SF Police Credit Union Enhances Security with Check Point Next Generation Threat Prevention Software Blade Solution
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance
Applicable Industries
- Finance & Insurance
- National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Tamper Detection
Services
- System Integration
- Training
About The Customer
SF Police Credit Union (SFPCU) is a financial institution founded in 1953. It serves more than 34,000 members and offers a full set of financial services, including loans, savings and checking accounts, and insurance and investment products. The organization has grown to over $760 million in assets. Like most financial institutions, SFPCU takes security extremely seriously, as even a brief lapse in security can expose its members’ most important financial data, damaging the credit union’s reputation and creating liability risks. Compliance with government and industry organizations such as the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is also critical for SFPCU.
The Challenge
SF Police Credit Union (SFPCU), a financial institution serving over 34,000 members and managing over $760 million in assets, faced significant challenges in meeting government and industry standards for regulatory compliance, improving security to safeguard company and member data, and streamlining management to control costs. The organization's existing firewall, which had been in place for a decade, was found to have major compliance issues during an internal audit. The legacy firewall lacked a robust reporting system and offered no management transparency, making it difficult to generate security posture reports. SFPCU needed an upgraded security solution that could provide improved support for compliance audits, comprehensive protection against external threats and internal issues, and simplified management.
The Solution
SFPCU selected Check Point Next Generation Threat Prevention, a unified solution that provides comprehensive threat protection and supports detailed reporting essential for regulatory compliance. The solution was implemented at the organization's headquarters and a branch site, replacing the legacy firewall. The Check Point solution includes a variety of Software Blades to safeguard the network perimeter, fight advanced threats like bots and malicious emails, deliver proactive intrusion prevention, control remote access, and provide visibility into internal network traffic. The solution also enables detailed security reporting to meet specific guidelines and demonstrate the effectiveness of security systems to auditors. Furthermore, the Check Point solution allows SFPCU to monitor and manage all of its security via a single pane of glass and a single intuitive interface, streamlining management and saving time for the small IT staff.
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