Case Study
Financial Firm Secures Its Private Cloud
SOLUTION SUMMARY CUSTOMER TYPE MAJOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION CHALLENGE INTERNAL SECURITY AUDITS FOUND THAT VMWARE ESX, RED HAT LINUX, AND SOLARIS SYSTEMS LACKED AN EFFICIENT WAY TO CONTROL ACCESS AND SECURELY AUTHENTICATE USERS SOLUTION USED POWERBROKER IDENTITY SERVICES AND ACTIVE DIRECTORY TO ESTABLISH ONE ID PER USER, CENTRALIZE USER AND ACCESS ADMINISTRATION FOR VMWARE ESX, ENFORCE GLOBAL PASSWORD AND SECURITY POLICIES WITH GROUP POLICY AND SUDO. MONITORED AND REPORTED ON ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ON INDIVIDUAL HYPERVISORS CASE STUDY THE COMPANY As one of the world’s most recognizable fi nancial institutions, this fi rm serves businesses and other fi nancial organizations throughout the United States and internationally. It provides a range of fi nancial services tha