NetWrix Casse Stidy

1. NetWrix Customer Case Study
Enforcing Strict External Device Policies to Ensure Security
and Sustain Compliance
Customer:
Hastings City Bank “NetWrix USB Blocker was built from the ground up specifically
Web Site: to block USB data leakage, and does it extremely well, while
www.hastingscitybank.com
Number of managed computers: 250
being very easy to deploy, configure, and manage. Mission
Industry: Banking and Finance accomplished!”
Solution: Chris Hager, Information Technology Officer, Hastings City Bank
Endpoint Management
External device security is becoming an increasingly important IT
Product:
endeavor for organizations of all sizes and industry verticals. The growing
NetWrix USB Blocker popularity of mobile and concealable devices such as MP3 players,
memory sticks and removable hard disks that plug into computer’s
Vendor: USB ports has left many organizations at risk of theft of proprietary
NetWrix Corporation and confidential information, malware and virus threats, and failed
Phone: 888-638-9749 compliance audits. This poses a serious threat to companies who
Web Site: www.netwrix.com frequently deal with sensitive data, as well as those who are subject to
regulatory compliance requirements. The IT department at Hastings City
Customer Profile: bank was no exception to the growing trend, and thus, began looking for
Hastings City Bank was founded affordable ways to protect the organization’s private data.
in 1886 by farmers, publishers, dry
goods and hardware merchants, Challenge: Enforcing Strict External Device Usage Policies to
druggists, lawyers, a doctor and an Protect Data
accountant. The intent was to finance
manufacturing activity so that Hastings
Pluggable external devices provide potential intruders and dishonest
could share the fruits of a growing employees with easy access to a host of sensitive files—private customer
industrial revolution information, corporate financial statements, confidential data, and so forth—
Over 120 years later, Hastings City that are sensitive in nature. Unauthorized copying of any such data poses
Bank’s focus remains the same - a very serious threat to an organization’s security and compliance efforts,
providing and maintaining the excellent yet quite often, very little is done to protect against these types of breaches.
customer service that has been their After abandoning McAfee and the host-based IPS product that the Hastings
hallmark since 1886. With assets City Bank had formerly, in favor of another antivirus product that lacked
that total nearly $240 million today, USB protection functionality, the IT department recognized the importance
Hastings City Bank has proven that a of finding a solution that could quickly and easily fill the gaps left behind.
commitment to serving the customer With data protection and adherence to regulatory compliance standards
can go a long way. listed as top priorities for the bank’s IT department, it was as important as
ever to find a cost-effective solution that could seamlessly fill the void and
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meet its needs. and GLBA. Hastings City Bank has also enjoyed its
limited experience with the NetWrix support staff,
Solution: NetWrix USB Blocker which has been readily available upon necessity.
That is when Hastings City Bank found NetWrix USB “We haven’t had to contact the NetWrix support staff
Blocker, a dependable solution for centralized external often, but when we have, they have proven responsive
device access control that prevents unauthorized and helpful,” said Hager.
use of removable devices. After testing the freeware
version of the USB Blocker, the bank had an easy Conclusion:
time deciding to go with NetWrix, and deployed
the commercial version which provides advanced In NetWrix USB Blocker, Hastings City bank is glad
capabilities, such as granular device access control to have found a cost-effective solution that has met
policies. its needs with minimal maintenance or trouble. The
bank can now effectively and easily manage external
“Once the decision was made, deployment only took device security to maintain compliance and protect the
an hour or two,” said Hager. “The key factors that confidentiality of sensitive files. As a result, Hastings
led us to choose the NetWrix option were cost, ease City Bank is very happy with the end result and is
of deployment, a positive experience with another excited to continue turning to NetWrix to fulfill its
NetWrix product (Account Lockout Examiner) and future IT needs.
favorable results after testing using the limited-
functionality free version of USB Blocker.” “NetWrix’s set of products is innovative and
empowers the administrator with tools that they
“In the past, blocking USB ports on workstations sometimes didn’t know he needed until they saw
located in insecure locations was something we that someone had created them,” said Hager. “For
accomplished using a bloated application designed the foreseeable future, I plan to keep an eye on the
for other purposes and adapted by the vendor to applications developed by NetWrix.”
include USB blocking, and it didn’t always work as
expected,” Hager added “NetWrix USB Blocker was About NetWrix Corporation
built from the ground up specifically to block USB Established in 2006, NetWrix Corporation
data leakage, and does it extremely well while being provides innovative and cost-effective solutions
very easy to deploy, configure, and manage. Mission that simplify and automate the management of
accomplished!” Windows networks. With in-depth knowledge and
Since the smooth point-and-click deployment of experience managing Windows environments of
the solution, Hastings City Bank has enjoyed the all sizes, the company delivers solutions to meet
benefits of the USB Blocker, which has secured the complicated business requirements while fulfilling
sensitive data that the bank was looking to protect, and the best expectations of IT professionals.
furthermore, enabled compliance with SOX
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