Case Study: CHL Mortgages transforms security posture with Bytes

CHL Mortgages transform their security posture with a multi-layered approach from Bytes

CHL Mortgages, a UK-based bespoke mortgage lender managing over £6.5bn in loans, was relying on several legacy security tools that were difficult for its small IT team to manage and no longer provided adequate protection. Following acquisition by a new parent company, the business needed to strengthen its security posture, improve endpoint protection, and support further cloud adoption. Bytes helped assess the environment and identify the need for updated antivirus, stronger network threat detection, and better controls across the estate.

Bytes implemented a multi-layered security approach using Thales STA, Check Point Firewalls, CrowdStrike Falcon, and Forcepoint Web Gateway, alongside managed services including Managed SIEM, Managed SOC, and Managed VMaaS. Bytes also installed and configured the solutions and provided ongoing 24x7 monitoring and specialist support. As a result, CHL Mortgages gained stronger protection against modern threats, faster cloud adoption, and reduced security burden on the IT team, allowing them to focus on other projects while Bytes became their go-to technology partner.

CHL Mortgages

James Snyder

Technology Operations Manager