Case Study: Superior Court of California, Orange County achieves complete intrusion protection and major cost savings with Check Point Software

Superior Court of California, Orange County - Customer Case Study

The Superior Court of California, Orange County — a trial court serving the second most populous county in the state with eight locations and 3,000 staff — needed to protect sensitive court records while providing public and agency access online. The court faced the twin challenges of blocking malicious activity, securing remote access for partner agencies, and expanding intrusion prevention across multiple network chokepoints on a constrained budget.

Check Point’s integrated firewall and IPS software blade gave the court complete intrusion prevention across all interfaces at multi-gigabit speeds while cutting hardware needs by roughly 50%. The deployment delivered low CPU utilization (under 20% on busy days), centralized management, greater stability and easier administration, and produced significant cost savings — an estimated $50,000–$75,000 (and possibly much more) — while strengthening overall security.

Superior Court of California, Orange County

Michael Hobbie

Network Engineer