IBM Case Studies Pakistan Stock Exchange: In-depth visibility across a complex IT environment

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Pakistan Stock Exchange: In-depth visibility across a complex IT environment

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	System Integration
Challenge	With rapid growth and new IT-enabled services like online trading, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) needed better ways to monitor its complex IT infrastructure to identify security threats and respond quickly and effectively. As one of the best performing stock markets in Asia, PSX must take a proactive approach to data security and compliance to maintain investor confidence. The challenge was to protect its assets and provide a seamless electronically integrated securities trading platform nationally. Read More
About Customer	Formed in 1949 as Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) and renamed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) after integration of two stock exchanges into KSE in January 2016, PSX provides a seamless electronically integrated securities trading platform nationally with a market capitalization of USD 97 billion and 550 listed companies. As one of the best performing stock markets in Asia, PSX must take a proactive approach to data security and compliance to maintain investor confidence. Read More
Solution	To help protect its assets, PSX turned to IBM for an integrated analysis and monitoring SIEM solution. The solution components include IBM QRadar Network Security (XGS), IBM QRadar SIEM, IBM Security AppScan, and IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence. These tools provide a single-console view of threats as they happen and the tools to address them, thereby increasing visibility into the network and infrastructure. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

System Integration

Challenge

With rapid growth and new IT-enabled services like online trading, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) needed better ways to monitor its complex IT infrastructure to identify security threats and respond quickly and effectively. As one of the best performing stock markets in Asia, PSX must take a proactive approach to data security and compliance to maintain investor confidence. The challenge was to protect its assets and provide a seamless electronically integrated securities trading platform nationally.

About Customer

Formed in 1949 as Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) and renamed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) after integration of two stock exchanges into KSE in January 2016, PSX provides a seamless electronically integrated securities trading platform nationally with a market capitalization of USD 97 billion and 550 listed companies. As one of the best performing stock markets in Asia, PSX must take a proactive approach to data security and compliance to maintain investor confidence.

Solution

To help protect its assets, PSX turned to IBM for an integrated analysis and monitoring SIEM solution. The solution components include IBM QRadar Network Security (XGS), IBM QRadar SIEM, IBM Security AppScan, and IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence. These tools provide a single-console view of threats as they happen and the tools to address them, thereby increasing visibility into the network and infrastructure.

Impact #1	Increased visibility into network and infrastructure from 20% to 80%
Impact #2	Boosted productivity, with fewer people accomplishing more
Impact #3	Achieved significantly improved audit compliance

Impact #1

Increased visibility into network and infrastructure from 20% to 80%

Impact #2

Boosted productivity, with fewer people accomplishing more

Impact #3

Achieved significantly improved audit compliance

Benefit #1	Increased visibility into network and infrastructure from 20% to 80%

Benefit #1

Increased visibility into network and infrastructure from 20% to 80%

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Pakistan Stock Exchange: In-depth visibility across a complex IT environment

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