The Swiss like it systematic, stylish and functional at the same time. The Germans see it that way too. And the Japanese do too! No question: USM’s modular furniture systems are an international export hit and a prime example of the perfect balance between standardization and individuality. However, this balance and the highest quality are not only visible in USM’s product philosophy. The IT department also lives up to this credo by outsourcing standardized IT security and network tasks to specialists. This leaves sufficient resources to devote all their energy to supporting the business.
USM relies on USP – Why Managed Security Services?
Be dynamic, stay flexible. While the IT of many companies was still manageable shortly after the turn of the millennium, it has been increasingly exposed to the pressure of rapidly changing developments in recent years. Added to this is the ever-growing threat of cyber attacks, which affect both national and international companies. At USM, the challenges arose specifically in the areas of internationalization, digitalization and mobile working. As a result, the IT security infrastructure grew immensely and it became increasingly complex and resource-intensive to ensure support and monitoring worldwide, 24/7.
The decision to use a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), i.e. a specialized partner, for the networking of several international locations(firewall operation) was made at USM around 15 years ago. This decision was not only made at CFO level, but was also supported by the entire IT department.
“We particularly appreciate the close proximity to our customers and the high reliability of the IT security specialists at United Security Providers. We feel that our challenges are handled competently and appreciate the proactive commitment of the employees.”
Thomas Flügge, ICT Group Service Manager at USM U. Schärer Söhne AG
Full transparency and control thanks to USP Connect®
USP Connect® provides USM with a comprehensive and clear customer portal for managing managed security services. As a digital interface to the USP Security Operations Center, USP Connect® offers a service overview in real time and from any location – with drill-down options for individual locations or individual services. USP Connect® offers a convenient ticketing system for handling incidents and change requests. Access authorizations to the platform’s numerous features can be finely granularly assigned based on roles or locations.
USP Connect® is the central core element of Managed Security Services and is constantly being expanded to meet the growing demands of the IT security market.
Thanks to the migrated Managed Security Services, USM has a state-of-the-art IT security infrastructure – professionally operated around the clock and optimally monitored by specialists. The clear solution architecture enables secure working at all locations, whether in production or sales, in the office or on the move.
Managed security at a glance – the services at USM
Firewall
Both USM data center locations are protected against access from the Internet with a FortiGate cluster.
Web proxy
The web proxy enables fast and convenient surfing at all USM locations and protects clients from dangerous content and unwanted Internet content.
Wide Area Network
USM’s 14 branches are connected to the data center via secure IP-VPN tunnels.
Remote Access Services
USM employees can securely access internal resources from anywhere via the Internet.
MailGateway
The MailGateway infrastructure protects against unwanted emails such as spam, dangerous email attachments, viruses and phishing attacks.
The specialists at USP also ensure your safety
At United Security Providers, we offer a broad portfolio of managed security services to help you and your company operate and monitor your IT security structure. Our comprehensive range of managed services offers everything you need to keep your web applications and IT infrastructures secure. The team members from the Security Operations Center (SOC) are on duty for you around the clock: they monitor, detect, analyze and resolve security incidents – 24/7, 365 days a year.
You can also use USP Connect®, the digital interface to Managed Security Services, to manage your subscribed services at any time and from anywhere. You benefit from full transparency with optimum security in real time.
Contact us today to find out more about the benefits of United Security Providers as a managed security services provider.