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Check Point DLP Protects Personal Data for Over 38,000 Students and Campus Staff
January 2011 by Marc Jacob
Check Point announced that Fitchburg State University (FSU), a public educational institution based in Massachusetts, has deployed Check Point’s Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Software Blade — securing sensitive data and addressing critical compliance requirements, while simplifying IT management.
With a growing network of over 38,000 students, faculty and alumni using online services, the university required a strong DLP solution that could safeguard confidential information, such as Social Security numbers and credit card data, while educating their students and faculty on enforcing stronger security practices.
With over 70 percent of tuition payments coming from credit cards, it has been critical for FSU to ensure any and all data that passes through the network is scanned, protected and meets both PCI compliance and emerging state regulations — without creating network downtime.
Shortly after deploying Check Point DLP, the university found that staff members who were simply trying to do their job were unaware that they were sending sensitive data in email communications. The Check Point DLP Software Blade not only enables IT administrators to prohibit sensitive information from being sent, it also alerts and educates users when data is at risk — significantly reducing the number of potential incidents.
Based on the Software Blade Architecture, the Check Point DLP Software Blade combines technology and user awareness to help businesses move data loss from detection to prevention. The Check Point DLP Software Blade can be deployed on all Check Point security gateways and is also available as a dedicated DLP-1 appliance.
