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Avianca's Secure Cloud Migration with Check Point

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Technology Category
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Public Cloud
Applicable Industries
  • National Security & Defense
  • Transportation
Applicable Functions
  • Product Research & Development
  • Quality Assurance
Use Cases
  • Cybersecurity
  • Tamper Detection
Services
  • Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
  • Cybersecurity Services
About The Customer
Avianca is Colombia’s national airline, headquartered in Bogota. It flies passengers and cargo to 108 destinations in 26 countries. Through its membership in Star Alliance, Avianca enables customers to connect to at least 1,300 destinations in 191 countries. The company was founded in 1919, making it the world’s second-oldest airline still in operation. More than 19,000 employees are committed to delivering unsurpassed service to each customer, in every destination. As Avianca approached its centenary, it committed to a corporate-wide digital transformation initiative with several critical components, including security and compliance.
The Challenge
Avianca, Colombia’s national airline, was faced with the challenge of migrating to Microsoft Azure public cloud while maintaining security and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI and GDPR. The company was also looking to segment and secure portions of the network to reduce risk. As part of its corporate-wide digital transformation initiative, Avianca aimed to move as many operations to the cloud as possible to increase agility, reach, and cost-effectiveness. One of its first steps was to move its e-commerce site to the Microsoft Azure public cloud environment. However, the Azure public cloud's security services were not sufficient for Avianca's needs, which required additional capabilities to strengthen security and support unique technologies in both its internal operations and customer-facing services.
The Solution
Avianca deployed Check Point CloudGuard IaaS for its cloud security needs. CloudGuard IaaS provides advanced threat prevention security to protect Azure cloud environments from malware and other sophisticated threats. It enables Avianca to easily and seamlessly secure workloads, data, and assets while providing secure connectivity across the Azure cloud and its on-premises environments. Avianca uses the built-in firewall, antivirus, anti-bot, and intrusion prevention system (IPS) to protect workloads in the cloud. CloudGuard IaaS for Azure also allows Avianca to micro-segment security across different parts of the company’s networks, which further minimizes risk. Teams can deploy granular policies to secure specific assets across a wide range of users and operations. Check Point R80 Security Management unifies on-premises and cloud-based security visibility in the SmartConsole, providing full visibility into security risks in a single view, accelerating incident response.
Operational Impact
  • The deployment of Check Point CloudGuard IaaS for Azure went smoothly and quickly for Avianca, due to their familiarity with Check Point solutions. The migration of the Avianca.com website to the public cloud resulted in significant improvements in website stability. Special discounted fare promotions now run on the website without downtime from peak usage, enabling customers to easily purchase last-minute tickets and reducing the number of empty seats on flights. Check Point R80 gives teams security visibility into cloud traffic, users and workloads, allowing them to assess security measures in place, measure effectiveness and identify potential points of exposure. To date, Avianca has not experienced any business-disrupting cyber attacks, giving the teams peace of mind and the confidence to move forward on other digital transformation initiatives.
Quantitative Benefit
  • Accelerated cloud security deployment
  • Unified visibility into threats, security status and incidents in the Cloud
  • Aligned security measures with business requirements to simplify compliance

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