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Consumer and business credit reporting and credit risk management solutions agency , Buró de Crédito , needed its network security to scale to meet the business challenges brought about by growing demands for Digital Transformation . Rene Salinas , CIO and CSO , tells us how the company implemented Forcepoint NGFW to meet the requirements .
FORCEPOINT NGFW HELPS BURÓ DE CRÉDITO ACHIEVE DRAMATIC BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION AND GROWTH
uró de Crédito is
B in the business of paying attention to the ways people and corporations manage their credit . Nine out of 10 citizens in Mexico and nearly as many businesses rely on the Buró for their credit history . When the company needed to expand aggressively while complying with strict financial regulations , the security team modernised network security with Forcepoint . Today , Buró de Crédito gives Forcepoint NGFW top ratings for scaling secure connectivity to support incredible 46x customer growth with a diverse group of consumer and business clients .
Founded as a credit reporting company 25 years ago , Mexico ’ s Buró de Crédito has become an information broker , unifying and reporting on the credit history and risk scores for more than 110 million people . Its corporate clients span banking , micro-lending , retail , digital media and telecommunications industries across the country . Security has grown to become a strategic priority at the company , and Rene Salinas , CIO and CSO of Buró de Crédito , now reports to the CEO and provides regular updates to the Board of Directors .
Facing strict compliance requirements and growing demands for Digital Transformation , the Buró needed its network security to scale to meet these new business challenges . Positioning itself as a digital information broker , the agency also wanted to expand its business with banks , retailers and other credit grantors , while maintaining tight controls and access to confidential consumer information . The plan called for flexible security technology that was interoperable with customers ’ diverse and hybrid infrastructure , while protecting the network against threats and cyberattacks .
Rene Salinas , CIO and CSO , Buró de Crédito
Forcepoint NGFW rated highest for effectiveness and flexibility
In keeping with its practice of rating suppliers , the Buró annually evaluates the security products it uses against the competition . Even after partnering with Forcepoint for over 17 years , the Buró took nothing for granted . When test results came in for multiple products , the Buró decided to continue its relationship www . intelligentciso . com
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