Cisco Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System 6.1 White Paper
Customer Case Study
Technology Provider Builds Secure Network to Support
Global Clients
Global Clients
ADP Dealer Services boosted security and cut costs by replacing a multi-vendor
environment with Cisco network and security solutions.
environment with Cisco network and security solutions.
Challenge
ADP Dealer Services, a division of global payroll
leader Automatic Data Processing, Inc., provides
dealer management systems, IT solutions, and
consulting services to automotive dealerships around
the world. With financial and client data traversing
ADP Dealer Services’ networks in more than 60
countries, the organization faces significant
information security challenges.
leader Automatic Data Processing, Inc., provides
dealer management systems, IT solutions, and
consulting services to automotive dealerships around
the world. With financial and client data traversing
ADP Dealer Services’ networks in more than 60
countries, the organization faces significant
information security challenges.
“We provide the network infrastructure for many of
our clients, so we need to provide the same high
level of a secure and reliable network for our internal
infrastructure,” says Bill Naughton, chief information
officer, ADP Dealer Services. “As we move
information within our environment and to our retail
clients and the manufacturers and other vendors with
which they work, all have to have confidence that we
are protecting their data.”
our clients, so we need to provide the same high
level of a secure and reliable network for our internal
infrastructure,” says Bill Naughton, chief information
officer, ADP Dealer Services. “As we move
information within our environment and to our retail
clients and the manufacturers and other vendors with
which they work, all have to have confidence that we
are protecting their data.”
Regulatory compliance is also a constant concern. “A car purchase is probably the second-largest
purchase that consumers will make, so there are a lot of regulatory issues that affect our systems,”
says Naughton. “In the United States, we have to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley and the Graham-
Leach Bliley Act, and be able to demonstrate that we are protecting our information at all times.”
purchase that consumers will make, so there are a lot of regulatory issues that affect our systems,”
says Naughton. “In the United States, we have to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley and the Graham-
Leach Bliley Act, and be able to demonstrate that we are protecting our information at all times.”
ADP Dealer Services had an excellent reputation among its clients, but the firm believed that there
was room to make its network even more cost-effective and secure. The company had acquired
several other organizations over the years, and by 2007, the network was a collection of multiple
wide-area networks (WANs) built with routing platforms and security appliances from a variety of
vendors. “To really lock down our environment, we knew we needed to consolidate our network
equipment,” says Naughton.
was room to make its network even more cost-effective and secure. The company had acquired
several other organizations over the years, and by 2007, the network was a collection of multiple
wide-area networks (WANs) built with routing platforms and security appliances from a variety of
vendors. “To really lock down our environment, we knew we needed to consolidate our network
equipment,” says Naughton.
“With our Cisco environment, we can patch security
issues more quickly, we can upgrade software more
quickly, and if we are facing an attack, we know that our
environment is stable and we know how it will behave.”
issues more quickly, we can upgrade software more
quickly, and if we are facing an attack, we know that our
environment is stable and we know how it will behave.”
—Bill Naughton, Chief Information Officer, ADP Dealer Services
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ADP DEALER SERVICES
● Industry: Technology Services
● Location: Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United
● Location: Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United
States
● Number of Employees: 7400
BUSINESS CHALLENGE
● Simplify network management and
maintenance
● Strengthen network defenses
● Provide secure connectivity for large remote
● Provide secure connectivity for large remote
workforce
NETWORK SOLUTION
● Replaced existing multi-vendor environment
with Cisco routing and security solutions
BUSINESS RESULTS
● Full return on investment in 18 months
through reduced operational costs
● Improved security and flexibility in remote
access services
● Enhanced ability to identify and quickly
respond to security threats
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