Arineo: Application-controlled network traffic and central security management
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With SD-WAN and CheckPoint for secure, hassle-free voice and video communication.
Why Arineo chose SD-WAN from A1 Digital
Flexibility in network traffic
The A1 Digital SD-WAN solution offers customers the ability to manage and control their network traffic on an application-specific basis. This is a real challenge, especially when connecting to China, and requires additional optimization through SD-WAN.
Anti-Virus
Check Point Harmony SASE defends against known attacks using domain, URL reputation, and IPS signatures, and prevents communication with infected hosts using command and control servers (anti-bot). It also blocks access to malicious websites using URL filtering, application control, domain and URL reputation, and anti-virus signatures.
“The integration of an enterprise-wide security solution into our network with the application-centric view is exactly what we want. With the use of the A1 Digital SD-WAN, the application in voice and video communication throughout the company and across all locations is a thing of the past. The expansion of SD-WAN in conjunction with Check Point CloudGuard in additional new locations is beyond question for us. Due to the very high service quality and the very good cooperation, we can also imagine working with A1 Digital in the field of additional services such as Exoscale".
The Challenge
Employees use Microsoft Teams for meetings, presentations, and video calls. However, employees repeatedly experienced disruptions with their colleagues in China, ranging from degraded transmission quality to dropped voice and video calls. Distortions caused by poor signal synchronization or packet loss, caused by a lack of prioritization of real-time communication over file transfer, for example, meant that the caller saw only a black screen instead of a presentation. While the devices used had endpoint protection, and security policies for employees were regularly reviewed, there was no centralized control to secure the company's IT.
The solution
The solution to the problem emerged during a conversation with an A1 Digital employee, who suggested an SD-WAN solution in conjunction with Check Point. The solution proved successful in a proof of concept, and Arineo commissioned A1 Digital to implement it.
The solution not only guarantees uninterrupted internet communication between locations, but also secure surfing from any office and allows centralized management of all locations. Dial-in for employees who are not located at an Arineo location is implemented using Checkpoint Harmony SASE. Central access to and management of customer solutions is provided, as are automated reports, from the Check Point Infinity Portal, providing Arineo with a constant overview of the threat situation.