Case Studies
- WGBH Case StudyAs a public broadcaster, WGBH caters to a wide range of audience members from parents and children to teachers and students. WGBH heavily relies on donations from its audience and because of this, the company must have solid security measures in place to protect any personally identifiable information (PII). Due to regulations, WGBH faces strict compliance requirements regarding the storage, transmission and destruction of PII. With the hire of Michael Kamens, Information Security Officer, new security measures were asked to be put in place so that compliance requirements could be met. Michael, having an IT Risk Management and IT Auditing background had previous experience with Perimeter E-Security for their secure messaging, vulnerability management, and managed security services. Though WGBH interviewed other providers, Perimeter's technology, people, and experience inspired greater confidence in their decision to choose Perimeter. Providing WGBH with Encrypted Email, Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS), and Managed Firewall, the nonprofit estimates that it has increased security by at least 300 percent with Perimeter's services and 24 x 7 monitoring.
- West Suburban Bank Case Study:With more than $1 Billion in managed assets and 35 locations, West Suburban Bank offers a full range of financial products to the Illinois communities and offers a level of service and responsiveness that the mega-banks can’t attain. Previously, the bank managed its network entirely with its in-house IT staff. However, the team was taxed with trying to monitor around the clock. After exploring the market, West Suburban Bank chose Perimeter for its enterprise-class security services, technology, managed security in the cloud as well as reputation. Providing West Suburban with IDS/IPS, Quarterly Service Review, Firewall, Anti-Virus, Spam Filtering, Email Encryption and Vulnerability Scanning services, Perimeter ensures that they are not only compliant for internal and external audits, but that their network is securely managed 24 x 7.
- Lake Trust Credit Union Case Study:With more than 91,000 members and 14 locations, Lake Trust offers a full range of financial products, services, and resources to the Michigan community. As a result of the credit union's growth, the Lake Trust security team needs tools for real-time firewall monitoring, as well as the ability to create reports easily for monthly management reporting and regular compliance audits. To ensure comprehensive, around-the-clock network security, Lake Trust reinforces their team with 24x7 network monitoring, reporting and support from Perimeter E-Security's Certified Professionals.
- Effingham Hospital Case Study:Effingham Hospital, a critical access hospital and nursing home in Springfield, GA, needed to demonstrate compliance with federal security regulations. As a covered entity under HIPAA, the small, rural hospital had to prove that it assessed the threats to vulnerabilities of its computer network that could jeopardize the safety of patient data. By using Perimeter E-Security's Network Vulnerability Scanning services to test their network both internally and externally, as well as providing a host assessment for critical servers, it ensured HIPAA compliance and freed up their IT manager to focus on other critical business, as well as saving them money by avoiding the need to hire more full-time staff members.
