Global Management in Just a Few Steps: BHN's Infrastructure Upgrade with Check Point Solutions
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
- Networks & Connectivity - Gateways
Applicable Industries
- Cement
- National Security & Defense
Use Cases
- Construction Management
- Tamper Detection
Services
- Cybersecurity Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
BHN Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG is an external IT service provider. Its main customer is a medium-sized engineering company. BHN operates the company's entire IT infrastructure at around 60 global sites. BHN has deployed Check Point security solutions for almost 20 years. Detlef Stapel, a Team Leader for Windows Systems Environment and Security at BHN, and his ten-person international team, is responsible for providing users with maximum protection from Internet attacks. They use Check Point to protect each separate network at all their global sites, large or small, and everything within the networks.
The Challenge
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.
The Solution
To meet future demands, BHN decided to upgrade the entire security environment, which included 40 small sites, four larger sites, and the headquarters with up to 2,000 users. They chose Check Point products primarily based on performance, ensuring that additional security features could be added without impacting the user experience. The plan included upgrading and adding multiple different Check Point firewall clusters spread across the organization. Quantum Security Gateways were used, which include network security features such as firewall and VPN to securely connect remote sites. Mobile access was used to securely connect remote users. Identity awareness and application control were used to enforce user-based policy controls and provide safe access to the Internet. Anti-Bot was used to detect and block Command and Control communications, stopping the threat. Multiple Quantum Security Gateways were deployed in a cluster to ensure security was always available and protecting site assets. Monitoring was used to provide visibility of the entire security infrastructure.
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