Intelligent CISO Issue 22 | Page 52

COVER STORY The simplified management interface allows RCS MediaGroup to set up enterprise-wide policies that make it easy for its remote users to connect to its critical publishing systems. in Milan. “To meet this need, we maintain several security controls across our network, as well as regularly conducting cybersecurity training. “We deployed our first VPN solution in 2006 to enable secure access to our systems and it was time to progress our capabilities.” Giandomenico Oldano, Director of IT Operations for RCS MediaGroup, added: “As a group, we have an ongoing strategy to help our staff embrace smart working. This is part of an initiative to improve the work-life balance of our employees and reduce their travelling time, which in a busy city like Milan can be very time-consuming.” 52 As part of this work–life balance strategy, RCS MediaGroup has invested in more remote, mobile and cloud technologies and recently moved its staff onto Microsoft Office 365 to encourage this transition. “To meet this need and as part of our commitment to ensuring best practice secure access, we decided to upgrade our legacy VPN to provide more capacity and to better integrate with new cloud services such as Office 365,” said Venanzetti. “We examined several options and Pulse Secure provided us with a modernised platform with more advanced features including endpoint compliance and cloud single sign-on. We found the tool comparatively simpler to administer, very interoperable and with a broader featureset.” The upgrade process was straightforward and the simplified management interface allows RCS MediaGroup to set up enterprise-wide policies that make it easy for its remote users to connect to its critical publishing systems. The solution also incorporates client checking technology that ensures that its users’ devices, both corporate and personally owned endpoints, are running the right system and security patches before they can attach to the corporate network. Issue 22 | www.intelligentciso.com