UserGate UTM secured the digital infrastructure of a large international construction company

2024: Implementation and integration of a comprehensive firewall-based solution

On January 10, 2023, UserGate announced the protection of the IT infrastructure of Rencons. The project for the implementation and integration of an integrated solution based on the Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) was implemented by Soft Management.

According to the company, to protect its IT infrastructure and prevent network threats the company used the solution of one of the global market leaders. INFORMATION SECURITY However, in March 2022, it discontinued technical support and disabled subscription modules, resulting in risks information security associated storage with confidential, data secure transmission information and network protection. attacks

To eliminate such risks and ensure the protection of client data and the safe operation of internal business processes, Rencons management set the IT department the task of switching to a Russian solution that combines an intrusion detection system and a firewall, which would ensure reliable protection against all types of cyber threats and hacker attacks.

With the help of the specialists of the system integrator Soft Management, an audit of the existing IT infrastructure of the company was carried out and requirements for the necessary solution were formed. It was supposed to provide:

• Use firewalls both in the office and at remote sites.
• Integration into a single local network using site-to-site VPN for the ability to use internal corporate systems.
• Secure fail-safe publishing of enterprise services to the Internet for external access.
• Monitor user activity when visiting Internet resources and save activity history.
• Antivirus protection of network traffic.
• Protection against external attacks.
• Use a centralized management server to monitor all devices, apply centralized security policies to them, and configure devices using predefined templates.

After analyzing the existing offers that meet all the requirements, the Soft Management experts chose the UserGate NGFW solution. Having received the positive results of the pilot project, the specialists began the implementation process: they replaced the central node in the failover cluster and optimized the settings. Then they updated the solution to the latest version, after which they configured additional devices according to the template and connected analytics sensors.

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= told Boris Adlivankin, Deputy Head of the IT Department of Rencons|We are very sensitive to security issues. Whether it is the safety of our employees during construction work or the security of our intellectual property and data of our customers. Therefore, it was extremely important for us to choose a solution provider and a partner who could be as fully as possible realize its potential, provide us with the necessary support in the implementation process and further service and operation. The implementation process of the UserGate solution was similar to the well-coordinated team game of all specialists involved in the process. They have built an effective protection system.}}

In addition to the optimal level of protection, it was very important for the customer to maintain the functionality to which he was accustomed, as well as to migrate as soon as possible, and so that it was invisible to users. Together with the customer's engineers and UserGate, we managed to organize the process so that it went seamlessly, without loss in performance and security. In addition, the customer was able to centrally manage and store all logs in one place, which was not the case before. commented Roman Kim, Senior Manager of Soft Management

Centralized management and remote preconfiguration of devices can save the implementation budget by reducing the working hours of highly qualified specialists who needed to be sent on business trips to remote sites. The pre-configured UserGate device is ready to work immediately when connected.

The UserGate NGFW solution is included in the state register of certified information protection tools. It allows enterprises to optimize the level of their information security and ensure the continuous operation of business and government organizations.