Banca Progetto: Elevating Cloud Data Security and Compliance with Rubrik (original) (raw)

Overview

Banca Progetto, an online bank in Italy specializing in lending to small and medium-sized enterprises, relies heavily on its cloud-based infrastructure to provide customers with sustained, continuous growth through innovative and secure banking products and services. With a reputation built on customer satisfaction and transparency, Banca Progetto sought to harden its data security posture and protect data across its cloud environment to ensure the cyber resilience of its operations. After careful evaluation, Banca Progetto turned to Rubrik Security Cloud.

Rubrik is pivotal in bridging gaps in data protection across our cloud environment. We now have a cyber resilience solution that is fast and easy.

Michele Talon
CISO at Banca Progetto

Challenges

  1. Securing its M365 environment
  2. Compliance with EU and domestic regulatory standards
  3. Accurate identification and control over sensitive personal and financial information
  4. Implementing a thorough backup and recovery plan to prevent data loss or downtime

Results

  1. Enhanced compliance through secure backups
  2. Optimized backup efficiency for daily operations
  3. Bolstered data security via precise identification processes
  4. Effortless and user-friendly data restoration capabilities

Challenge

SECURING DATA TO UPHOLD COMPLIANCE AND STRENGTHEN REPUTATION

Banca Progetto is a nimble, digital-first bank with a multi-cloud environment. But this cloud-driven approach introduced a new challenge: ensuring their cloud data remained secure, recoverable, and compliant with stringent regulations driven by both domestic and EU initiatives.

The bank also required a cyber resiliency solution that seamlessly integrated with their M365 environment, providing enhanced data security while meeting the bank’s cyber resilience and recovery time objectives (RTOs). Rubrik Cloud Native Protection solution did just that.

“We selected Rubrik because it flawlessly met our requirements and delivered exactly what we expected. It also solved a compliance issue we had—we needed a solution that could identify and classify sensitive data, helping reduce the risk of data exfiltration and satisfy reporting requirements to auditors.” Talon explained.

Rubrik Security Cloud’s Sensitive Data Monitoring feature helps Banca Progetto accurately identify and classify sensitive data types, such as credit card numbers, across their M365 data to mitigate security risks and ensure data privacy. This capability was deemed exceedingly valuable by the bank, enabling them to proactively manage and secure sensitive information effectively.

More than just checking a compliance box, protecting their cloud data is crucial for maintaining their stellar reputation. “As a bank without physical branches, we rely heavily on our reputation,” said Michele Talon, CISO at Banca Progetto.

Solution

CONFIDENCE + COMPLETE CYBER RESILIENCE

By adopting Rubrik Security Cloud with Cloud Native Protection, Banca Progetto not only established a robust backup and recovery framework for their cloud data but also achieved regulatory compliance and minimized the risks associated with data loss or downtime. The implementation of Rubrik enabled the bank to monitor operational efficiency effectively, identify redundant data, and optimize resource allocation.

“Rubrik helps us with monitoring our global efficiency,” Talon noted. “It allows us to identify unused mailboxes or data that shouldn’t be there, so we can clean it up and optimize our resources.”

Furthermore, Rubrik’s user-friendly interface and rapid data restoration capabilities instilled confidence in Banca Progetto’s cyber resilience in the face of potential cyber incidents. underscoring the pivotal role of

“Rubrik is pivotal in bridging gaps in data protection across our cloud environment. We now have a cyber resilience solution that is fast and easy,” noted Talon

“Rubrik gives me peace of mind that in the case of a cyber incident, we are resilient.”

For this pioneering digital bank, Rubrik transformed cloud backup from an afterthought into a competitive advantage. “Rubrik solves a headache we had around not being able to back up our cloud data and meet compliance requirements,” Michele summed up. “Its data security and data protection capabilities, as well as ease of use, make Rubrik an easy choice for cyber resilience.”