Case Study: Non-profit charity organisation in Poland secures nationwide live fundraising events and donor data with Palo Alto Networks

Safeguarding non-profit fundraising and beneficiaries in Poland

A well-known Polish non-profit that raises funds for paediatric and geriatric care through a nationwide live fundraising concert and a donor festival needed to protect donation systems, video content, staff and partner connections. With 70 staff but only a two-person IT team, the organisation faced complex connectivity (VPNs for remote staff, TV studios and third-party sites) and required full visibility, control and real‑time threat blocking to ensure the events — and the donations they generate — could not be disrupted.

The organisation standardized on Palo Alto Networks—PA‑1410 Next‑Generation Firewall plus cloud‑delivered services (GlobalProtect, Advanced Threat Prevention, WildFire, URL Filtering, DNS Security) and centralized management—bringing ML‑powered Layer‑7 inspection, secure VPN access and automated threat blocking. The result: complete visibility and control across data, people and devices, streamlined security manageable by two staff, reduced incident response time, uninterrupted live events and secure collection and distribution of donations.