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Preventing Downtime in Media Industry: A Case Study of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Event-Driven Application Sensors - Temperature Sensors
Applicable Industries	E-Commerce National Security & Defense
Use Cases	Inventory Management Tamper Detection
Challenge	ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, a leading German entertainment player with a strong e-commerce business, faced a challenge of accommodating rapid growth in network traffic. The company needed to segment different network users and simplify security management. The digital competition had changed the way viewers consume content, leading to a continuous state of service delivery. The company had to constantly engage with viewers across multiple platforms and offer entertainment across any device. Seven years ago, ProSiebenSat.1 brought its security management in-house with the primary objective to protect media files and customer data when moving between sites. The business also wanted greater responsiveness around security and to build its corporate knowledge of security threats and solutions. Read More
About Customer	ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE is the leading German entertainment player with a strong e-commerce business. Every day, 45 million TV households in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland enjoy its 14 free and pay TV channels. Its online offers generate 1 billion video views per month. Every year, the company invests more than €1 billion in 120,000 hours of programming. The company brought its security management in-house seven years ago to protect media files and customer data when moving between sites and to build its corporate knowledge of security threats and solutions. Read More
Solution	ProSiebenSat.1 implemented Check Point 44000 Next Generation Firewalls and Check Point SmartEvent to provide full threat visibility. The Check Point 44000 Next Generation Firewalls is a scalable solution designed to excel in large data center, media, and telco environments. The multi-bladed, chassis-based security systems scale to support the needs of growing ProSiebenSat.1’s networks, while offering reliability and performance. The Next Generation Firewall also gives the team better control over the IT environment, allowing them to identify new applications and either allow, block or limit their use. The 44000 Next Generation Firewalls provide high port density, with 10, 40 and 100 GbE fiber ports. In addition, full redundancy (N+N) prevents downtime, there is advanced protection against known and unknown threats, and the solution is designed for ease of management and fast deployment. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Event-Driven Application

Sensors - Temperature Sensors

Applicable Industries

E-Commerce

National Security & Defense

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Tamper Detection

Challenge

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, a leading German entertainment player with a strong e-commerce business, faced a challenge of accommodating rapid growth in network traffic. The company needed to segment different network users and simplify security management. The digital competition had changed the way viewers consume content, leading to a continuous state of service delivery. The company had to constantly engage with viewers across multiple platforms and offer entertainment across any device. Seven years ago, ProSiebenSat.1 brought its security management in-house with the primary objective to protect media files and customer data when moving between sites. The business also wanted greater responsiveness around security and to build its corporate knowledge of security threats and solutions.

About Customer

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE is the leading German entertainment player with a strong e-commerce business. Every day, 45 million TV households in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland enjoy its 14 free and pay TV channels. Its online offers generate 1 billion video views per month. Every year, the company invests more than €1 billion in 120,000 hours of programming. The company brought its security management in-house seven years ago to protect media files and customer data when moving between sites and to build its corporate knowledge of security threats and solutions.

Solution

ProSiebenSat.1 implemented Check Point 44000 Next Generation Firewalls and Check Point SmartEvent to provide full threat visibility. The Check Point 44000 Next Generation Firewalls is a scalable solution designed to excel in large data center, media, and telco environments. The multi-bladed, chassis-based security systems scale to support the needs of growing ProSiebenSat.1’s networks, while offering reliability and performance. The Next Generation Firewall also gives the team better control over the IT environment, allowing them to identify new applications and either allow, block or limit their use. The 44000 Next Generation Firewalls provide high port density, with 10, 40 and 100 GbE fiber ports. In addition, full redundancy (N+N) prevents downtime, there is advanced protection against known and unknown threats, and the solution is designed for ease of management and fast deployment.

Impact #1	The implementation of Check Point 44000 Next Generation Firewalls and Check Point SmartEvent has enabled ProSiebenSat.1 to accommodate long-term growth and ensure broadcast continuity. The solution has given the team better control over the IT environment, allowing them to identify new applications and either allow, block or limit their use. The implementation of new policies has become simpler and more consistent. The company also uses the SmartEvent event management solution to provide a single view of all security risks, allowing the IT team to respond immediately to security incidents.

Impact #1

The implementation of Check Point 44000 Next Generation Firewalls and Check Point SmartEvent has enabled ProSiebenSat.1 to accommodate long-term growth and ensure broadcast continuity. The solution has given the team better control over the IT environment, allowing them to identify new applications and either allow, block or limit their use. The implementation of new policies has become simpler and more consistent. The company also uses the SmartEvent event management solution to provide a single view of all security risks, allowing the IT team to respond immediately to security incidents.

Benefit #1	The solution provides high port density, with 10, 40 and 100 GbE fiber ports.
Benefit #2	The solution offers full redundancy (N+N) to prevent downtime.
Benefit #3	The solution provides advanced protection against known and unknown threats.

Benefit #1

The solution provides high port density, with 10, 40 and 100 GbE fiber ports.

Benefit #2

The solution offers full redundancy (N+N) to prevent downtime.

Benefit #3

The solution provides advanced protection against known and unknown threats.

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Preventing Downtime in Media Industry: A Case Study of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

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