Case Study: Barclays Capital strengthens SharePoint governance and passes audit with SPHERE Technology Solutions

Barclays Capital - Customer Case Study

Barclays Capital faced a significant challenge in securing its SharePoint environment after its rapid growth from acquiring Lehman Brothers. An upcoming IT audit revealed a lack of governance and security controls for this critical platform, and the internal security team lacked the specialized skills to perform the necessary assessment. To address this, they engaged SPHERE Technology Solutions to leverage its expertise and tools for a comprehensive review.

Using its Varonis tools, SPHERE quickly performed a detailed assessment of the SharePoint farm, identifying key risks and proposing a controls framework. This allowed Barclays to successfully pass its subsequent audit. The solution provided by SPHERE delivered significant added value by requiring minimal support from internal teams and freed the bank's security organization to focus on other critical issues.

Barclays Capital

Stephen Gailey

Group Head of Security Services