{"id":76211,"date":"2024-03-14T19:06:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/version-2.com\/?p=76211"},"modified":"2024-03-09T19:10:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T11:10:39","slug":"how-accrete-inc-prepared-for-failover-to-protect-the-sensitive-data-of-high-profile-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/version-2.com\/en\/2024\/03\/how-accrete-inc-prepared-for-failover-to-protect-the-sensitive-data-of-high-profile-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"How Accrete Inc. prepared for failover to protect the sensitive data of high-profile clients"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Accrete Inc. is an artificial intelligence company that specializes in a variety of sectors. Its wide range of products supports government, entertainment, financial services, and consumer packaged goods. The company has established a reputation for its innovative supply chain analysis and social media aggregation solutions.\u00a0<\/p>

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\"ProfilePeter Bierfeldt, the Chief Information Security Officer, oversees the security of the company\u2019s intellectual property, customer data, and overall reputation. He shared how working with governmental and other high-risk clients requires a focus on layered security and how Accrete Inc.<\/a> achieved it using NordLayer.<\/p>

The challenge<\/h2>

Securing cloud environments for high-risk data clients<\/h3>

Accrete\u2019s unique position in the market, dealing with sensitive government contracts and a global workforce, posed significant cybersecurity challenges.<\/p>

The company works with a diverse range of clients, including the US Department of Defense. This requires them to follow stringent security standards like FedRAMP and NIST 800-171.<\/p>

\u201cWe knew it\u2019s a good practice to have a VPN solution in place to have everybody enter our client cloud network through an allowlisted IP, whether you’re talking AWS GovCloud or AWS commercial production.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>

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The primary concern was securing a virtual, cloud-based network environment against potential threat actors, particularly in high-risk countries.<\/p>

\u201cWe are a virtual company with no on-premise network. We don’t have anything like that. We are 100% in the cloud, and protecting that cloud is really, really important.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>

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Additionally, Accrete faced challenges in managing a globally dispersed team with offices in the U.S. states and India, requiring secure and reliable access to the network from various locations worldwide.<\/p>

The solution<\/h2>

Combining multiple security functionalities for the best result<\/h3>

Accrete Inc. chose NordLayer as their cybersecurity partner, transitioning from their previous VPN provider.<\/p>

\u201cAccrete Inc. needed one more piece of the puzzle for getting into our network, an additional layer of security that you can put in place to protect your production and entire network.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>

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The company\u2019s network security combines layers of different capabilities and functionalities. It includes virtual private gateways, IP allowlisting, SSO and MFA implementation, strong passwords, and antivirus protection. Thus, it must have been not only just a VPN but a solution that does more.<\/p>

\u201cOur old VPN didn\u2019t do anything beyond being a VPN. We looked for a solution that secures the network when connected to untrusted Wi-Fi and is reliable regarding performance.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>

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As Peter notes, different from free tools, the company is paying for the service to protect their information. Having government customers dealing with financial services and insurance, Accrete Inc. must ensure that nobody\u2019s snooping on their traffic, and with a company like NordLayer, they don\u2019t have to worry about it.<\/p>

Why choose NordLayer<\/h3>

NordLayer was selected for its robust VPN solutions, global points of presence, and seamless integration with existing systems like Okta SSO providers.<\/p>

\u201cOur clients must know that we don\u2019t relax our security. An outage and going down temporarily is an issue with high-sensitivity data, but with failover, we don\u2019t need to worry about it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>

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One of the main objectives for Accrete Inc. was to establish a failover in case of an outage<\/a>. Deploying at least two private servers ensured high service availability. This approach means security isn’t compromised, even if one of the virtual gateways flatlines for a few minutes.<\/p>

A solid mesh of security and business continuity measures established with the NordLayer tool<\/h3>

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The key reasons for this choice were:<\/p>