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Check Point Software , a leading global provider of cybersecurity solutions , has confirmed the deployment of Check Point Infinity by MidCoast Council in New South Wales , Australia .
Check Point Infinity is a leading cybersecurity architecture built to prevent sophisticated Fifth Generation attacks across networks , cloud deployments , endpoints , mobile and IoT devices .
The council says the deployment provides a comprehensive security solution stack across its data centres , endpoints and remote locations – supporting the organisation to simplify its complex infrastructure .
The MidCoast Council IT network connects 80 sites , including district offices , citizen services centres and critical infrastructure plants , primarily using a private microwave radio network .
Additional sites connect to the network via 4G or VPN .
Services are delivered from a primary data centre with a secondary data centre providing backup and Disaster Recovery capabilities .
With more than 1,100 users including external contractors , the IT team also supports nine communications towers , around 30 Vcentre Hosts , 250 virtual machines , 200 desktop PCs , 1,000 mobile devices and 600 Windows laptops .
“ We needed a holistic , consistent security solution and selected Check Point partner , S5 Technology Group , to help us achieve single-pane-of-glass management and flexibility to support immediate and future deployments without disruption ,” said Mike Nelson , Coordinator IT Infrastructure for MidCoast Council .
MidCoast Council has deployed Check Point Quantum Security Gateways for network Edge security in the main office and to secure segmented traffic at local sites .
With Quantum security gateways , MidCoast Council automatically benefits from Check Point ThreatCloud AI , which keeps customers ’ networks fully informed about new evasive threats and delivers immediate cybersecurity updates to protect the council ’ s digital assets .
The council also upgraded security in its primary data centre using Check Point Quantum Lightspeed for up to three Tbps throughput with ultra-low latency . Quantum Lightspeed provides firewall services for the organisation ’ s internal corporate networks .
“ The single most effective solution for us so far has been the Quantum Security Gateways ,” said Aaron Beard , Senior Network Administrator for MidCoast Council . “ We ’ ve relied extensively on several key features . Identity awareness capabilities give us granular visibility of users , groups and machines to support critical water quality and wastewater
Aaron Beard , Senior Network Administrator , MidCoast Council
Les Williamson , Regional Director , Check Point Australia and New Zealand
Mike Nelson , Coordinator IT Infrastructure , MidCoast Council www . intelligentciso . com
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