CheckPoint Software Case Studies Global Management in Just a Few Steps: BHN's Infrastructure Upgrade with Check Point Solutions

Edit This Case Study Record

	Global Management in Just a Few Steps: BHN's Infrastructure Upgrade with Check Point Solutions CheckPoint Software

Global Management in Just a Few Steps: BHN's Infrastructure Upgrade with Check Point Solutions

CheckPoint Software

Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security Networks & Connectivity - Gateways
Applicable Industries	Cement National Security & Defense
Use Cases	Construction Management Tamper Detection
Services	Cybersecurity Services System Integration
Challenge	BHN Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG, an external IT service provider, was tasked with operating the entire IT infrastructure for a medium-sized engineering company at around 60 global sites. The challenge was to expand the Check Point infrastructure by connecting and securing global subsidiaries, upgrading the perimeter gateway, and installing a new data center firewall. BHN had been using Check Point security solutions for nearly 20 years, and due to an increasing awareness of cyber threats and a growing number of user connections and requirements, a full security infrastructure upgrade was needed. The upgrade was to include the engineering company's global subsidiaries, integrate sites that did not yet have a Check Point infrastructure, and connect them to headquarters. Read More
About Customer	BHN Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG is an external IT service provider. Its main customer is a medium-sized engineering company. BHN operates the company's entire IT infrastructure at around 60 global sites. BHN has deployed Check Point security solutions for almost 20 years. Detlef Stapel, a Team Leader for Windows Systems Environment and Security at BHN, and his ten-person international team, is responsible for providing users with maximum protection from Internet attacks. They use Check Point to protect each separate network at all their global sites, large or small, and everything within the networks. Read More
Solution	To meet future demands, BHN decided to upgrade the entire security environment, which included 40 small sites, four larger sites, and the headquarters with up to 2,000 users. They chose Check Point products primarily based on performance, ensuring that additional security features could be added without impacting the user experience. The plan included upgrading and adding multiple different Check Point firewall clusters spread across the organization. Quantum Security Gateways were used, which include network security features such as firewall and VPN to securely connect remote sites. Mobile access was used to securely connect remote users. Identity awareness and application control were used to enforce user-based policy controls and provide safe access to the Internet. Anti-Bot was used to detect and block Command and Control communications, stopping the threat. Multiple Quantum Security Gateways were deployed in a cluster to ensure security was always available and protecting site assets. Monitoring was used to provide visibility of the entire security infrastructure. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Networks & Connectivity - Gateways

Applicable Industries

Cement

National Security & Defense

Use Cases

Construction Management

Tamper Detection

Services

Cybersecurity Services

System Integration

Challenge

BHN Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG, an external IT service provider, was tasked with operating the entire IT infrastructure for a medium-sized engineering company at around 60 global sites. The challenge was to expand the Check Point infrastructure by connecting and securing global subsidiaries, upgrading the perimeter gateway, and installing a new data center firewall. BHN had been using Check Point security solutions for nearly 20 years, and due to an increasing awareness of cyber threats and a growing number of user connections and requirements, a full security infrastructure upgrade was needed. The upgrade was to include the engineering company's global subsidiaries, integrate sites that did not yet have a Check Point infrastructure, and connect them to headquarters.

About Customer

BHN Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG is an external IT service provider. Its main customer is a medium-sized engineering company. BHN operates the company's entire IT infrastructure at around 60 global sites. BHN has deployed Check Point security solutions for almost 20 years. Detlef Stapel, a Team Leader for Windows Systems Environment and Security at BHN, and his ten-person international team, is responsible for providing users with maximum protection from Internet attacks. They use Check Point to protect each separate network at all their global sites, large or small, and everything within the networks.

Solution

To meet future demands, BHN decided to upgrade the entire security environment, which included 40 small sites, four larger sites, and the headquarters with up to 2,000 users. They chose Check Point products primarily based on performance, ensuring that additional security features could be added without impacting the user experience. The plan included upgrading and adding multiple different Check Point firewall clusters spread across the organization. Quantum Security Gateways were used, which include network security features such as firewall and VPN to securely connect remote sites. Mobile access was used to securely connect remote users. Identity awareness and application control were used to enforce user-based policy controls and provide safe access to the Internet. Anti-Bot was used to detect and block Command and Control communications, stopping the threat. Multiple Quantum Security Gateways were deployed in a cluster to ensure security was always available and protecting site assets. Monitoring was used to provide visibility of the entire security infrastructure.

Impact #1	The main reason for deploying Check Point was to improve workflow management and efficiency. BHN was able to implement a solution that could be managed globally via a centralized management system. This allowed a small team to manage the firewall and VPN. Check Point was the only provider offering a centralized management system meeting BHN's requirements. The team was able to see and respond appropriately to attempted attacks. Over time, new prevention measures were added, such as Anti-Bot, Identity Awareness, and Application Control. This provided the highest level of protection. During the ongoing year-long coronavirus pandemic, a Check Point infrastructure proved particularly useful, allowing employees to connect rapidly to the office and the office cloud. The potential future benefits include the Check Point SmartEvent solution, which provides actionable security incident and event management and reporting.

Impact #1

The main reason for deploying Check Point was to improve workflow management and efficiency. BHN was able to implement a solution that could be managed globally via a centralized management system. This allowed a small team to manage the firewall and VPN. Check Point was the only provider offering a centralized management system meeting BHN's requirements. The team was able to see and respond appropriately to attempted attacks. Over time, new prevention measures were added, such as Anti-Bot, Identity Awareness, and Application Control. This provided the highest level of protection. During the ongoing year-long coronavirus pandemic, a Check Point infrastructure proved particularly useful, allowing employees to connect rapidly to the office and the office cloud. The potential future benefits include the Check Point SmartEvent solution, which provides actionable security incident and event management and reporting.

Benefit #1	Reduced staff workloads to a fifth of the time needed by other providers
Benefit #2	Enabled more than 1,000 employees to work from home over the course of a single weekend during the coronavirus pandemic
Benefit #3	Operates the entire IT infrastructure for a medium-sized engineering company at around 60 global sites

Benefit #1

Reduced staff workloads to a fifth of the time needed by other providers

Benefit #2

Enabled more than 1,000 employees to work from home over the course of a single weekend during the coronavirus pandemic

Benefit #3

Operates the entire IT infrastructure for a medium-sized engineering company at around 60 global sites

Download PDF Version

Overview

Global Management in Just a Few Steps: BHN's Infrastructure Upgrade with Check Point Solutions

Operational Impact

Quantitative Benefit