Customer Challenge
The credit union faced several challenges in managing its IT infrastructure and ensuring the security of the large volumes of sensitive data processed daily. Key issues included:
- Complex IT Management: Managing multiple environments and configurations was labor-intensive and costly.
- Data Security: Ensuring that all files uploaded to their systems were thoroughly scanned for malware and other threats before being transferred and stored.
- Cost Efficiency: Reducing IT operational costs while maintaining high levels of performance and security.
- Malware Prevention: Ensuring the file security of their massive volume of data was a key for compliance and overall security posture.
Without addressing these challenges, the credit union risked operational inefficiencies, increased security vulnerabilities, and higher operational costs, which could negatively impact their service delivery and member trust.
Partner Solution
To address these challenges, the credit union chose OPSWAT MetaDefender for File Security, leveraging the MetaDefender Core product for advanced threat detection and prevention. This implementation provided a comprehensive, multi-layered cybersecurity benefits:
- Amazon Linux-based AMIs: The credit union chose Amazon Linux-based AMIs due to their streamlined management capabilities, cost efficiency, and seamless integration with other AWS services. These AMIs simplified the deployment and management of the credit union’s applications, reducing the time and effort required by the IT staff.
- OPSWAT MetaDefender Core: MetaDefender Core was deployed to scan files uploaded to the credit union’s systems. The solution used an Amazon Linux-based AMI for ease of deployment, ensuring that all files were scanned for threats before being moved into Amazon S3 storage.
- Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service): Files were securely stored in Amazon S3, benefiting from its durability, scalability, and security features.
The integration was straightforward, with the Amazon Linux-based AMIs providing a stable and secure platform for MetaDefender Core, and Amazon S3 ensuring reliable and scalable storage. This setup enabled the credit union to automate threat detection and secure file storage efficiently.
Results and Benefits
The implementation of Amazon Linux-based AMIs and OPSWAT MetaDefender Core resulted in significant improvements in both operational efficiency and data security:
Reduced IT Management Overhead
Amazon Linux-based AMIs helped the credit union minimize IT management time, allowing the IT staff to focus on more strategic tasks.
Enhanced Data Security
The integration of MetaDefender Core with Amazon S3 provided automated, real-time file scanning, reducing the risk of data breaches.
Cost Saving
The streamlined management and reduced operational overheads were complemented by OPSWAT. MetaDefender Core offered comprehensive threat prevention against both known and unknown malware, as well as malware analysis. This eliminated the necessity of deploying multiple cybersecurity tools.
Overall, the credit union achieved a more secure, efficient, and cost-effective IT infrastructure, enhancing their ability to provide reliable financial services to their members.
About OPSWAT
For the last 20 years OPSWAT, a global leader in IT, OT, and ICS critical infrastructure cybersecurity, has continuously evolved an end-to-end solutions platform that gives public and private sector organizations and enterprises the critical advantage needed to protect their complex networks and ensure compliance. Empowered by a “Trust no file. Trust no device.™” philosophy, OPSWAT solves customers’ challenges around the world with zero-trust solutions and patented technologies across every level of their infrastructure, securing their networks, data, and devices, and preventing known and unknown threats, zero-day attacks, and malware. Discover how OPSWAT protects the world’s critical infrastructure and helps secure our way of life; visit www.opswat.com.
Due to the nature of the business, the name of the organization featured in this story has been kept anonymous in order to protect the integrity of their work.
