CheckPoint Software Case Studies Smart & Final's Rapid Retail Expansion Secured by Advanced IoT Solutions

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Smart & Final's Rapid Retail Expansion Secured by Advanced IoT Solutions

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Technology Category	Networks & Connectivity - Routers & Bridges
Applicable Industries	National Security & Defense Retail
Use Cases	Retail Store Automation Tamper Detection
Challenge	Smart & Final was faced with the challenge of protecting its rapidly expanding retail presence from increasingly sophisticated professional hackers. The company needed to standardize firewall security across all its stores and centralize visibility and management. Additionally, they aimed to enable a rapid roll-out of new stores with minimal manual involvement. All these had to be achieved while reducing the strain on their small in-house IT team, which was tasked with managing the roll-out of firewalls to up to 50 stores a week. Read More
About Customer	Smart & Final Stores, Inc., based in Los Angeles, operates 330 grocery and foodservice stores across seven states in the USA and an additional 15 stores in Northern Mexico through a joint venture. As a food retailer, the company is primarily focused on price and customer service. However, with the increasing threat of professional hackers, security has become a crucial aspect of their operations. Despite the importance of security, the company operates with limited IT resources, making it a challenge to protect their growing retail presence and standardize firewall security across all stores. Read More
Solution	To address these challenges, Smart & Final initially deployed Check Point 1180 Security Appliances to deliver centrally-managed, enterprise-class security. This solution allowed the company to standardize and centralize firewall management for all their stores. More recently, they upgraded to Check Point 1430 Security Appliances, which offer all-in-one advanced threat prevention, flexible network connectivity, and maximum port density. The company also plans to add SandBlast Zero-Day Protection to prevent unknown advanced threats. The 'zero-touch' configuration of these solutions allows Smart & Final to deploy customer appliances without the need for an onsite technical resource, thereby reducing time, effort, and cost. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Networks & Connectivity - Routers & Bridges

Applicable Industries

National Security & Defense

Retail

Use Cases

Retail Store Automation

Tamper Detection

Challenge

Smart & Final was faced with the challenge of protecting its rapidly expanding retail presence from increasingly sophisticated professional hackers. The company needed to standardize firewall security across all its stores and centralize visibility and management. Additionally, they aimed to enable a rapid roll-out of new stores with minimal manual involvement. All these had to be achieved while reducing the strain on their small in-house IT team, which was tasked with managing the roll-out of firewalls to up to 50 stores a week.

About Customer

Smart & Final Stores, Inc., based in Los Angeles, operates 330 grocery and foodservice stores across seven states in the USA and an additional 15 stores in Northern Mexico through a joint venture. As a food retailer, the company is primarily focused on price and customer service. However, with the increasing threat of professional hackers, security has become a crucial aspect of their operations. Despite the importance of security, the company operates with limited IT resources, making it a challenge to protect their growing retail presence and standardize firewall security across all stores.

Solution

To address these challenges, Smart & Final initially deployed Check Point 1180 Security Appliances to deliver centrally-managed, enterprise-class security. This solution allowed the company to standardize and centralize firewall management for all their stores. More recently, they upgraded to Check Point 1430 Security Appliances, which offer all-in-one advanced threat prevention, flexible network connectivity, and maximum port density. The company also plans to add SandBlast Zero-Day Protection to prevent unknown advanced threats. The 'zero-touch' configuration of these solutions allows Smart & Final to deploy customer appliances without the need for an onsite technical resource, thereby reducing time, effort, and cost.

Impact #1	The implementation of Check Point Security Appliances has significantly tightened security for Smart & Final in an era of heightened threats to retailers, thereby protecting their revenue and corporate reputation. It has also simplified the process of opening new stores, allowing the business to be quicker to market. The 'zero-touch' installation has enabled the in-house team of two IT engineers to manage the roll-out of firewalls to up to 50 stores a week. The four-year-old relationship with Check Point has opened up a roadmap of future security solutions for the company.

Impact #1

The implementation of Check Point Security Appliances has significantly tightened security for Smart & Final in an era of heightened threats to retailers, thereby protecting their revenue and corporate reputation. It has also simplified the process of opening new stores, allowing the business to be quicker to market. The 'zero-touch' installation has enabled the in-house team of two IT engineers to manage the roll-out of firewalls to up to 50 stores a week. The four-year-old relationship with Check Point has opened up a roadmap of future security solutions for the company.

Benefit #1	Managed to roll out firewalls to up to 50 stores a week with just two IT engineers
Benefit #2	Standardized and centralized firewall management for 330 stores
Benefit #3	Reduced time, effort, and cost by deploying customer appliances without the need for an onsite technical resource

Benefit #1

Managed to roll out firewalls to up to 50 stores a week with just two IT engineers

Benefit #2

Standardized and centralized firewall management for 330 stores

Benefit #3

Reduced time, effort, and cost by deploying customer appliances without the need for an onsite technical resource

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