Success Story: SecureZIP® Helps Global IT Service Provider Secure Sensitive Data to Tape, Establish Multiplatform Security Standard, Meet PCI Mandates

Company Background
This publically traded company is a global provider of sophisticated information processing, computer software services, and business solutions to the financial services, communications, and healthcare industries. It is the largest provider of third-party shareholder recordkeeping services in the United States and employs approximately 9,000 people, both domestically and internationally.

Challenges and Requirements
The company exchanges sensitive financial information with its business partners, representing some of the largest mutual fund companies in the world. The majority of this information is sent via tape from the company's mainframe to business partners. The company specifically wanted to use key encryption at the X.509 standard to protect the sensitive information being exchanged.

The ability to deploy a security solution quickly and easily was a top concern for the organization - the need to protect tapes sent to external business partners was paramount. In addition, it was looking for a solution that would securely transfer data and be compatible with all of its operating platforms, including z/OS® mainframes, IBM® i operating system, UNIX® servers, and Windows® desktops.

Due to the financial data that the company handles, it was also facing the requirement of complying with PCI mandates.

Competitive Landscape
The organization was currently using Data21® and PGP®. It evaluated both options to provide the required security, as well as MegaCryption. All of the solutions proved to be either too expensive for practical implementation or were prohibitive in security capabilities.

That's when the company contacted PKWARE®.

The Solution - SecureZIP
At first, the company was only concerned with launching SecureZIP on its z/OS mainframe. However, after experiencing the scalability of the solution, the company decided to deploy SecureZIP on its IBM i operating system, UNIX servers, and desktops running on Windows. By purchasing SecureZIP for several operating platforms, it is able to use the solution as a standard within the company. The company can also standardize the solution to specifically meet its evolving business needs.

SecureZIP met all of the company's needs, including the ability to encrypt sensitive data using the X.509 standard, allowing for the secure transfer of tapes with business partners. SecureZIP was launched throughout the organization, providing security across multiple operating platforms and complying with PCI mandates.

The organization also realized two unexpected benefits from its SecureZIP investment:

• SecureZIP helped differentiate the company from its competition
• The solution could be extended to the data processor's business partners at no cost, further enabling the exchange of secure data