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Invitalia Leverages IoT to Secure Perimeters and Drive Economic Growth

Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Public Cloud

Applicable Industries

National Security & Defense
Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Procurement
Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Cybersecurity
Tamper Detection

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Cybersecurity Services

About The Customer

Invitalia is Italy’s national agency for inward investment and economic development. It is responsible for coordinating investment and development across the country. Invitalia manages the tender process for national infrastructure projects and helps find funding for start-ups. The agency's work impacts at a national and personal level. Invitalia is a critical piece of national infrastructure and an offshoot of the Italian Ministry of the Economy. It is charged with boosting economic activity, helping start-ups find financial support, and driving regional growth. It acts as a bank, an insurance company, and a data analysis unit.

The Challenge

Invitalia, Italy’s national agency for inward investment and economic development, was faced with the challenge of securing critical data and assets as it pursued a cloud-first strategy. The agency, which is responsible for coordinating investment and development across the country, manages the tender process for national infrastructure projects and helps find funding for start-ups. As a critical piece of national infrastructure, Invitalia is a target for cyber criminals. The agency needed to be agile, secure, and flexible, without sitting on great swathes of unused IT resources. The cloud allowed the business to consume resources as needed, but with sensitive funding and commercial data at the center of Invitalia’s portfolio, the agency was under constant threat. Additionally, the agency was also looking to reduce the strain on its in-house cybersecurity team in the face of an escalating number of attacks.

The Solution

To address these challenges, Invitalia turned to Check Point Infinity Total Protection, Check Point Harmony Endpoint, Check Point Harmony Mobile, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security, and Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management. Check Point Infinity paired with Check Point CloudGuard IaaS delivered automated and flexible public cloud network security to keep Invitalia’s assets and data protected while staying aligned to the dynamic needs of the public cloud environments of Microsoft Azure. Check Point SandBlast™ Mobile kept mobile devices protected against threats to the apps, OS and network without impacting device performance while Check Point SandBlast™ Agent protected Invitalia’s environment against zero-day malware. The engagement also included Check Point Dome9 which provided visibility, control, and compliance across all cloud assets allowing Invitalia to visualize and assess their security position and configuration. Infinity SOC completed the infrastructure enabling a quick response to the most severe threats with automated triage and a single click remediation across Cloud, End Point and Mobile.

Operational Impact

The engagement with Check Point has automated much of Invitalia’s security management work. It is scalable and comprehensive. The agency has come to public prominence during the COVID-19 crisis, taking the lead in much of the government’s response, coordinating the procurement of masks and directing emergency funds to those in need. Thanks to Check Point Infinity and Check Point’s threat intelligence, Invitalia is faster to spot risks and threats. Security management is also simpler. Check Point Infinity’s single unified console delivers consistent visibility, policy management, logging, reporting, and control. Invitalia no longer has to toggle between different security consoles. The solution has enabled data and security everywhere, which is a critical need for the agency.