National Retail Chain

The Client

Internet Security Corporation's client is a National Retail Chain specializing in selling wholesale products direct to consumers. The business relies on Internet-based transactions to purchase product and manage shipping and distribution between their warehouses and retail outlets. The daily productivity of the business relies on their ability to communicate and process transactions with remote sites, suppliers, and shipping companies across the country.

Internet Security Corporation's Managed Security Service - Standard is an easy-to-deploy and scalable service that can protect up to 2000 endpoints 

The Business Challenge

The client determined that lost connectivity at a major distribution center could affect a number of smaller warehouses and local retail outlets with lost sales, lost customers, and wages for several hundred non-productive employees. If the client's servers were breached during the outage, the impact could affect the entire company's operations and reputation.

The costs associated with extended loss of connectivity include:

• Lost sales due to unavailable product
• Negative customer impact affecting reputation and future sales
• Shipping expenses to bring stock levels in line with requirements
  
• Non-productive employee wages during outage
• Capital expenses associated with replacing failed network devices

The client contacted Internet Security Corporation to replace outdated firewalls with next generation UTM devices and provide our MSS - Standard solution with the following benefits:

• Automatic updates for all UTM devices with latest definitions and signatures
• Replacement of UTM device when manufacturer determines End of Life
• No capital expenses (no financing, no asset, no depreciation)
• Redeploy IT staff where required

The Solution

Internet Security Corporation recommened and deployed Fortinet High Availiability (HA) UTM firewalls in a cluster for each distribution center and regional warehouse. The HA feature can maintain a connection even when there is device or link failure.

With Fortinet's Rapid Response Service on these UTM firewalls, replacement devices would be shipped upon detecting a failure mode through our management console at the SOC. The replacement unit would be installed without shutting down the HA cluster, allowing for constant Internet connectivity.

High Availability UTM devices extend the benefit of using Internet Security Corporation's 24x7 Standard Managed Security Service 

Leveraging Internet Security Corporation's Expertise

Internet Security Corporation's Managed Security Service enables clients to focus on their business while engaging a domain expert for 24x7 monitoring, management and reporting of their network security.

For Small Business to Large Enterprise, using a Managed Services provider allows a better utlization of IT staff, thus benefitting the organization in unexpected ways.

With years of experience in network, gateway, and endpoint security within Small to Midsize Business environments, our engineers can detect and diagnose potential security issues in advance, bringing real value to our clients.

Results: Improved Network Performance, Risk Mitigation

Internet Security Corporation and the client designed a solution for the distribution centers, warehouses and retail outlets. After the initial installation was tested and analyzed, the solution was rolled out to the remaining sites. By replacing the outdated and underperforming firewalls, the client noticed improved transaction speed and productivity.

The client now feels safe knowing that Internet Security Corporation is constantly monitoring and managing their network for potential security incidents and protecting their data from loss or theft.

For more information, Contact Internet Security Corporation.