Case Study: Fortune 500 IT Services and Business Software Company achieves 360° Web Application Security with Imperva SecureSphere Virtual Appliances

IT Services Company Achieves 360° Web Application Security with Imperva SecureSphere Virtual Appliances

A Fortune 500 IT Services and Business Software Company with more than 20,000 employees needed to protect sensitive data in its Internet-facing custom and packaged web applications while meeting SOX and GLBA requirements. The company also wanted a solution that would fit its VMware-based virtual environment, provide detailed security logs, and support faster release cycles without slowing development. Imperva SecureSphere virtual appliances were selected to address these challenges.

Imperva implemented SecureSphere Web Application Firewall virtual appliances to deliver real-time protection, granular policy control, centralized management, and virtual patching across the company’s primary and disaster recovery sites. The solution performed strongly in penetration testing, improved visibility into attacks and application issues, and helped the security and development teams respond faster. As a result, the company achieved 360° web application security and could bring applications to market faster with less disruption.