Caja Rural Group & RSI: comprehensive SASE solution
Teldat has delivered a SASE solution for the 34 entities and 2,755 offices that make up the Caja Rural Group. It includes SD-WAN and a double layer of cybersecurity, as well as devices for fiber and 5G/4G networks.
Client Summary
The Caja Rural Group is made up of 34 entities and 2,755 branches. A unique banking group in Spain, it follows in the wake of leading groups in Germany, France, or Austria.
Its importance is comparable to that of any top-level Spanish entity. In fact, it is the financial group with the most branches in Spain and more than 1,5 million clients.
It also has the support of certain investee companies within the group itself, such as Banco Cooperativo Español, a holding company Seguros RGA and the RSI technology group.
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Challenge
- Need for a modern and flexible cybersecurity system, in line with the requirements of the financial sector.
- 34 financial institutions with their own communication networks and not enough flexibility.
- An outdated Legacy and MPLS technology in its main and back-up lines.
- The Caja Rural Group could not make the most of its (very expensive) telecommunication networks.
Solution
- SASE model on Teldat devices, segmented and independent SD-WAN, and a double cybersecurity layer.
- Double cybersecurity layer. be.Safe Pro integrated in Teldat devices and in the cloud. Aligned with INCIBE and ENS.
- Safe XDR ensures visibility and transparency, detecting anomalies to make informed decisions against threats.
- Teldat-M2 for fiber, Teldat-M10 for 5G/4G and our Windbit Areas-640 for central services.
Results
- Common scheme for the Caja Rural Group, easier to manage and cost-efficient.
- Full cybersecurity solution against cyberthreats, including Zero Day attacks.
- Modern solution that allows the user to learn more about the traffic flowing through the network.
- A highly flexible network, with Internet connection and compatible with several carriers.
Why Teldat?
The Caja Rural Group and its technological partner, RSI, selected Teldat to deliver an integral solution for three main reasons.
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First of all, thanks to its more than 40 years of experience in the financial sector, Teldat is the undisputed leader for communication products. It came up with a perfect solution for the Caja Rural Group, combining fiber communications lines with 5G/4G for WAN Internet, and maintaining MPLS connections.
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Secondly, via the SASE solution, Teldat was able to provide total cybersecurity (both at branches and the cloud) for the Caja Rural Group.
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The third key point has been the proximity and availability shown to the RSI project partner (surpassing that of any other competitor). The close relationship built between our experts and theirs is based on shared knowledge and the fact that our technology is fully Spanish (and doesn’t rely on technologies from third countries). Moreover, Teldat’s cybersecurity solution bears the “Made in Europe” stamp.
Challenge
The Caja Rural Group was faced with a communications scenario that lacked flexibility, as well as a network without proper security. Each of the 34 entities that make up the Caja Rural Group had its own communications network, based on MPLS and Legacy technologies (both for their main and back-up lines).
This translates into an outdated scenario that did not allow the Caja Rural Group to make the most of its telecommunication networks. In addition, this very fragmented scenario ended up being very expensive. The Caja Rural Group and its partner, RSI, were looking for a modern telecommunications solution. The initial goal was to generate synergies between the 34 group entities by increasing network flexibility and meeting the requirements of modern financial solutions.
As part of this challenge, the Caja Rural Group was looking to move away from Legacy environments and increase the use of Internet lines, while providing a cybersecurity layer that meets the requirements of the Spanish financial sector.
Teldat offered an integral solution encompassing the whole scenario: a unique telecommunications network (based on SD-WAN with routers, switching and telephony) that is a modern, powerful, flexible, and consolidated tool against cyberthreats.
Solution
The Teldat option, an innovative SASE model, offers three key assets (an SD-WAN network, the double cybersecurity layer and Teldat devices).
The double cybersecurity layer Teldat deployed in the Caja Rural Group is made of a first Teldat be.Safe Pro cybersecurity layer integrated in Teldat devices installed at branch offices (or on the move). The second layer protects the data and traffic passing through the cloud. Our double security layer is fully aligned with the recommendations of the National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) and the National Security Scheme (ENS), which proves just how robust it is.
Teldat also installed the be.Safe XDR solution, which provides total control over the entire Caja Rural Group network, ensuring visibility and transparency. The aim is to help detect anomalies and make informed decisions on threats.
The devices installed in branch offices or remote locations are Teldat-M2 (for fiber connections) and Teldat-M10 (for 5G/4G connections). In addition, each of the 34 financial entities that make up the Caja Rural Group will have a Windbit Ares-640 devices in their central offices. A high-performing multi-WAN server platform will be used to manage all of the client’s needs. In addition, our Teldat and Windbit devices offer a totally segmented solution that meets the requirements of the Caja Rural Group. Each entity has its own SD-WAN segment, thus guaranteeing their communications will be kept separate. This was key for our client.
Results
Generally speaking, Teldat’s solution for the Caja Rural Group is a modern tool with a high level of security. However, there are certain points that stand out:
- Easier to manage.
- Fewer operating costs.
- Common scheme for the Caja Rural Group.
- Full cybersecurity solution against cyberthreats, including Zero Day attacks.
- Network traffic analysis.
- A highly flexible network, with Internet connection and compatible with several carriers.
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