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Mutua Universal, a Spanish company managing occupational risk prevention, accidents, and sickness for 160,000 companies, faced a significant challenge in protecting its corporate Android and iOS mobile devices from cyber-attacks. The company had recently decided to provide over 500 employees with access to corporate applications via their mobile devices as part of its digital transformation initiatives. This move, however, exposed the company to potential security threats that could compromise the corporate network. The company needed a solution that would not only protect the mobile devices from network threats but also integrate seamlessly with its existing security infrastructure. The solution also needed to be simple to manage, given the scale of the company's operations.

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.

Central New Mexico (CNM) Community College, the largest community college in New Mexico, faced a significant challenge in managing its multiple security defenses. The college needed to keep new or unknown threats from evading the reputation-based security solutions in place. With eight locations around Albuquerque, CNM had a large attack surface to defend. The IT and security teams worked closely to protect users, data, and other assets from cyber threats. However, the budget of a higher education institution could not increase at the same rate as the proliferation of threats. When it was time to refresh the college's firewall, the IT and security teams looked for a way to improve defenses while simplifying operations.

Grupo Financiero Multiva, a Mexican financial services provider, faced significant security challenges in protecting its network and clients' financial assets from unknown malware, Zero-Day attacks, and Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The bank was able to handle known malware using traditional tools, but it was defenseless against Zero-Day attacks as legacy solutions were no longer sufficient for detection and prevention. The frequency of DDoS attacks was also on the rise. The bank needed a central, manageable security solution that could provide comprehensive protection against these threats, including ransomware, APT, and email-borne attacks.

Arcopedico, a Portuguese ergonomic footwear manufacturer, was facing a significant challenge with its outdated corporate firewall. The existing firewall had limited functionality and was nearing its end of life. As more devices connected to the corporate network, the company realized the need to partition the network to enhance security. The urgency for a change in corporate policy became evident when Arcopedico experienced a 'phishing' incident introduced by an external email account on the network. Although the incident was quickly contained and had no impact on the business, it highlighted the company's vulnerability to cybersecurity threats.

RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, located in Germany, prioritizes IT security, especially the protection of students’ and employees’ personal information. The University was in need of an advanced solution to guard against modern threats, requiring proactive measures and greater transparency. A significant portion of the internal traffic goes through the firewall, necessitating a solution capable of handling large volumes of data. The University's distributed location also demanded efficient central management for all devices. Furthermore, a secure and robust VPN connection was crucial as many students use it to access the University’s network.

BHN Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG, an external IT service provider, was tasked with operating the entire IT infrastructure for a medium-sized engineering company at around 60 global sites. The challenge was to expand the Check Point infrastructure by connecting and securing global subsidiaries, upgrading the perimeter gateway, and installing a new data center firewall. BHN had been using Check Point security solutions for nearly 20 years, and due to an increasing awareness of cyber threats and a growing number of user connections and requirements, a full security infrastructure upgrade was needed. The upgrade was to include the engineering company's global subsidiaries, integrate sites that did not yet have a Check Point infrastructure, and connect them to headquarters.

CoxHealth, a leading regional healthcare system in southwest Missouri, faced a significant challenge in securing high traffic levels generated by COVID work-from-home requirements. The healthcare system's priority was to keep the network at maximum performance without allowing a cyber attack or malware to affect the network and cause an emergency system crash or interrupt patient care. However, the shift of 3,500 employees from onsite to work-from-home environments tripled network bandwidth usage and strained firewalls to capacity due to external traffic coming in over VPNs. Outlying clinics' network connections were also strained. Additionally, CoxHealth had to quickly install temporary kiosk environments, which also needed network connectivity, across the region to conduct COVID testing.

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, one of the largest research institutions in Saxony, Germany, was facing a significant challenge with its firewall technology. The institution was originally using the Check Point open server landscape without appliances, a solution that was no longer compatible with the growing performance demands. The institution needed a flexible security architecture that could scale instantly in an environment of growth. They were dealing with multiple systems for configuration and operation, which was not efficient. The increasing demand made appliances necessary. The existing system, under heavy load, would reduce the security level and allow traffic through without fully analyzing it. This posed a significant risk to the institution's security and integrity.

MOTORTECH, an international specialist manufacturer of components and accessories for the gas engine industry, was faced with the challenge of enhancing its security to combat the latest cyber threats, both known and unknown. The company needed to ensure complete protection and prevention of these threats to safeguard its sensitive data. The data needed to be protected from unauthorized external access to prevent encryption, deletion, and compression of internal data by malware. The company reviews the security market annually to ensure sufficient protection of its data, focusing primarily on current and future threats. For the past four years, MOTORTECH has been working with Check Point to counter the changing threat situation with effective solutions.

VITO’s Remote Sensing Unit, a part of the Flemish Institute for Technological Research, is a crucial entity that processes and archives satellite images, converting the data into actionable information on global matters. The unit, which has grown into a 100-strong team, operates an environment with around 650 physical servers and 7PB of data. The global significance of their data means it is delivered to almost every country in the world, leaving it vulnerable to cyberattacks on many fronts. The unit required comprehensive web and API protection that offered more than a traditional CloudGuard Application Security. The challenge was to protect the organization’s applications and websites from potential cyber threats while ensuring the security solution was scalable to support the growing organization.

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.

Copro Holdings Co., Ltd., a rapidly growing company specializing in outsourcing construction and plant engineers, faced a significant challenge in improving the low retention rates in the staffing industry. The company aimed to outsource only the highest-quality personnel, which required a focus on hiring and training. A plan was put in place to lend all outsourced personnel smartphones with the goal of training and improving retention. However, finding a balance between security and usability proved difficult. The company also faced the challenge of changing the negative image of the construction industry as dangerous and involving long working hours. Additionally, some of the veteran engineers on staff were not accustomed to using smartphones, which added another layer of complexity to the implementation of the plan.

NHS Scotland faced the challenge of protecting vital patient healthcare data held in the public cloud. With the increasing use of digital services such as video consultations and smart technology, the security of health data became paramount. Over the past five years, NHS Scotland's data volumes have increased tenfold, making the task of securing the data even more critical. The organization needed a solution that could provide complete threat prevention against cyberattacks and could easily scale with the growing data volumes. In 2018, NHS Scotland was affected by the WannaCry ransomware attack, which impacted patient-facing services and made some patient data inaccessible. This incident highlighted the need for a robust solution that could prevent similar cyberattacks and ensure visibility into the information, who is accessing it, where it is being shared, and what is being done with it.

ARSAT, one of the largest ISPs and data center companies in Argentina, was facing a significant challenge. The company needed to migrate 60 virtual security systems to a new security platform without disrupting production. The existing Cisco firewalls were resource-intensive, with excessive memory consumption and frequent crashes. The company also needed to gain insight into a diverse environment and automate security management tasks. Additionally, ARSAT wanted to add GenV threat prevention capabilities across the network to ensure the best security against advanced threats.

RMK Marine, a global designer and builder of superyachts, faced the challenge of protecting its intellectual property and customer transactions. The company's infrastructure supports essential business operations, from shipping design to business transactions with its global customers. Security is critical as the firm's engineers and designers constantly work with sensitive proprietary data. The company also needed to securely support a remote workforce during the global pandemic. New threats are emerging all the time, and RMK Marine also focuses on protecting its environment from viruses, ransomware, and other threats that could disrupt operations, to keep its business running without interruption.

Henny Penny, a global manufacturing organization, faced the challenge of protecting its network perimeter from malware, phishing, and malicious attacks. The company needed to simplify its management complexity and maintain business continuity, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. With 900 employees working in various locations, including the office, from home, and in the field at customer locations, the company's small IT staff required next-generation protection that offered deep visibility and agility on a user-friendly interface. The challenge was to secure not only its data center but also its mobile employees in the field.

Invitalia, Italy’s national agency for inward investment and economic development, was faced with the challenge of securing critical data and assets as it pursued a cloud-first strategy. The agency, which is responsible for coordinating investment and development across the country, manages the tender process for national infrastructure projects and helps find funding for start-ups. As a critical piece of national infrastructure, Invitalia is a target for cyber criminals. The agency needed to be agile, secure, and flexible, without sitting on great swathes of unused IT resources. The cloud allowed the business to consume resources as needed, but with sensitive funding and commercial data at the center of Invitalia’s portfolio, the agency was under constant threat. Additionally, the agency was also looking to reduce the strain on its in-house cybersecurity team in the face of an escalating number of attacks.

Paschoalotto, a leading call center for the financial industry in Brazil, faced several challenges with its existing security infrastructure. The company needed to meet the highest level of security as required by customers and government privacy laws, deliver a flexible security architecture that could scale instantly in an environment of hyper-growth, and integrate the company’s multiple sites and private cloud under a single unified management system. The company's previous solution consisted of multiple vendors, which had led to occasional problems. The new solution needed to support two data centers serving seven different locations, as well as protect the company’s private cloud, all under the umbrella of a single, integrated management system. The security team required a single-vendor solution with a wide array of integrated capabilities, including demonstrated interoperability with their VMware-based private cloud infrastructure.

LAZIOCrea, the IT management body for Italy’s second largest region, Lazio, faced a significant challenge in protecting the sensitive data of nearly six million residents. The organization was tasked with ensuring compliance with the latest government-imposed security policies, which required frequent updates. The security scope of LAZIOCrea encompassed five data centers, three of which dealt with public administration services, while the other two were concerned with business continuity and disaster recovery. The organization needed a security solution that was not only easy to use, implement, and manage, but also provided comprehensive protection from cyber attacks, including virus intrusions and phishing attacks, and safeguarded all the company’s critical assets.

Canal Bank, a financial services provider in Panama, was facing a significant challenge in securing its Office 365 application users from malware, phishing, and ransomware. The bank was in the process of acquiring and implementing a new core banking system that would support multiple channels and mobile applications, and it was crucial to ensure the integrity of these new services. The bank's strategy heavily relied on cloud technology, and they were planning to move all operations to the cloud in approximately two years. The first step in this transition was moving their email platform to the cloud, which required a security solution that could be hosted externally to protect against phishing attacks and other threats. The bank's executives understood the importance of security and wanted to ensure that the emails sent and received would not pose a threat to the organization.

Enterprise Consulting Group (ECG), a provider of IT infrastructure products and services, faced the challenge of consolidating and automating management tasks for security solutions. The company needed to protect desktop, laptop, and mobile users from malware, phishing, and ransomware. ECG serves customers across various industries and supports mission-critical infrastructure projects, from initial architecture and design, through product selection, deployment, and support. As a longtime Check Point partner, ECG exclusively offers Check Point solutions to support customers’ security requirements. ECG also uses Check Point technology to protect its own network environment and stay updated with the latest security solutions.

East Coast Migrant Head Start Project (ECMHSP), a non-profit organization providing high-quality early childhood education services for children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers, faced significant challenges in protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of the people it serves. As a Federal Head Start Program, ECMHSP had to comply with strict government security rules. The primary challenge was to prevent their network and employees from being undermined by phishing attacks, which accounted for up to 90% of their security breaches. The new security architecture had to support remote access from hundreds of employees, using a wide variety of mobile devices across a wide geographical area. Additionally, given limited IT resources, ECMHSP wanted to improve the efficiency of its IT team and make its employees more productive by preventing them from being overwhelmed with spam, phishing, and other malicious attacks.

SEB Baltics, a division of the Swedish SEB financial group, faced the challenge of protecting confidential financial data without compromising its availability to customers. The bank was also dealing with the complexity of managing three separate networks, each with a different set of rules and challenges. The need for a consolidated network architecture that would provide complete protection of its assets was paramount. Additionally, the bank required a solution that would allow it to undertake necessary maintenance and make essential IT changes without impacting the security of their customers, products, and services.

LUMA Foundation, a Swiss organization that focuses on the intersection of art, culture, human rights, environment, education, and research, faced a significant challenge. The foundation needed to protect its workstations and digital assets while maintaining free and secure access for clients and visitors. This was particularly important as the foundation hosts various exhibitions and events, attracting hundreds of visitors. The challenge was to deliver a scalable solution that could meet the varying needs of the art world, balancing security with accessibility. The foundation needed to safeguard personal data and the digital works it hosts, ensuring that these works of art could not be damaged or tampered with.

The major aerospace company, a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry, faced a significant challenge in upgrading its security infrastructure to meet Gen V and future cyber threats. The company's network infrastructure consisted of almost a dozen nodes spread around the globe, capable of delivering massive bandwidth to any link. Bandwidth could spike from one to 10 gigabits per second for long periods, often multiple times a day. The network was fully redundant, with high availability, low latency, and instant scalability mandated to meet customer Service Level Agreements (SLA’s). The security team needed a solution that would allow them to scale on demand and stay secure in the face of dynamically changing bandwidth requirements or overall latency would increase, thus violating customer SLA’s. The company needed to protect all data in transit and secure East-West traffic as well, along with addressing insider security threats that are becoming more and more prevalent in the industry.

PŸUR Business, a German Internet service provider specializing in Business to Business (B2B) customers, faced a significant challenge in providing network protection for both its internal systems and customer sites. The company needed to implement a central management system that would provide total network visibility. The challenge was not only to protect its own systems but also its customers’ networks. The company was in need of a solution that could offer effective security and total visibility with a single click.

Midwest Rubber Service & Supply Company, a global manufacturing organization, faced significant challenges in securing its cloud-based SaaS applications. The company operates across three continents and relies heavily on Microsoft Office 365 applications and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central cloud ERP for its operations. Its servers are hosted on Microsoft Azure, and it also supports its multinational operations on a Citrix digital workspace environment. With a vast amount of data moving between sites, endpoints, and in the cloud, maintaining pervasive security was a top business imperative. The company needed to protect customer and internal data, maintain regulatory compliance, protect SaaS users from malware, phishing, and malicious attacks, and simplify management complexity.

Sysmex Europe, a manufacturer and provider of innovative analysis devices and diagnostic laboratory services, faced a significant challenge in improving the functionality and performance of its security systems. The company had been using Check Point firewalls for nearly two decades to protect itself from external network attacks. However, with the rise in cyber attacks, Sysmex Europe decided it was time to refresh and improve its security infrastructure. The existing firewall had become outdated, causing performance limitations and a capacity bottleneck. Additionally, Sysmex Europe was dealing with the complexity of managing an open configuration system that included multiple vendors. The company sought to transition from this open configuration to a single vendor for both hardware and software security, aiming for a consolidated security approach.

NetUSE AG, a leading IT system house in northern Germany, faced a significant challenge in securing its internet-active employees and providing a comprehensive security solution while maintaining operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The company, which started as one of the first Internet service providers in Germany, had expanded into a large IT security and infrastructure provider. However, the high internet usage by its employees, including private internet usage, exposed the company to various cyber threats. The company needed a robust security solution that could cover the breadth of the landscape and protect its assets from potential cyber-attacks.