Financial services organizations like Simplicity require cyber security
solutions that address regulatory
compliance and, most
importantly, protect member data, including personally identifiable information
(PII). Simplicity chose Forcepoint to keep its employees, partners and members
safe and prevent data breaches caused by accidental or malicious intent.
Simplicity established Forcepoint was the only
security company delivering the range of capabilities that meet their needs and
can efficiently manage their hybrid environment through a single management
console. The company utilizes Forcepoint’s Email Security Cloud, Web Security
Cloud and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) products to protect critical data at the
human point - the intersection of users, data and networks – and understand
normal user behavior patterns and flow of data, whether on-premises or in the
cloud. Forcepoint’s human-centric approach to security has helped transform
Simplicity’s security program and outlook.
“It’s more important than ever for financial institutions to
protect against employee and user risk. Whether compromised maliciously or
accidentally, credentials of users are the keys to the data kingdom,”
said Thomas Frank, system administrator at
Simplicity Credit Union. “In a highly regulated industry like financial
services, we must consider strategies and technologies that are more intelligent
and efficient than the traditional model, which clearly isn’t working, to
protect our people and our business.”
Utilizing Forcepoint’s security expertise and
integrated Web, Email and Data Security products, Simplicity has educated staff
on cyber hygiene best practices and how to identify the digital signs of
cyberattacks that seek to take advantage of human error and social engineering.
In addition, Forcepoint’s Email Security has already proven its protection for
Simplicity members’ personally identifiable information by preventing a
catastrophic data breach disguised within fraudulent emails that ultimately
impacted a number of local financial services organizations.
Frank continued, “We’re preventing end-users
from accidentally sending out PII, which now gets flagged, so they know to
resend as an encrypted message. Forcepoint’s solutions help us protect users
from inadvertent behaviors that could cause catastrophic breaches, and in the
end, helps to protect member data.”
Forcepoint also consolidates management for
on-premises and cloud services into a single system to help Frank and his team
cut through feeds of false positives and quickly identify and drill down into
incidents that require immediate remediation. The time saved allows Frank and
the Simplicity IT team to focus on innovative projects and solutions for its
members.
“We always knew we could build a future with
Forcepoint. Forcepoint gives us more flexibility in how we manage cloud
services such as Microsoft Office 365 together with our Exchange servers; as
well as more flexibility in how we manage cloud services on or off our
network,” said Frank.
