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Aosta Valley Region Balances Security and Productivity with Forcepoint Web Security

Customer Company Size

Large Corporate

Region

Europe

Country

Italy

Product

Forcepoint Web Security

Tech Stack

Firewall

Implementation Scale

Enterprise-wide Deployment

Impact Metrics

Productivity Improvements
Cost Savings

Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

System Integration

About The Customer

The Aosta Valley region is a Special Statute Region with a population of just under 130,000 people. Despite being the smallest region in Italy, occupying just over 3,200 km2, it employs about 2,500 people in its regional government. The region needed to secure web navigation while preserving employee productivity. The spread of social networks, the e-commerce boom, and the concurrent availability of internet access on all workstations created a need for a cyber intervention. As a result, the region viewed web protection to be a priority, in order to manage and regulate web access based on content and source.

The Challenge

The Aosta Valley region, a Special Statute Region in Italy with a population of just under 130,000 people, faced a common problem for public and private companies, especially one as large as itself - securing web navigation. The region needed to define policies that supported a high level of security while preserving employee productivity. The spread of social networks, the e-commerce boom, and the concurrent availability of internet access on all workstations created a need for a cyber intervention. As a result, the region viewed web protection to be a priority, in order to manage and regulate web access based on content and source. The region decided to integrate its existing firewall with a web security component.

The Solution

The need for an effective and flexible solution led the administration to Forcepoint Web Security. The change was supported by the IT department, legal department, and even management at the highest levels. The administrative group determined profiles for all employees and defined the categories of sites for which to grant open or refined navigation. The managers of each area then have the ability to request exceptions for specific profiles. The region defined a standard profile suitable for all employees and then established exceptions related to specific job functions.

Operational Impact

The region was able to define a standard profile suitable for all employees and then establish exceptions related to specific job functions.
Some offices have permissions to access e-commerce sites to verify the economic adequacy of their purchases in the interests of the public administration.
An administrative group has been set up to coordinate the social networking activities of all the government structures in the region, establishing common rules for all and understanding who needs to use social networks for their job responsibilities.
The granular social media controls and user profile management really set Forcepoint Web Security apart from other vendors.

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