Case Study: NorthStar Travel Media Group achieves centralized security, improved agility and 40% cost reduction with OPAQ

Multi-National Media Organization Centralized Security and Improved Agility While Slashing Costs

NorthStar Travel Media Group, a private multi-national digital media organization undergoing a series of acquisitions, needed a simpler, more agile way to secure one data center, five branch offices, multiple cloud and SaaS applications, and to adopt a Web Application Firewall (WAF) — all on a tight budget and timeline. They engaged OPAQ and its cloud-based security platform (OPAQ Cloud) to centralize policy, plug SSL gaps, and provide global troubleshooting and control across a distributed hybrid environment.

OPAQ migrated NorthStar’s infrastructure onto the OPAQ Cloud, layered protection across data centers, cloud instances and SaaS (including restricting Salesforce access through OPAQ), deployed redundant VPNs and an encrypted SD‑WAN, enabled remote user connectivity, and instantly turned on WAF protection. The deployment required no new hardware or software, delivered ROI in under five weeks, reduced costs by 40% and vendor/product/policy complexity by 80%, and gave NorthStar improved visibility, threat management and agility for future growth and M&A.

NorthStar Travel Media Group