For 20 years, Network Technology Partners (NTP) has been protecting their customers from cyber attackers with cutting-edge, real-time cyber security and information technology. NTP gets to know its customers, ranging from SMBs to Fortune 500 enterprises, specializing in advanced security with a personal touch. They provide a multi-layered approach with personal attention in addition to the latest customizable cyber security solutions. Naturally, they expect the same level of service and innovation from their vendors when protecting their own networks. Unfortunately, it became clear that many veteran names in cyber security weren’t moving fast enough to keep up with the new types of business email compromise (BEC) attacks they were seeing.

David Wren, CEO at NTP, explained: “There are a lot of gaps, especially around email. One thing we see is that business email compromise is one of the largest forms of fraud.” Max Dzlak, CTO at NTP, noted that “[t]here was a lot of malicious activity getting through those old platforms.” Rather than waiting for those vendors to update their systems or provide add-on modules, the NTP team started to look for security tools specifically designed to defend against modern attacks. To them, that meant reaching beyond email. They also needed to protect remote users, branch offices, and cloud apps like Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive. After a thorough selection process, NTP landed on Check Point’s Harmony Email and Collaboration solution. Harmony Email and Collaboration provides real-time protection by inspecting inbound and outbound traffic and internal emails to stop lateral attacks and insider threats. Wren said he appreciated how it integrates with platforms like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace and its ability to block zero-day attacks.

One highlight for NTP was the ease of installation. “The Harmony Email and Collaboration Suite onboarding process was so simple and very easy to understand, providing value almost immediately,” remarked Dzlak. Another differentiator was Harmony SASE (secure access service edge), which allowed them to secure their distributed business by combining on-device and cloud-based protection by integrating network security and connectivity into a unified cloud-based service. This addresses the challenges of securing remote work, cloud adoption, and mobile devices by implementing zero trust access, advanced threat prevention, and optimized SD-WAN capabilities.

Check Point’s Harmony SASE delivers a potent one-two punch for NTP, providing fast internet security and seamless zero-trust access. It effectively transforms how NTP protects its systems and users while reducing operational complexity and costs. As Dzlak explained, as more traffic flows directly from endpoints to cloud services, SASE can provide a clean, encrypted communication channel between endpoints and cloud environments. “This is something we haven’t been able to do until Check Point,” Dzlak said.

Dzlak added that Check Point’s Harmony SASE also provides him and his team the flexibility and dynamic policy creation necessary to maintain a high level of security without requiring much management from security teams, as is common with other tools.

Finally, Wren stressed how he appreciates the ease with which Check Point’s solutions are to teach the security operation team. “Check Point has improved security operations and incident investigations and response,” he said.

NTP’s partnership with Check Point highlights how the modern threat environment necessitates solutions designed specifically to confront modern threats. As a provider of security solutions themselves, NTP selected Check Point as a partner to protect their own systems. “Check Point is on the cutting edge in the security space.  It’s just above and beyond the others available on the market currently, as well as the capabilities of our previous security systems,” Dzlak concluded.

Learn more about how NTP is partnering with Check Point, here.

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