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SF Police Credit Union Enhances Security with Check Point Next Generation Threat Prevention Software Blade Solution

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Inventory Management Tamper Detection
Services	System Integration Training
Challenge	SF Police Credit Union (SFPCU), a financial institution serving over 34,000 members and managing over $760 million in assets, faced significant challenges in meeting government and industry standards for regulatory compliance, improving security to safeguard company and member data, and streamlining management to control costs. The organization's existing firewall, which had been in place for a decade, was found to have major compliance issues during an internal audit. The legacy firewall lacked a robust reporting system and offered no management transparency, making it difficult to generate security posture reports. SFPCU needed an upgraded security solution that could provide improved support for compliance audits, comprehensive protection against external threats and internal issues, and simplified management. Read More
About Customer	SF Police Credit Union (SFPCU) is a financial institution founded in 1953. It serves more than 34,000 members and offers a full set of financial services, including loans, savings and checking accounts, and insurance and investment products. The organization has grown to over $760 million in assets. Like most financial institutions, SFPCU takes security extremely seriously, as even a brief lapse in security can expose its members’ most important financial data, damaging the credit union’s reputation and creating liability risks. Compliance with government and industry organizations such as the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is also critical for SFPCU. Read More
Solution	SFPCU selected Check Point Next Generation Threat Prevention, a unified solution that provides comprehensive threat protection and supports detailed reporting essential for regulatory compliance. The solution was implemented at the organization's headquarters and a branch site, replacing the legacy firewall. The Check Point solution includes a variety of Software Blades to safeguard the network perimeter, fight advanced threats like bots and malicious emails, deliver proactive intrusion prevention, control remote access, and provide visibility into internal network traffic. The solution also enables detailed security reporting to meet specific guidelines and demonstrate the effectiveness of security systems to auditors. Furthermore, the Check Point solution allows SFPCU to monitor and manage all of its security via a single pane of glass and a single intuitive interface, streamlining management and saving time for the small IT staff. 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

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Tamper Detection

Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

SF Police Credit Union (SFPCU), a financial institution serving over 34,000 members and managing over $760 million in assets, faced significant challenges in meeting government and industry standards for regulatory compliance, improving security to safeguard company and member data, and streamlining management to control costs. The organization's existing firewall, which had been in place for a decade, was found to have major compliance issues during an internal audit. The legacy firewall lacked a robust reporting system and offered no management transparency, making it difficult to generate security posture reports. SFPCU needed an upgraded security solution that could provide improved support for compliance audits, comprehensive protection against external threats and internal issues, and simplified management.

About Customer

SF Police Credit Union (SFPCU) is a financial institution founded in 1953. It serves more than 34,000 members and offers a full set of financial services, including loans, savings and checking accounts, and insurance and investment products. The organization has grown to over $760 million in assets. Like most financial institutions, SFPCU takes security extremely seriously, as even a brief lapse in security can expose its members’ most important financial data, damaging the credit union’s reputation and creating liability risks. Compliance with government and industry organizations such as the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is also critical for SFPCU.

Solution

SFPCU selected Check Point Next Generation Threat Prevention, a unified solution that provides comprehensive threat protection and supports detailed reporting essential for regulatory compliance. The solution was implemented at the organization's headquarters and a branch site, replacing the legacy firewall. The Check Point solution includes a variety of Software Blades to safeguard the network perimeter, fight advanced threats like bots and malicious emails, deliver proactive intrusion prevention, control remote access, and provide visibility into internal network traffic. The solution also enables detailed security reporting to meet specific guidelines and demonstrate the effectiveness of security systems to auditors. Furthermore, the Check Point solution allows SFPCU to monitor and manage all of its security via a single pane of glass and a single intuitive interface, streamlining management and saving time for the small IT staff.

Impact #1	The implementation of the Check Point Next Generation Threat Prevention solution has significantly improved SFPCU's business operations. The robust reporting capabilities of the solution enable compliance with government and industry security regulations, providing a foundation for a security report summary required by internal and external auditors. The comprehensive solution tracks and reports on multiple security systems, enhancing transparency and control. The solution's strong security features help SFPCU monitor employee activity to safeguard internal data with best practices. Additionally, the support for SSL VPN helps employees stay productive when working outside the office. The simplified management facilitated by the solution helps the IT staff work more efficiently.

Impact #1

The implementation of the Check Point Next Generation Threat Prevention solution has significantly improved SFPCU's business operations. The robust reporting capabilities of the solution enable compliance with government and industry security regulations, providing a foundation for a security report summary required by internal and external auditors. The comprehensive solution tracks and reports on multiple security systems, enhancing transparency and control. The solution's strong security features help SFPCU monitor employee activity to safeguard internal data with best practices. Additionally, the support for SSL VPN helps employees stay productive when working outside the office. The simplified management facilitated by the solution helps the IT staff work more efficiently.

Benefit #1	Check Point solution replaces multiple expensive separate products, saving costs
Benefit #2	Single point of management for all security eases management and training, saving time and resources
Benefit #3	Flexible software blade-based solution can scale rapidly for changing needs, providing cost-effective scalability

Benefit #1

Check Point solution replaces multiple expensive separate products, saving costs

Benefit #2

Single point of management for all security eases management and training, saving time and resources

Benefit #3

Flexible software blade-based solution can scale rapidly for changing needs, providing cost-effective scalability

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SF Police Credit Union Enhances Security with Check Point Next Generation Threat Prevention Software Blade Solution

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