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	TechSoup Global Enhances Nonprofit Profitability with SecureSphere Web Application Firewall Imperva

TechSoup Global Enhances Nonprofit Profitability with SecureSphere Web Application Firewall

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Event-Driven Application Cybersecurity & Privacy - Application Security
Applicable Industries	Cement National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Maintenance Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Supply Chain Visibility Tamper Detection
Challenge	TechSoup Global, a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California, provides other nonprofits with technology resources and support. Their product donation program, TechSoup Stock, allows nonprofits to access donated and discounted technology products, saving organizations over $1.4 billion in expenses as of June 2009. However, the organization faced a significant challenge in securing its web-based transaction processing infrastructure, which was a prime target for hackers due to the processing of donations through credit cards. After an unsuccessful breach attempt, TechSoup realized the need to go beyond traditional perimeter and desktop protection. The organization needed a comprehensive security solution that would effectively monitor and protect its applications from hackers, prevent the loss of sensitive data, and facilitate PCI compliance. The solution also needed to be easy to use and deploy, and require no changes to applications or the network. Read More
About Customer	TechSoup Global is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California. The organization serves as a one-stop resource for technology needs for other nonprofits. They provide free online information, resources, and support. TechSoup Global also offers TechSoup Stock, a product philanthropy service where nonprofits can access donated and discounted technology products provided by corporate and nonprofit technology partners. The product donation program has enabled organizations to save over $1.4 billion in expenses as of June 2009. The organization processes donations through credit cards, making its web-based transaction processing infrastructure a prime target for hackers. Read More
Solution	TechSoup Global selected Imperva’s SecureSphere Web Application Firewall for its ability to provide operational visibility with little overhead and no changes to the applications. SecureSphere delivered total visibility into data access and usage, with an easy-to-use interface that provided granular policy creation and enforcement to prevent unauthorized access or changes to data on TechSoup’s web applications and databases. The solution protects web applications and sensitive data against sophisticated attacks, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and brute force attacks. It also prevents online identity theft and data leaks from applications. Imperva’s Dynamic Profiling technology automatically builds a model of legitimate behavior and recognizes application changes over time, ensuring that SecureSphere’s security policies are up-to-date and accurate, without manual tuning. SecureSphere met TechSoup’s needs for flexible, non-intrusive deployment, and the ability to manage their environment with the smallest of footprints. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Event-Driven Application

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Application Security

Applicable Industries

Cement

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Maintenance

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Supply Chain Visibility

Tamper Detection

Challenge

TechSoup Global, a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California, provides other nonprofits with technology resources and support. Their product donation program, TechSoup Stock, allows nonprofits to access donated and discounted technology products, saving organizations over $1.4 billion in expenses as of June 2009. However, the organization faced a significant challenge in securing its web-based transaction processing infrastructure, which was a prime target for hackers due to the processing of donations through credit cards. After an unsuccessful breach attempt, TechSoup realized the need to go beyond traditional perimeter and desktop protection. The organization needed a comprehensive security solution that would effectively monitor and protect its applications from hackers, prevent the loss of sensitive data, and facilitate PCI compliance. The solution also needed to be easy to use and deploy, and require no changes to applications or the network.

About Customer

TechSoup Global is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California. The organization serves as a one-stop resource for technology needs for other nonprofits. They provide free online information, resources, and support. TechSoup Global also offers TechSoup Stock, a product philanthropy service where nonprofits can access donated and discounted technology products provided by corporate and nonprofit technology partners. The product donation program has enabled organizations to save over $1.4 billion in expenses as of June 2009. The organization processes donations through credit cards, making its web-based transaction processing infrastructure a prime target for hackers.

Solution

TechSoup Global selected Imperva’s SecureSphere Web Application Firewall for its ability to provide operational visibility with little overhead and no changes to the applications. SecureSphere delivered total visibility into data access and usage, with an easy-to-use interface that provided granular policy creation and enforcement to prevent unauthorized access or changes to data on TechSoup’s web applications and databases. The solution protects web applications and sensitive data against sophisticated attacks, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and brute force attacks. It also prevents online identity theft and data leaks from applications. Imperva’s Dynamic Profiling technology automatically builds a model of legitimate behavior and recognizes application changes over time, ensuring that SecureSphere’s security policies are up-to-date and accurate, without manual tuning. SecureSphere met TechSoup’s needs for flexible, non-intrusive deployment, and the ability to manage their environment with the smallest of footprints.

Impact #1	With the deployment of SecureSphere Web Application Firewall, TechSoup Global gained operational visibility and control of its applications, ensuring a high level of trust among its nonprofit partners and donors. The organization's comfort level increased significantly knowing that Imperva was providing protection at the application level. SecureSphere also helped simplify PCI compliance by reducing annual pentesting requirements. The solution turned out to be a very good fit for TechSoup Global, meeting its needs for flexible, non-intrusive deployment, and the ability to manage their environment with the smallest of footprints.

Impact #1

With the deployment of SecureSphere Web Application Firewall, TechSoup Global gained operational visibility and control of its applications, ensuring a high level of trust among its nonprofit partners and donors. The organization's comfort level increased significantly knowing that Imperva was providing protection at the application level. SecureSphere also helped simplify PCI compliance by reducing annual pentesting requirements. The solution turned out to be a very good fit for TechSoup Global, meeting its needs for flexible, non-intrusive deployment, and the ability to manage their environment with the smallest of footprints.

Benefit #1	SecureSphere facilitated PCI DSS compliance for TechSoup Global
Benefit #2	The solution accelerated forensic analysis, reducing repeat attacks
Benefit #3	TechSoup Global was able to manage its environment with minimal footprint

Benefit #1

SecureSphere facilitated PCI DSS compliance for TechSoup Global

Benefit #2

The solution accelerated forensic analysis, reducing repeat attacks

Benefit #3

TechSoup Global was able to manage its environment with minimal footprint

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TechSoup Global Enhances Nonprofit Profitability with SecureSphere Web Application Firewall

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