BDO Unibank snapshot
Largest bank in the Philippines, part of the SM Group
Industry:Financial Services and Insurance
HQ:Makati City, Philippines
Size:44,000 employees, serving Philippines for 25+ years
Hours
instead of days to provision app access
>1,700
branches secured with zero trust
One
unified platform
challenges
Transitioning from an on-premises data center to SaaS apps and the cloud drove a need for a secure remote access solution for employees across all branches
Over-privileged access to apps and inadequate monitoring tools increased risk and negatively impacted the bank’s security posture
The CIO and his team sought a scalable platform that would support today’s needs and future expansion as the bank’s requirements mature
phased journey
- Provided zero trust access to SaaS and cloud apps for employees everywhere
- Eliminated unnecessary access privileges, reducing the attack surface and curbing lateral threat movement
- Simplified operations and eliminated manual processes by increasing visibility and making secure access easy to configure and manage
results
Reduces risk by ensuring staff get the right level of access only to authorized apps and resources
Improves the bank’s security posture with continuous inspection of all web traffic, including TLS/SSL, user activity monitoring, and AI-powered advanced threat protection
Eases the burden on IT by automating policy enforcement and provisioning—all managed from a single, unified platform
