Case Studies

The security of a company’s information is critical to its success. Confidential data demands around the clock protection from a barrage of threats from both inside and outside the company. These might include hackers and even disgruntled employees. Mobile devices like notebooks and PDAs are often the weakest link in an organization’s security.
Specific requirements and implementations of our security solutions are listed in our reference overview.


	"'We really need high-level protection', says Lieutenant Colonel Warnicke, 'a notebook that belongs to someone in the Bundeswehr is a very tempting target for a thief. For us, espionage is not just an abstract risk: it is a real threat which we must protect ourselves against. Even thieves that are "only" motivated by material gain must not be able to access the information.'" more
	Since it started producing chip cards in 1996, DSV has always used the CryptoServer hardware security module (HSM) supplied by Utimaco, for calculating the personalization data. From 2003 the CryptoServer was also used to calculate certificates for EMV and for component authentication. CryptoServer is a security module that encapsulates and processes cryptographic functions and keys in a secured hardware module. It is used for securing the widest range of business-critical IT processes imaginable. more
	“Thanks to the solution by Utimaco Safeware, we were able to make sure that no unauthorized access is made to the Citrix MetaFrame environment and that authorized staff is able to logon onto his personal working environment in a quick, simple and reliable way.“ more
	The aim was to give employees secure e-mail communications and to avoid creating extra work for all those involved. more
	“We achieved our project target – of protecting devices and data comprehensively and highly securely against misuse – quickly and without a hitch. From an IT standpoint, the solutions are technically reliable and they fulfill the needs of the sales team.“ more
	"Despite a tight schedule, we were able to carry out the PKI conversion at LVR successfully and on schedule through close and very good collaboration with our project partners Microsoft and Utimaco," says Kandt. "Our colleagues benefit from a very modern and secure system that allows them permanent access to all important data." more
	“Everything went to plan, and we only needed a few days for the actual configuration. Even when it came to implementing specific modifications, Utimaco showed itself to be very flexible and able to handle our needs.“ more
	Electronic legal data transmissions have been running across the board in Rheinland-Pfalz since being introduced in 2004 with the aim of reducing the mountains of case files and speeding up cases. more
	“We were looking for a tamper-proof solution for secure e-mail communication that could be seamlessly integrated into our own communication system as well as those of our business partners,” says Stadtwerke Herne CIO Thomas Lohr. “As far as possible, the realization had to be executed quickly and without tying up internal IT resources, starting with the evaluation phase, continuing through the rollout and especially in subsequent productive operation." more
	"Some hundreds of our researchers carry their research results on their notebooks with them. These data are enormous valuable because the survey costs a lot of effort in money and time. Thus, they have to be protected unimpeachably, also if a notebook gets lost or is stolen. SafeGuard Easy approved to be the best solution." more
	"For us, as a savings bank, IT security is a must, since only a bank which effectively protects its customers from the risks inherent in electronic banking succeeds in generating the trust necessary to be successful in the business." more
	”We needed a product that guarantees user-specific access rights to confidential data, and we were also looking for a solution to secure all data traffic both within the company and when working in the field. SafeGuard Easy was exactly the product we were looking for; it fulfilled all our requirements in one go." more
	“We looked into many of the leading solutions in the data encryption market. Utimaco came up on top, based on the flexibility within the pricing requirements we had, as well as the functionality that we were looking for,.” said Desktop Engineering Manager Dale Pablo, University of San Francisco. more
	'Using Utimaco's solutions we can not only conform to Luxembourg's financial sector regulations, but also fulfil the requirements for internal audititing and control procedures as set out by company auditors. These specify that banks must take the best-possible security measures when handling confidential files..." more

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