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Yonder Enhances Security and Compliance with Action1
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Electronics
- National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions
- Maintenance
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Leasing Finance Automation
- Tamper Detection
Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
Yonder, a technology partner that helps organizations create modern digital businesses, faced a significant challenge in managing its endpoints. With over 300 employees working from home or in one of its three European offices, the company's endpoints were unevenly and dynamically distributed. This made it difficult for the IT team to keep them updated with the latest security patches and manage them effectively. Their previous patching system, WSUS, required endpoints to be in the same network to deploy updates, which was not feasible with remote workers. This led to delays in patching critical vulnerabilities and put the organization at compliance risk, as timely software updates are required by regulations that Yonder has to adhere to. The IT team needed a new patch management solution that would work regardless of where their devices were located and provide visibility into all workstations.
About The Customer
Yonder is a technology partner that assists organizations in creating modern digital businesses. They develop meaningful solutions and offer innovation, modernization, DevOps, security, and consultancy services. Yonder is a subsidiary of Total Specific Solutions (TSS), which is part of Constellation Software Inc. (CSI). With over 300 employees, Yonder operates from three European offices in Romania and the Netherlands, and also allows its employees the flexibility to work from home. This dynamic and distributed workforce necessitates a robust and flexible IT infrastructure that can manage and secure endpoints regardless of their location.
The Solution
Yonder's IT team conducted POCs with multiple solutions and chose Action1. This solution was the only one that worked extremely well with off-site devices and had an easy and straightforward user interface. The cloud-native platform was easy to deploy and manage, and Action1's customer support was very responsive. With Action1, the IT team established automated patch management for OS and third-party software updates, maintaining strong security and ensuring compliance. They set up patching policies that met their organization's needs, updating the entire infrastructure in minutes. Action1 also provided complete visibility into their entire network, with real-time IT asset inventory reports and automated scripting capabilities. The IT team could promptly make modifications to all endpoints as needed and received alerts about security events. They also used Action1 to automatically configure new workstations and push software to them.
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