Case study: Fiditalia

Fiditalia, part of the Société Générale Group, is one of the main forces in the Italian consumer credit sector. Renowned for its high security standards, Fiditalia selected Sophos to protect its extensive network whilst maintaining high network performance.

"Thanks to tight collaboration with the Sophos team, since 2001 Fiditalia has been able to count on absolute continuity in the development of its activities, and on complete integrity and full control of our systems."
Lucio Santaniello, Head of Technological Infrastructure and Operations, Fiditalia

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Fact file

Business challenge

• Fiditalia was searching for a comprehensive solution that would assure complete protection of data and information. It also needed all threats detected and fixed without impacting on network performance.

Technology solution

• A security policy was defined and an assessment of all company computers performed over five days. The reporting system and alarms were configured in one day and the solution was executed without any negative impact on the network.
• Using Sophos NAC Advanced, Fiditalia has not only significantly improved security at its headquarters and all branches, but also that of users throughout Italy who are not covered by a branch office network.

Business results

• Sophos NAC Advanced has enabled Fiditalia to have full control over every computer accessing the network, ensuring complete compliance with its security policy.
• Fiditalia's consultants can now access the network securely and members of staff can use their laptop computers without any risk to the company.