FORESCOUT NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL SOLUTION
CUSTOMER PROFILE:
A $ 44.3 billion Indian MNC and a premium global conglomerate in the league of fortune 500 with presence in 35 countries anchored by more Than 1.2l employees across sectors including metals, textiles, carbon black, telecom, Cement and financial services
CUSTOMER BACKGROUND
- A BFSI customer having 13 business NTT. Each NTT provides other shared services including network access control
- HITECH compliance, personal device protection and control, security infrastructure integration and workflow automation, and much more - All to be done securely.
WHY FORESCOUT SOLUTION
- ForeScout’s ease of implementation and support for hybrid environments made it the logical choice for us. Value and ROI were clearly superior with ForeScout
- Its unique Virtual Firewall feature complements segmentation strategies, allowing greater flexibility in mixed switching environments
BUSINESS ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
- Adding different types of devices to networks without adding vulnerabilities
- Continually expanding safe network access to branches, insurers, research organizations and contractors, as well as new policy brokers as they join the system through new contracts or M&As
- Compliant to strict regulations ( HITECH)
- Ensuring networked devices meet baseline requirements to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of electronic data even for devices that can’t be patched
SOLUTION COMPONENT
- ForeScout Network Access Control Solution for 15000 users
KEY OUTCOME
- Automated endpoint discovery, classification and remediation
- Real-time visibility and inventory of devices connecting to the network
- Limited non-compliant devices to restricted VLANs until remediation or further analysis
- Implemented and integrated CounterACT with existing investments in mixed M&A environments
- Streamlined asset inventory and reporting for device management and regulatory compliance