Case Study: Royal Yachting Association strengthens security and compliance with WatchGuard firewalls

Royal Yachting Association protects 105,000 members with WatchGuard

The Royal Yachting Association (RYA), the UK's national body for all forms of boating, faced the challenge of meeting strict PCI compliance and Data Loss Prevention requirements. With over 105,000 members and 150,000 annual training course completions, the RYA needed to secure thousands of online transactions and vast quantities of personal data. This required a more proactive security approach, including Advanced Threat Protection and better control over web access for its staff.

The RYA implemented WatchGuard firewalls, a vendor they have partnered with since 2000. The solution provided instant Advanced Threat Protection and comprehensive perimeter security. Using the WatchGuard Dimension tool, the small IS team gained powerful visibility and simplified management of their network, transforming tedious log searches into simple, single-pane analysis. This allowed for easy configuration within compliance rules and provided scalable, feature-rich defenses without needing extra hardware.

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