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SREI's Transition to Cloud with Check Point: A Secure and Compliant Approach

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Maintenance Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Leasing Finance Automation Tamper Detection
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration
Challenge	SREI, one of India’s leading asset finance and leasing institutions in the infrastructure sector, faced a significant challenge when it decided to move its operations to the cloud. The company had to comply with stringent financial regulations on data security and protect customer and other internal data held in the public cloud. The transition was prompted by the need for a complete revamp of its 13-year-old datacenter. Being highly regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), its data had to be co-located in India and it eventually chose Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a cloud vendor. The company needed security solutions with the flexibility to support all deployment needs and to build a security perimeter around its operations, rather than just relying on AWS services. Read More
About Customer	SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) that focuses on infrastructure financing for large projects such as roads, airports, and hospitals. It also offers financing for the equipment related to such projects. Founded in 1989, SREI is one of India’s leading asset finance and leasing institutions in the infrastructure sector. Headquartered in Kolkata, it has 2,000 employees and 90 locations across India. The company's decision to move its whole operation into the cloud and adopt a cloud-first policy was prompted when its 13-year-old datacenter needed a complete revamp. Read More
Solution	SREI chose Check Point's suite of security solutions to meet its cloud security needs. The solutions included Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security, Check Point R80 Unified Security Management, Check Point SmartMove, and Check Point SmartEvent. These solutions offered comprehensive protections for cloud assets without sacrificing agility or efficiency. The company was able to avoid network complexity by using AWS Transit Gateway. Check Point's CloudGuard is integrated with an IBMQ Radar threat intelligence application and there are a number of other API integrations for user identification and supporting services. The flexibility, industry know-how, and legacy of Check Point convinced SREI that it was the right choice for their cloud security needs. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Maintenance

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Leasing Finance Automation

Tamper Detection

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

System Integration

Challenge

SREI, one of India’s leading asset finance and leasing institutions in the infrastructure sector, faced a significant challenge when it decided to move its operations to the cloud. The company had to comply with stringent financial regulations on data security and protect customer and other internal data held in the public cloud. The transition was prompted by the need for a complete revamp of its 13-year-old datacenter. Being highly regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), its data had to be co-located in India and it eventually chose Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a cloud vendor. The company needed security solutions with the flexibility to support all deployment needs and to build a security perimeter around its operations, rather than just relying on AWS services.

About Customer

SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) that focuses on infrastructure financing for large projects such as roads, airports, and hospitals. It also offers financing for the equipment related to such projects. Founded in 1989, SREI is one of India’s leading asset finance and leasing institutions in the infrastructure sector. Headquartered in Kolkata, it has 2,000 employees and 90 locations across India. The company's decision to move its whole operation into the cloud and adopt a cloud-first policy was prompted when its 13-year-old datacenter needed a complete revamp.

Solution

SREI chose Check Point's suite of security solutions to meet its cloud security needs. The solutions included Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security, Check Point R80 Unified Security Management, Check Point SmartMove, and Check Point SmartEvent. These solutions offered comprehensive protections for cloud assets without sacrificing agility or efficiency. The company was able to avoid network complexity by using AWS Transit Gateway. Check Point's CloudGuard is integrated with an IBMQ Radar threat intelligence application and there are a number of other API integrations for user identification and supporting services. The flexibility, industry know-how, and legacy of Check Point convinced SREI that it was the right choice for their cloud security needs.

Impact #1	The implementation of Check Point's solutions has brought significant operational benefits to SREI. The ease of integration has been a key benefit, with the company now able to integrate with third party locations in as little as 30 minutes, compared to a day previously. The solutions provide SREI with a snapshot of its policies and cloud status, enabling the team to track back, pinpoint any problems, and identify root causes in a couple of hours, a task that previously would take days. The company now has clear visibility of its traffic and threats, with an average of 20 qualified incidents a week, 25% of which are high severity, 50% medium and 25% low, all dealt with safely by the Check Point solutions. The ease and quickness of integration have also facilitated office relocations, saving time for the company.

Impact #1

The implementation of Check Point's solutions has brought significant operational benefits to SREI. The ease of integration has been a key benefit, with the company now able to integrate with third party locations in as little as 30 minutes, compared to a day previously. The solutions provide SREI with a snapshot of its policies and cloud status, enabling the team to track back, pinpoint any problems, and identify root causes in a couple of hours, a task that previously would take days. The company now has clear visibility of its traffic and threats, with an average of 20 qualified incidents a week, 25% of which are high severity, 50% medium and 25% low, all dealt with safely by the Check Point solutions. The ease and quickness of integration have also facilitated office relocations, saving time for the company.

Benefit #1	Up to three person-years of effort saved.
Benefit #2	Third party integration times slashed from one day to 30 minutes.
Benefit #3	TCO 50% lower than with other solutions.

Benefit #1

Up to three person-years of effort saved.

Benefit #2

Third party integration times slashed from one day to 30 minutes.

Benefit #3

TCO 50% lower than with other solutions.

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SREI's Transition to Cloud with Check Point: A Secure and Compliant Approach

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