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ARMA's Digital Transformation: Ensuring Secure Remote Work for Polish Farmers with Zscaler
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud
Applicable Industries
- Agriculture
- National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Agriculture Disease & Pest Management
- Tamper Detection
The Challenge
The Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARMA) was established in 1994 to support the development of agriculture and rural areas in Poland. As an accredited paying agency, ARMA processes applications, verifications, and other forms, as well as paying refunds for more than 2 million farmers and others in the agricultural industry throughout Poland. ARMA was faced with the challenge of enabling its growing mobile and remote workforce to work securely and efficiently. The solution needed to provide a secure and stable connection to their applications when working away from the office. The challenge was further intensified by the global pandemic, which necessitated a quick shift to remote work for all employees.
About The Customer
The Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARMA) is a government agency established in 1994 to support the development of agriculture and rural areas in Poland. As an accredited paying agency, ARMA processes applications, verifications, and other forms, as well as paying refunds for more than 2 million farmers and others in the agricultural industry throughout Poland. ARMA is considered one of the most innovative Polish government agencies, demonstrated by its quick response to the pandemic by leveraging bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies and Zscaler to provide employees a secure way to work from home.
The Solution
In response to the challenge, ARMA's CIO, Mariusz Głębocki, began exploring solutions to fit the needs of its growing mobile and remote workforce. After an impressive proof of concept, Głębocki selected Zscaler Private Access™ and Zscaler Internet Access™ to provide secure access when the 300 members of his IT team worked outside of the traditional office setting. When the global pandemic hit, ARMA quickly expanded its Zscaler deployment from the IT team to all 6,000 employees working remotely. The Zscaler cloud service gave ARMA the security it needed with the functionality it required, without having to invest in its security infrastructure.
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