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CloudGuard Application Security: A Shield for VITO’s Satellite Imagery
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Application Security
Applicable Industries
- Agriculture
- National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions
- Maintenance
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Tamper Detection
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- Data Science Services
The Challenge
VITO’s Remote Sensing Unit, a part of the Flemish Institute for Technological Research, is a crucial entity that processes and archives satellite images, converting the data into actionable information on global matters. The unit, which has grown into a 100-strong team, operates an environment with around 650 physical servers and 7PB of data. The global significance of their data means it is delivered to almost every country in the world, leaving it vulnerable to cyberattacks on many fronts. The unit required comprehensive web and API protection that offered more than a traditional CloudGuard Application Security. The challenge was to protect the organization’s applications and websites from potential cyber threats while ensuring the security solution was scalable to support the growing organization.
About The Customer
VITO’s Remote Sensing Unit is a part of the Flemish Institute for Technological Research. The unit processes and archives satellite images, converting the data into actionable information on global matters such as vegetation, agriculture, and global disasters. The unit was formed twenty years ago to deal with data on global vegetation received from the SPOT4 satellite. It has now grown into an independent team of 100, running an environment with around 650 physical servers and 7PB of data. The unit relies on cloud technology for projects that deal with a huge number of images and require a lot of processing power.
The Solution
To address the challenge, VITO’s Remote Sensing Unit turned to Check Point CloudGuard Application Security, a solution they had been using for ten years. The highly scalable solution was implemented to protect the unit's internal cloud systems and a Hadoop cluster of 150 physical servers used for calculations. With the help of Check Point partner, TrueGEN, the unit had the cloud-native CloudGuard Application Security solution up and running in just hours. They then migrated their sites from the old reverse proxy to a new NGINIX reverse proxy. The fast and easy installation of the product and automation were key values. The CloudGuard Application Security works 24x7 to provide protection and constant compliance, even out of office hours.
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