SANTA CLARA, Calif. — April 14, 2016 — Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW), the next-generation security company, today announced that CAME Group, a global manufacturer of automation systems and access control points, selected the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform to prevent cyberthreats from infiltrating endpoint devices and enterprise network resources for its headquarters and 50 branch offices.
Headquartered in Italy, CAME Group operates in 118 countries under the brands Bpt, Urbaco, Parkare and GO, with 70 percent of its business generated globally. The company runs branch offices in 40 countries and was challenged to maintain consistent network and endpoint security for its 1,500 employees, many of whom travel frequently between branches and could not always count on a secure network connection. CAME previously had more than 100 firewalls and proxy devices, each uniquely configured and managed, which cost, on average, $50,000 per branch per year to maintain. In addition, CAME's employees were frequently subjected to targeted cyberattacks from malware such as CryptoLocker, which caused PC and server outages requiring substantial time and money to recover.
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- “It's a huge challenge to provide consistent endpoint protection wherever a user is working from. We were looking for complete execution control for all computers in the company, with visibility to see where and when attacks were occurring and validation that those attacks were successfully blocked.” − Massimiliano Tesser, group CIO, CAME Group
With the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform, CAME now has end-to-end security that includes Next-Generation Firewalls, Threat Intelligence Cloud services and Advanced Endpoint Protection. By consolidating on the Palo Alto Networks platform, CAME saved approximately $2.5 million over three years, with an additional $250,000 in savings by eliminating remediation costs on endpoint devices. Moreover, the company enforces uniform security policies enterprise-wide, with increased visibility and control over network traffic for improved bandwidth and application performance.
As part of a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy, CAME deployed Palo Alto Networks Traps™ Advanced Endpoint Protection on approximately 1,000 servers, PCs and laptops, with plans to protect more than 1,600 endpoint devices when fully rolled out. Traps is integrated with Palo Alto Networks WildFire™ cloud-based threat intelligence to ensure endpoint protection against both known and unknown threats. The company also deployed four Palo Alto Networks PA-3020 next-generation firewalls in its headquarters facility, as well as 40 PA-200 and 10 PA-500 next-generation firewalls in its branch offices.
Thanks to improved visibility and prevention capabilities built into the Palo Alto Networks platform, CAME can now see all traffic on the network, get real-time information on attempted intrusions, and automatically block unauthorized packets from infiltrating the network or any devices connected to it.
About CAME Group
CAME Group operates in 118 countries through 480 branches and licensed dealers. Operating under the Bpt, Urbaco, Parkare and GO brands, CAME Group is a key global player in the home automation, urban planning and high-security sectors, for which it offers integrated solutions for regulating and monitoring people flows and access points. Approximately 70 percent of CAME Group's business is global. It is a company that is extremely proud of its Italian heritage and employs over 1,500 staff with sales around €250 million in 2015. For more information please visit www.came.com.
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