BANKING & FINANCIAL SECTOR
Banque Du Caire
ENGAGEMENT GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Banque du Caire, one of Egypt's largest banking institutions, sought a managed security operation service, and they entrusted IBM and SIGMA with this crucial responsibility. SIGMA promptly supplied the necessary skilled security resources with multi-level support and operation methodology and discipline to establish a fully managed Security Operations Center (SOC) for the bank.
In today's fast-paced world of digital and online banking, the demand for robust security measures has never been more essential. Banque Du Caire understands the paramount importance of IT security. By choosing to have it as a managed service, the bank can now concentrate its efforts on tackling critical security challenges head-on.
The decision to entrust this crucial task to SIGMA speaks volumes about their expertise in providing top-notch managed services. SIGMA's ability to swiftly deliver the necessary skilled resources played a pivotal role in making this engagement a resounding success. This partnership underscores the bank's commitment to safeguarding its clients' financial well-being in an increasingly digital landscape.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
- Sigma provided all required SOC operation methodology, governance and operations playbook
- Provided all required operational resources with multi-level support
- The multi-level support included, Level One, Level Two and resident engineers.
- Level Three was provided as an Offshore through SIGMA
- SIGMA provided all required periodical operation reporting to Bank Security Management, the reports included all the SOC operations’ activities, data trends and analytics
- SIGMA security consultants deeply reviewed all operations aspects and security stability for the managed service and reported to the Bank Security management
- SIGMA jointly with IBM has engaged in regular meetings with Bank Management to review engagement’s KPIs
National Commercial Bank – Saudi Arabia
ENGAGEMENT GOALS & OBJECTIVES
National Commercial Bank (NCB) initiated a substantial expansion of their IT infrastructure, with a strong reliance on Cisco routing and switching solutions. To bring this project to fruition, Cisco entrusted SIGMA with the entire implementation process. SIGMA's renowned track record for implementation quality and its adeptness in comprehending Cisco's design documentations played a pivotal role in ensuring the successful execution of this project. This collaboration underscores the crucial role SIGMA plays in delivering complex technology projects effectively.
SIGMA meticulously executed all project activities in accordance with its established implementation project management practices, closely following the provided Cisco documentations. The comprehensive project involved several key steps, including equipment staging at SIGMA's staging site, configuration of all switches and routers as outlined in the provided Cisco network implementation plan.
Subsequently, SIGMA expertly implemented the staged equipment at the actual NCB site and rigorously executed all test scenarios as specified in the "Network Ready for Use" document provided by Cisco. SIGMA played a pivotal role in guaranteeing the highest quality implementation of the solution, ensuring that NCB's expanded IT infrastructure would perform optimally and reliably. This demonstrates SIGMA's commitment to excellence in project execution and technology implementation.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
- Work closely with CISCO to understand the solution
- Review Network Implementation Plan (“NIP”) provided by Cisco and participated in all related workshops.
- Staged the routing and switching hardware and software
- Complete all required configurations according to CISCO Network Implementation Plan.
- Performed actual implementation of all solution equipment on site
- Performed all testing scenarios according to the Network Ready for Use (“NRFU”) provided by CISCO
- Fully collaborated with CISCO project management team
- Updated the NIP and NRFU document according to the final setup