Endpoint Security Reduces Attack Surface for Leading Turkish Bank
Endpoint Security Reduces Attack Surface for Leading Turkish Bank
2 PagesPalo Alto Networks | VakifBank | Customer Snapshot 1 VakifBank is one of the biggest banks in Turkey. It has 924 branches, 3,917 ATMs and approximately 16,000 employees, and plays an important part in financing the country’s domestic and commercial trade. In addition, it has operations in New York, Bahrain, Germany and Austria. “Cyberattacks on the Turkish financial sector are increasing year over year, ” says Evrim Eroglu, Head of Security Infrastructure Operations for VafikBank. “No environment is 100% secure, but we can reduce the surface of attack. Our intention is to focus on the weakest point in the chain: our endpoints. ” Endpoints matter, he says, because with employees becoming more mobile in their work culture, laptops are used off the network: “Staff use their
