CheckPoint Software Case Studies Enhancing Security and Productivity: A Case Study on China South City Holdings Limited

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Enhancing Security and Productivity: A Case Study on China South City Holdings Limited

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security Networks & Connectivity - Gateways
Applicable Industries	Electronics National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Inventory Management Tamper Detection
Services	System Integration
Challenge	China South City Holdings Limited (CSCH), a leading developer and operator of large trading and logistics centers for industrial materials and commodities, was facing a number of challenges. The company was dealing with an increase in internal applications and large amounts of data flowing between its headquarters and branch offices. This posed new security challenges for the company and its network. The company needed to ensure secure and reliable communication between headquarters and branch offices, centralize security management, strengthen threat prevention functionality, and ensure system availability and business continuity. Additionally, CSCH was looking to increase employee productivity, reduce strain on network resources, provide secure communication between its headquarters and branch offices, and consolidate technologies to reduce management complexity. Read More
About Customer	China South City Holdings Limited (CSCH) is a leading developer and operator of large trading and logistics centers for industrial materials and commodities. The company serves a number of sectors including textile and garment, leather goods, electronics components, building materials, furniture, and household appliances. CSCH has trading and logistics centers throughout China in Shenzhen, Nanning, Nanchang, Xian, and Heyuan. The company was looking to increase employee productivity, reduce strain on network resources, provide secure communication between its headquarters and its branch offices, and consolidate technologies to reduce management complexity. Read More
Solution	CSCH turned to Check Point Software Blade Architecture to fulfill its need for robust security with simplified and intuitive management. The company leveraged multiple Check Point UTM-1 appliances with a variety of Software Blades to provide multi-layered, integrated network security. This included the URL Filtering Software Blade, which eliminated security incidents caused by unintentional visits to malicious websites, increased employee productivity by limiting access to non-business websites, and reduced bandwidth consumption. CSCH also used the Check Point Anti-Spam & Email Protection Software Blade to provide spam protection and defend the company from a wide variety of virus and malware threats delivered within email. This significantly reduced the amount of time employees spent sifting through their inboxes, improving productivity. Additionally, the Check Point IPS Software Blades were used to protect its external servers from malicious attacks, significantly reducing attacks from an appalling rate of approximately 10,000 per day to zero. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Networks & Connectivity - Gateways

Applicable Industries

Electronics

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Tamper Detection

Services

System Integration

Challenge

China South City Holdings Limited (CSCH), a leading developer and operator of large trading and logistics centers for industrial materials and commodities, was facing a number of challenges. The company was dealing with an increase in internal applications and large amounts of data flowing between its headquarters and branch offices. This posed new security challenges for the company and its network. The company needed to ensure secure and reliable communication between headquarters and branch offices, centralize security management, strengthen threat prevention functionality, and ensure system availability and business continuity. Additionally, CSCH was looking to increase employee productivity, reduce strain on network resources, provide secure communication between its headquarters and branch offices, and consolidate technologies to reduce management complexity.

About Customer

China South City Holdings Limited (CSCH) is a leading developer and operator of large trading and logistics centers for industrial materials and commodities. The company serves a number of sectors including textile and garment, leather goods, electronics components, building materials, furniture, and household appliances. CSCH has trading and logistics centers throughout China in Shenzhen, Nanning, Nanchang, Xian, and Heyuan. The company was looking to increase employee productivity, reduce strain on network resources, provide secure communication between its headquarters and its branch offices, and consolidate technologies to reduce management complexity.

Solution

CSCH turned to Check Point Software Blade Architecture to fulfill its need for robust security with simplified and intuitive management. The company leveraged multiple Check Point UTM-1 appliances with a variety of Software Blades to provide multi-layered, integrated network security. This included the URL Filtering Software Blade, which eliminated security incidents caused by unintentional visits to malicious websites, increased employee productivity by limiting access to non-business websites, and reduced bandwidth consumption. CSCH also used the Check Point Anti-Spam & Email Protection Software Blade to provide spam protection and defend the company from a wide variety of virus and malware threats delivered within email. This significantly reduced the amount of time employees spent sifting through their inboxes, improving productivity. Additionally, the Check Point IPS Software Blades were used to protect its external servers from malicious attacks, significantly reducing attacks from an appalling rate of approximately 10,000 per day to zero.

Impact #1	The implementation of Check Point Software Blade Architecture has brought about significant improvements in CSCH's operations. The URL Filtering Software Blade has not only enhanced security by eliminating incidents caused by unintentional visits to malicious websites, but it has also increased employee productivity by limiting access to non-business websites. The Anti-Spam & Email Protection Software Blade has improved security and employee productivity by filtering out and eliminating several thousand junk mail messages per day, reducing the amount of time employees spend sifting through their inboxes. The IPS Software Blades have provided robust protection for the company's external servers, significantly reducing attacks. Overall, the integrated solution has simplified security management, supported large-scale security policy deployments, and reduced complexity, leading to improved business efficiency and security.

Impact #1

The implementation of Check Point Software Blade Architecture has brought about significant improvements in CSCH's operations. The URL Filtering Software Blade has not only enhanced security by eliminating incidents caused by unintentional visits to malicious websites, but it has also increased employee productivity by limiting access to non-business websites. The Anti-Spam & Email Protection Software Blade has improved security and employee productivity by filtering out and eliminating several thousand junk mail messages per day, reducing the amount of time employees spend sifting through their inboxes. The IPS Software Blades have provided robust protection for the company's external servers, significantly reducing attacks. Overall, the integrated solution has simplified security management, supported large-scale security policy deployments, and reduced complexity, leading to improved business efficiency and security.

Benefit #1	Employee productivity increased by 32% due to the implementation of URL Filtering Software Blade.
Benefit #2	Bandwidth consumption reduced by approximately 30% due to the implementation of URL Filtering Software Blade.
Benefit #3	Employee productivity improved by 40% due to the implementation of Anti-Spam & Email Protection Software Blade.

Benefit #1

Employee productivity increased by 32% due to the implementation of URL Filtering Software Blade.

Benefit #2

Bandwidth consumption reduced by approximately 30% due to the implementation of URL Filtering Software Blade.

Benefit #3

Employee productivity improved by 40% due to the implementation of Anti-Spam & Email Protection Software Blade.

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Enhancing Security and Productivity: A Case Study on China South City Holdings Limited

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