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Sinopec Group Enhances Network Security with Check Point 12407 Security Appliance

Technology Category
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
  • Networks & Connectivity - Gateways
Applicable Industries
  • National Security & Defense
  • Transportation
Applicable Functions
  • Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases
  • Inventory Management
  • Tamper Detection
Services
  • Cybersecurity Services
  • System Integration
The Challenge
China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group), a large petroleum and petrochemical enterprise, was facing significant challenges in protecting its complex network infrastructure from increasingly sophisticated threats. Traditional firewall and anti-virus protection were proving insufficient. The company needed a comprehensive and robust security solution that could protect its information assets, provide secure remote access to corporate resources, integrate intrusion prevention for increased protection, and simplify and centralize network security management. The solution also needed to be future-proofed, capable of evolving with the company's needs and the ever-changing threat landscape.
About The Customer
China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) is a large petroleum and petrochemical enterprise established in July 1998. Headquartered in Beijing, Sinopec Group has a registered capital of RMB 182 billion. The company's key business activities include industrial investment and investment management, exploration, production, storage, transportation (including pipeline transportation), marketing and utilization of oil and natural gas. In 2011, Sinopec Group was the 5th largest enterprise in Fortune Global 500.
The Solution
Sinopec Group chose the Check Point 12407 Security Appliance, which offered a comprehensive security solution with Firewall, Intrusion Prevention (IPS), IPsec VPN, and Mobile Access Software Blades. This solution provided robust network protection and accessibility to network resources. The appliance's features, including hot-swappable redundant power supplies and hard drives, as well as high-availability technologies such as Check Point ClusterXL and Load-Sharing, ensured a high level of business continuity and serviceability. The Check Point IPS Software Blade provided comprehensive, integrated protection against malicious and unwanted network traffic. The Mobile Access Software Blade enabled secure remote access to enterprise resources, applications, and emails over the Internet, via smartphones, or PCs. The Check Point Smart-1 25 security management appliance allowed Sinopec to administer network policy management, track and analyze events, run reports and more from a single user interface.
Operational Impact
  • The deployment of the Check Point 12407 security appliance provided Sinopec Group with a one-stop, integrated solution. The coupling of the firewall with the IPS and Mobile Access Software Blades fully unleashed the flexibility of the solution and is a testament to the functionality of the Check Point Software Blade Architecture. The solution offered comprehensive security and scalability, high performance protection for large and business-critical networks, integrated security with multiple Software Blades in a single appliance, and high-availability features to ensure business continuity. The solution also provided simple and secure remote access, data protection, and unified management for simplified deployment and administration. The Check Point solution enabled Sinopec to maximize efficiency with a single unified management console for network and endpoint security, and real-time identification of changes in network traffic flow with improved visibility.

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