case studies
Case study #1— Irdeto Access
Challenge
- Irdeto Access is a world leader in content protection technologies for digital video and IP networks
- These two-way networks require software-based technology that provides the same security level as hardware
Solution
- Irdeto Access chose Cloakware Security Suite to secure their software and eliminate the need for smart cards
Benefits to their customers
- Prevents piracy and subscription fraud
- Supports new digital, interactive services and adapts to new formats
- Enables new markets
- Encourages premium-quality broadcast content
- Extends life-span of set-top box
- Protects keys and billing transactions
- Mitigates damages to reduce costs, eliminate future offenses
- Lowers cost of ownership for broadcasters by reducing time and effort to implement and maintain
Case Study #2 — Commercial bank
Challenge
- Commercial banking customer recognizes that hard-coded application passwords remain a significant vulnerability to the privacy of their collected information and a threat to their credibility and revenues in the event of a security breach.
- The customer also understands that traditional security techniques do not offer a solution for their unattended applications and datacenter against insider attack.
Solution
- Customer chose Cloakware Server Password Manager (CSPM) to automate the secure retrieval and update of application passwords.
Benefits of CSPM
- Eliminates hard-coded passwords in applications
- Eliminates the sharing of passwords with developers
- Eliminates the costs of server outages due to unsynchronized passwords
- Eliminates the costs of maintaining applications due to password changes
- Delivers security techniques required to protect unattended applications
- Contributes to recertification efforts for safeguarding information
Case Study #3 — Federal government agency
Challenge
- Federal government customer leverages the capability of Cloakware Server Password Manager to automate password usage within their enterprise data backup and recovery solution.
- Password changes were causing their nightly backups to fail, creating a significant recovery vulnerability in the event of an outage.
Solution
- Agency chose Cloakware Server Password Manager (CSPM) to automate the secure retrieval and update of application passwords.
Benefits of CSPM
- Passwords can be changed regularly without causing backup failures
- Eliminates hard-coded passwords in applications
- Eliminates the sharing of passwords with developers
- Eliminates the costs of server outages due to unsynchronized passwords
- Eliminates the costs of maintaining applications due to password changes
- Delivers security techniques required to protect unattended applications
- Contributes to recertification efforts for safeguarding information
