Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Databases
- Networks & Connectivity - Gateways
Applicable Industries
- Electronics
- National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions
- Procurement
- Sales & Marketing
Use Cases
- Tamper Detection
- Traffic Monitoring
Services
- Testing & Certification
About The Customer
Ulster-Greene ARC is a non-profit agency that offers a comprehensive range of services to individuals with autism and other developmental and intellectual disabilities, from birth through adulthood. The organization operates across 35 locations and is committed to ensuring the safety and privacy of the individuals they serve. This includes the protection of private medical information and compliance with HIPAA regulations. The organization faced challenges with web security and data protection, particularly in terms of URL filtering, protection for mobile users, and data loss prevention.
The Challenge
Ulster-Greene ARC, a non-profit agency providing services to people with autism and other developmental and intellectual disabilities, faced significant challenges with their web security and data protection. They were backhauling web traffic from 35 locations to 3 central locations for URL filtering on traditional proxy servers. This process introduced latency and performance degradation. The URL filtering appliances they used could only define broad, static categories of filtering, but could not provide granular, dynamic control of web content. This led to the blocking of many websites, even legitimate ones, due to the fear of potential security threats. Furthermore, mobile users were left unprotected, creating difficulties in enforcing policies for these users. The organization also needed to ensure HIPAA compliance and prevent data loss, particularly of private medical information.
The Solution
Ulster-Greene ARC adopted Zscaler’s cloud-delivered service to address their challenges. Each of their 35 Internet gateways forwarded Internet-bound traffic to the Zscaler cloud, where policy-based, in-depth bi-directional threat inspection was performed. This improved their security posture and prevented Personal Health Information (PHI) from escaping via Web 2.0 channels. With Zscaler, Ulster-Greene no longer needed to purchase and maintain in-house appliances or backhaul traffic to centralized locations, significantly improving performance. Zscaler’s dynamic content classification technology allowed Ulster-Greene to scan pages on the fly at high speed, categorize them, and handle them based on company policy. This eliminated the need for blocking websites entirely due to fear of embedded security risks. Zscaler also provided a solution for protecting Web 2.0 channels, enabling Ulster-Greene to allow users to visit more websites while risking less data loss.
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