Regional Bank Enhances Security Operations and Prevents Advanced Attacks with Check Point SandBlast
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Application Security
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Applicable Industries
- Finance & Insurance
- National Security & Defense
Use Cases
- Cybersecurity
- Tamper Detection
Services
- Cybersecurity Services
About The Customer
The customer is a regional commercial bank in the United States that offers a wide range of financial products and services. These include internet banking, commercial, personal checking and savings, business checking and savings, loans, and investing. Since its founding, the bank has expanded to have over 30 branches in the United States. The bank strives to meet the financial needs of its customers and aims to be a business leader within the communities it serves. The bank was facing significant challenges in maintaining its network security, with malware entering the network and infecting the endpoints, leading to considerable resource and time expenditure on remediation.
The Challenge
The regional bank in the United States was facing a significant challenge in maintaining its network security. The bank was spending considerable resources and man-hours every week to remediate issues caused by malware entering the network and infecting the endpoints. The bank's network security was compromised when internal users visited malicious or compromised websites, which would download malicious content, some of which were unknown, infecting the users' machines. Additionally, spam emails and embedded word documents were bypassing the bank's firewall and reaching the end users. When users opened these malicious files, the executable code in them would enable attacks on the endpoints. The IT security team had to engage in time-consuming remediation procedures. The bank needed a solution that would detect the malicious files before they arrived at the endpoints and reduce the time spent on remediation.
The Solution
The bank chose Check Point SandBlast Network Security to protect its network. This solution was chosen after a detailed process of its own tests and was found to be the best in terms of preventing malware. With SandBlast, the bank secured its network from malicious content accessed by users. Satisfied with the performance of SandBlast Network Security, the bank also chose Check Point SandBlast Agent to protect its endpoints. The SandBlast Agent was tested extensively and was found to block all malware thrown at it. Since implementation, SandBlast Agent has been immensely effective in protecting the bank's users. Check Point SandBlast Zero-Day Protection includes CPU-level detection which proactively identifies advanced Zero-Day threats. This technology is used by the bank for both its network and endpoints. The bank is now protected even from out-of-band threats such as malware from CD-ROMs and USB drives with access to the machine.
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