traditional solutions. The granularity of Threat Emulation allows it to identify and stop sophisticated evasion techniques such as Return-Oriented Programming exploits before they can cause any harm. The solution has prevented over a thousand malicious file and zero-day threats in the course of just one year.

Impact #1	The implementation of Check Point SandBlast Zero-Day Protection has brought about significant operational improvements for the credit union. The Information Security team now spends almost no time on maintenance, as they can trust SandBlast to deliver safe content to end-users and block potentially malicious files. The team also benefits from enhanced visibility into attacks, thanks to SandBlast’s comprehensive reports. These forensic reports provide the team with valuable information about the malicious attempts and the extracted content. The security posture of the credit union has also improved significantly. Now, when an email attachment is received, Threat Extraction immediately provides the users with reconstructed files, removing any potentially malicious code and providing the Information Security team with valuable analysis. This feature has been easy to adopt and instantly effective, improving the overall security posture of the credit union.

Impact #1

The implementation of Check Point SandBlast Zero-Day Protection has brought about significant operational improvements for the credit union. The Information Security team now spends almost no time on maintenance, as they can trust SandBlast to deliver safe content to end-users and block potentially malicious files. The team also benefits from enhanced visibility into attacks, thanks to SandBlast’s comprehensive reports. These forensic reports provide the team with valuable information about the malicious attempts and the extracted content. The security posture of the credit union has also improved significantly. Now, when an email attachment is received, Threat Extraction immediately provides the users with reconstructed files, removing any potentially malicious code and providing the Information Security team with valuable analysis. This feature has been easy to adopt and instantly effective, improving the overall security posture of the credit union.

Benefit #1	Prevented over a thousand malicious file and zero-day threats in the course of just one year.
Benefit #2	Reduced the time spent on remediation of email-borne infections from 10-20 hours a week to almost zero.
Benefit #3	Improved the speed of delivering safe attachments to end-users to just a minute or two.

Benefit #1

Prevented over a thousand malicious file and zero-day threats in the course of just one year.

Benefit #2

Reduced the time spent on remediation of email-borne infections from 10-20 hours a week to almost zero.

Benefit #3

Improved the speed of delivering safe attachments to end-users to just a minute or two.

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Enhanced Network Security for a Major Credit Union with Check Point SandBlast

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