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	SOKA-BAU Enhances Security for Web Applications and Database with SecureSphere Imperva

SOKA-BAU Enhances Security for Web Applications and Database with SecureSphere

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Database Security Networks & Connectivity - Gateways
Applicable Industries	Education National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Maintenance
Use Cases	Construction Management Tamper Detection
Challenge	SOKA-BAU, a German company providing benefits, compensation, and pension insurance services for 70,000 construction companies, faced a significant challenge in their digital transformation journey. They aimed to provide self-service web applications to their customers and covered employees, which meant exposing their applications to the Internet. However, before they could enable online self-service, they needed to ensure that the sensitive compensation and financial information in their backend databases was completely secure from unauthorized access. The security solution also had to stand up to the scale and availability rigors required from an application with over 650,000 end users. Adding to the challenge was the heterogeneous environment, including database and application server products from several leading vendors, running both custom and packaged applications. Read More
About Customer	SOKA-BAU is a company headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany. It provides benefits, compensation, and pension insurance services for 70,000 German construction companies. Over 650,000 construction workers combined use SOKA-BAU services for their wages, pension plans, financing their continuing education, as well as vacation tracking and scheduling. The company has a total of 1,300 employees, with 173 of them working in the IT department. The company was looking for a solution to provide self-service web applications to their customers and covered employees, which required a robust and secure system to protect sensitive data. Read More
Solution	After thorough testing, SOKA-BAU chose Imperva’s SecureSphere Web Application Firewall and Database Security Gateway products. SecureSphere was the only solution that could not only provide the deep monitoring and security functionality, but also surpassed all other competitors in the performance and scale requirements necessary for such an environment. With SecureSphere’s trouble-free installation and minimal on-going maintenance, SOKA-BAU was able to deploy the most sophisticated security solution without the high costs associated with other offerings. SecureSphere enabled SOKA-BAU to prevent hundreds of attacks per day, while simultaneously providing a high-performance, reliable solution that scales to their needs. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Database Security

Networks & Connectivity - Gateways

Applicable Industries

Education

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Maintenance

Use Cases

Construction Management

Tamper Detection

Challenge

SOKA-BAU, a German company providing benefits, compensation, and pension insurance services for 70,000 construction companies, faced a significant challenge in their digital transformation journey. They aimed to provide self-service web applications to their customers and covered employees, which meant exposing their applications to the Internet. However, before they could enable online self-service, they needed to ensure that the sensitive compensation and financial information in their backend databases was completely secure from unauthorized access. The security solution also had to stand up to the scale and availability rigors required from an application with over 650,000 end users. Adding to the challenge was the heterogeneous environment, including database and application server products from several leading vendors, running both custom and packaged applications.

About Customer

SOKA-BAU is a company headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany. It provides benefits, compensation, and pension insurance services for 70,000 German construction companies. Over 650,000 construction workers combined use SOKA-BAU services for their wages, pension plans, financing their continuing education, as well as vacation tracking and scheduling. The company has a total of 1,300 employees, with 173 of them working in the IT department. The company was looking for a solution to provide self-service web applications to their customers and covered employees, which required a robust and secure system to protect sensitive data.

Solution

After thorough testing, SOKA-BAU chose Imperva’s SecureSphere Web Application Firewall and Database Security Gateway products. SecureSphere was the only solution that could not only provide the deep monitoring and security functionality, but also surpassed all other competitors in the performance and scale requirements necessary for such an environment. With SecureSphere’s trouble-free installation and minimal on-going maintenance, SOKA-BAU was able to deploy the most sophisticated security solution without the high costs associated with other offerings. SecureSphere enabled SOKA-BAU to prevent hundreds of attacks per day, while simultaneously providing a high-performance, reliable solution that scales to their needs.

Impact #1	The implementation of SecureSphere has significantly improved SOKA-BAU's security posture. The solution not only provides deep monitoring and security functionality but also surpasses all other competitors in performance and scale requirements. This has allowed SOKA-BAU to confidently expose their applications to the Internet, enabling them to provide self-service web applications to their customers and covered employees. The trouble-free installation and minimal on-going maintenance of SecureSphere have also reduced the burden on the IT team, allowing them to focus on other critical tasks. The solution has proven to be reliable and scalable, meeting the needs of the company and its large user base.

Impact #1

The implementation of SecureSphere has significantly improved SOKA-BAU's security posture. The solution not only provides deep monitoring and security functionality but also surpasses all other competitors in performance and scale requirements. This has allowed SOKA-BAU to confidently expose their applications to the Internet, enabling them to provide self-service web applications to their customers and covered employees. The trouble-free installation and minimal on-going maintenance of SecureSphere have also reduced the burden on the IT team, allowing them to focus on other critical tasks. The solution has proven to be reliable and scalable, meeting the needs of the company and its large user base.

Benefit #1	SecureSphere prevents hundreds of attacks per day
Benefit #2	The solution caters to over 650,000 end users
Benefit #3	The company was able to deploy the security solution without high costs associated with other offerings

Benefit #1

SecureSphere prevents hundreds of attacks per day

Benefit #2

The solution caters to over 650,000 end users

Benefit #3

The company was able to deploy the security solution without high costs associated with other offerings

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SOKA-BAU Enhances Security for Web Applications and Database with SecureSphere

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