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Global CRM Provider Cegedim Relies on Forcepoint NGFW

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Applicable Industries	Healthcare & Hospitals Life Sciences
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Cegedim, a global provider of technology and data services to healthcare, life sciences, and insurance companies, operates a powerful network with extremely high throughput. This required a firewall performance to match. The company needed to deploy a large number of core network firewalls with advanced clustering to protect the entire IT infrastructure from external or internal attacks. Furthermore, Cegedim has distributed branch sites across Europe, Asia, and Australia, which required comprehensive, centralized administration and policy management capabilities. Read More
About Customer	Cegedim is a global provider of technology and data services to healthcare, life sciences, and insurance companies. The company operates in more than 80 countries, offering a range of services that include customer relationship management (CRM) for life sciences customers. Cegedim operates a powerful network with extremely high throughput, necessitating a robust and efficient firewall solution. The company has distributed branch sites across Europe, Asia, and Australia, further complicating its network security needs. Read More
Solution	After a two-year evaluation process testing leading firewall products, Cegedim chose a tailored Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) solution with intrusion prevention (IPS) capabilities to secure its entire network. The Forcepoint NGFW solution was chosen for its ability to keep pace with Cegedim's powerful network, provide centralized management, and demonstrate rapid return on investment. The solution was deployed across the company's entire IT infrastructure, providing protection from both external and internal attacks. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Applicable Industries

Healthcare & Hospitals

Life Sciences

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Cegedim, a global provider of technology and data services to healthcare, life sciences, and insurance companies, operates a powerful network with extremely high throughput. This required a firewall performance to match. The company needed to deploy a large number of core network firewalls with advanced clustering to protect the entire IT infrastructure from external or internal attacks. Furthermore, Cegedim has distributed branch sites across Europe, Asia, and Australia, which required comprehensive, centralized administration and policy management capabilities.

About Customer

Cegedim is a global provider of technology and data services to healthcare, life sciences, and insurance companies. The company operates in more than 80 countries, offering a range of services that include customer relationship management (CRM) for life sciences customers. Cegedim operates a powerful network with extremely high throughput, necessitating a robust and efficient firewall solution. The company has distributed branch sites across Europe, Asia, and Australia, further complicating its network security needs.

Solution

After a two-year evaluation process testing leading firewall products, Cegedim chose a tailored Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) solution with intrusion prevention (IPS) capabilities to secure its entire network. The Forcepoint NGFW solution was chosen for its ability to keep pace with Cegedim's powerful network, provide centralized management, and demonstrate rapid return on investment. The solution was deployed across the company's entire IT infrastructure, providing protection from both external and internal attacks.

Impact #1	The implementation of Forcepoint NGFW resulted in a rapid return on investment and a significant reduction in management costs.
Impact #2	The centralized dashboard provided by Forcepoint allows for management of the entire global security environment, including activation of IPS features at the company’s APAC and NCSA data centers.
Impact #3	Moving forward, Forcepoint will be the priority vendor to support subsidiaries as network security requirements arise.

Impact #1

The implementation of Forcepoint NGFW resulted in a rapid return on investment and a significant reduction in management costs.

Impact #2

The centralized dashboard provided by Forcepoint allows for management of the entire global security environment, including activation of IPS features at the company’s APAC and NCSA data centers.

Impact #3

Moving forward, Forcepoint will be the priority vendor to support subsidiaries as network security requirements arise.

Benefit #1	Rapid return on investment
Benefit #2	Significant reduction in management costs

Benefit #1

Rapid return on investment

Benefit #2

Significant reduction in management costs

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Global CRM Provider Cegedim Relies on Forcepoint NGFW

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