Backup system modernization and MFA implementation in the banking sector
About the Client
The client is a large multinational financial corporation specializing in banking services and payment processing. With its regional headquarters located in Dubai Internet City, the company manages mission-critical transactions that require the highest levels of data availability, resilience, and protection against cyber threats.
Objective
As part of its digital transformation strategy, the client’s IT department needed to address two critical priorities:
- Business continuity: Modernize the legacy backup system to minimize RTO and RPO.
- Security enhancement: Protect employee accounts and critical systems against unauthorized access.
THE PROJECT WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND PUT INTO PRODUCTION
Solution
LWCOM delivered a comprehensive project focused on selecting and professionally evaluating the most effective data protection and access security tools.
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Backup and Recovery: Veeam Backup & Replication LWCOM specialists conducted an in-depth analysis of the client’s existing business processes and selected the most suitable backup solution for its infrastructure. Veeam Backup & Replication fully met the client’s requirements by enabling automated backup across the entire IT environment and providing rapid data recovery capabilities.
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Information Security: Cisco Duo To prevent phishing attacks and account compromise, LWCOM selected Cisco Duo as the multi-factor authentication solution. The platform was the optimal choice for protecting the client’s distributed workforce, ensuring reliable verification of every access attempt to corporate resources through a second authentication factor.
Result
- Reliability: Veeam Backup & Replication provides reliable recovery of business-critical data
- Security: The implementation of Cisco Duo significantly reduced the risk of unauthorized access
- Compliance: The project helped the company meet the strict security requirements of the UAE banking sector
About customer
Under the terms of the signed non-disclosure agreement, the company LWCOM cannot disclose the name of the client company or its field of activity.