{"id":568,"date":"2021-04-06T12:25:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T11:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/latam\/2021\/04\/06\/forcepoint-ngfw-helps-buro-de-credito-achieve-dramatic-business-transformation-and-growth\/"},"modified":"2021-05-28T14:30:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T13:30:31","slug":"forcepoint-ngfw-helps-buro-de-credito-achieve-dramatic-business-transformation-and-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/latam\/2021\/04\/06\/forcepoint-ngfw-helps-buro-de-credito-achieve-dramatic-business-transformation-and-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Bur\u00f3 de Cr\u00e9dito achieves dramatic business transformation and growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Consumer and business credit reporting and credit risk management solutions agency, Bur\u00f3 de Cr\u00e9dito, needed<\/em> its network security to scale to meet the business challenges brought about by growing demands for Digital Transformation. Rene Salinas, CIO and CSO, tells us how the company<\/em> has implemented Forcepoint NGFW to meet the requirements. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bur\u00f3 de Cr\u00e9dito is in the business of paying attention to the ways people and corporations manage their credit. Nine out of 10 citizens in Mexico and nearly as many businesses rely on the Bur\u00f3 for their credit history. When the company needed to expand aggressively while complying with strict financial regulations, the security team modernised network security with Forcepoint. Today, Bur\u00f3 de Cr\u00e9dito gives Forcepoint NGFW top ratings for scaling secure connectivity to support incredible 46x customer growth with a diverse group of consumer and business clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded as a credit reporting company 25 years ago, Mexico\u2019s Bur\u00f3 de Cr\u00e9dito has become an information broker, unifying and reporting on the credit history and risk scores for more than 110 million people. Its corporate clients span banking, micro-lending, retail, digital media and telecommunications industries across the country. Security has grown to become a strategic priority at the company, and Rene Salinas, CIO and CSO of Bur\u00f3 de Cr\u00e9dito, now reports to the CEO and provides regular updates to the Board of Directors. Facing strict compliance requirements and growing demands for Digital Transformation, the Bur\u00f3 needed its network security to scale to meet these new business challenges. Positioning itself as a digital information broker, the agency also wanted to expand its business with banks, retailers and other credit grantors, while maintaining tight controls and access to confidential consumer information. The plan called for flexible security technology that was interoperable with customers\u2019 diverse and hybrid infrastructure, while protecting the network against threats and cyberattack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forcepoint NGFW rated highest for effectiveness and flexibility<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In keeping with its practice of rating suppliers, the Bur\u00f3 annually evaluates the security products it uses against the competition. Even after partnering with Forcepoint for over 17 years, the Bur\u00f3 took nothing for granted. When test results came in for multiple products, the Bur\u00f3 decided to continue its relationship with Forcepoint and upgrade the agency\u2019s firewall to the latest Forcepoint NGFW solution with greater capacity, IPS, VPN clients and centralised management. Implementation, which always gets scrutinised by the agency, was also timely, efficient and smooth. Today, Bur\u00f3 de Cr\u00e9dito has two clusters of NGFW firewall appliances that protect its internal operations and enable secure sharing of financial services data with consumer and business clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe’ve seen the evolution of Forcepoint products and it consistently has better features and functionality compared to its competitors,\u201d said Salinas. \u201cForcepoint\u2019s security products have been the best for us and our needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zero Trust approach to access and interoperability leads to bigger business<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New requirements for enabling private communications and data sharing between heterogenous vendors, private cloud and public cloud IT environments led Salinas and his team to turn to Forcepoint for help. The flexibility of Forcepoint NGFW with network segmentation, VPN client and Zero Trust access has translated into better service and more business for the Bur\u00f3. The credit agency\u2019s IT security team can now provide different levels of access and security depending on the service or product being offered to customers and the customer\u2019s specific IT environment. Any client can easily connect to the credit agency\u2019s portal, share information and get reports and other data products securely, regardless of the underlying infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe interoperability of Forcepoint NGFW has helped us grow significantly. We\u2019re constantly doubling the number of clients we serve, all with unique characteristics, environments and sizes,\u201d said Salinas. \u201cWe can now reach many types of companies securely, using links that are easy to implement. Regardless of the physical location of our customers or whether they are a large, multinational bank that has millions of accredited clients or a retail store with a few employees, Forcepoint makes it easy for us to provide secure information services to our clients as if they were local. In a very real sense, Forcepoint has opened the way for us and has helped us to generate more business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manageability and simplicity speed up Digital Transformation and cloud adoption<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As more of its customers turn to hybrid cloud infrastructures with access through applications, APIs, or the cloud, the partnership with Forcepoint allows Bur\u00f3 to transform in parallel into a future-leaning, digital information company. Forcepoint NGFW\u2019s management console provides reporting that speeds decision-making, pinpoints issues and supports communications with internal and external clients. The credit agency can mitigate the risk of distributing sensitive information using Forcepoint\u2019s centralised controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany of our customers are migrating their services to hybrid technologies, so security plays a very important role. If the business is transforming, security has to transform along with all the needs of our customers and users,\u201d said Salinas. \u201cWe can openly collaborate and become a digital company driven by security technology. We are in position to be an information distribution channel for our users because Forcepoint safeguards our infrastructure, our employees and our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remote management was also critical in helping the company and its customers maintain Business Continuity and support new requirements to work from home. Before the pandemic, employees only used PCs at their desk. Forcepoint enabled Bur\u00f3 to adapt practically overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cForcepoint\u2019s network security not only helps our employees but also many of our customers who have sent some of their employees to work from home. With Forcepoint\u2019s VPN client, we can continue delivering services to employees, customers and partners despite the fact that some users don’t have those remote capabilities. We have been able to keep all our services and applications running without interruption or disruption.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giving compliance and security a good rating for the future<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the Bur\u00f3 is more than a credit information company, it is subject to multiple national laws, including the Law on Credit Report Agencies and other regulations. All of them with security at the heart of the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have to comply with many privacy, confidentiality, integrity and compliance measures at all levels and security is one of the most critical elements that our customers consider when deciding to use our service,\u201d said Salinas. \u201cThey know we are a reliable company that invests in security, that has good processes and that is certified.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forcepoint\u2019s focus on protecting users and data aligns with Bur\u00f3 de Cr\u00e9dito\u2019s Digital Transformation strategy. After nearly two decades of partnership, the two companies continue to expand capabilities together with an eye towards a secure future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cForcepoint knows our business very well,\u201d said Salinas. \u201cIt knows what we need. There’s a culture of security within our company and our employees understand that the type of business we have is built on technology that can securely provide products and services. For without security, there is no business.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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