Cisco Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4.1 Information Guide
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Challenge
UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions provides IT services to UniCredit Slovakia,
a universal bank with a strong focus on retail banking. A subsidiary of Italy’s
UniCredit SpA, the bank is due to become part of a larger, cross-border unit
through a forthcoming merger with another UniCredit subsidiary in the Czech
Republic. The bank maintains a network of 75 branches, with two data centers
and main offices in the Slovakian capital, Bratislava. UniCredit is seen as one of
the strongest banks in central and eastern Europe, and the merger is intended
to consolidate its market leadership.
a universal bank with a strong focus on retail banking. A subsidiary of Italy’s
UniCredit SpA, the bank is due to become part of a larger, cross-border unit
through a forthcoming merger with another UniCredit subsidiary in the Czech
Republic. The bank maintains a network of 75 branches, with two data centers
and main offices in the Slovakian capital, Bratislava. UniCredit is seen as one of
the strongest banks in central and eastern Europe, and the merger is intended
to consolidate its market leadership.
To meet the need for comprehensive network security, UniCredit Slovakia first
deployed a Cisco® Network Access Control (NAC) solution. With Cisco switches
installed in its local area network infrastructure, the solution covered the bank’s wired
and wireless networks. It also secured some virtual local area networks (VLAN) that
provide access to users from other UniCredit subsidiaries in the Czech Republic,
Austria, or Germany.
deployed a Cisco® Network Access Control (NAC) solution. With Cisco switches
installed in its local area network infrastructure, the solution covered the bank’s wired
and wireless networks. It also secured some virtual local area networks (VLAN) that
provide access to users from other UniCredit subsidiaries in the Czech Republic,
Austria, or Germany.
When UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions carried out an internal security audit,
the IT team decided on an upgrade from Cisco NAC to the more advanced Cisco
Identity Services Engine (ISE). An all-in-one enterprise policy control platform that
enforces compliance, enhances security, and simplifies service operations, Cisco
ISE offers context-aware security with real time device profiling, on-boarding, and
identification of corporate devices.
the IT team decided on an upgrade from Cisco NAC to the more advanced Cisco
Identity Services Engine (ISE). An all-in-one enterprise policy control platform that
enforces compliance, enhances security, and simplifies service operations, Cisco
ISE offers context-aware security with real time device profiling, on-boarding, and
identification of corporate devices.
The solution would provide full port authentication, eliminating the burdensome task of
manually setting up network access credentials for visitors. “The lack of expiry dates
on guest access accounts was always a security threat, and the network administrator
had to track them continually to check whether these accounts were still needed,
which took up a lot of time,” says Martin Pencev, head of IT at Unicredit Slovakia.
manually setting up network access credentials for visitors. “The lack of expiry dates
on guest access accounts was always a security threat, and the network administrator
had to track them continually to check whether these accounts were still needed,
which took up a lot of time,” says Martin Pencev, head of IT at Unicredit Slovakia.
Customer Case Study
UniCredit Slovakia simplifies guest access and lays groundwork for bring-your-own-device environment
Customer Name:
UniCredit Business
Integrated Solutions (Societa Consortile
per Azioni)
per Azioni)
Industry:
Finance
Location:
Slovakia
Number of Employees:
1300
Challenge
• Enhance port security for guest users as
visitor numbers rise
• Improve IT management capabilities with
real time, granular reporting tools
• Prepare transition to bring-your-own-
device environment when required
Solution
• Cisco Identity Services Engine integrated
with Cisco Prime Network Control
System
System
• Cisco Catalyst 3560X Series Switches
with Cisco 5508 Series Wireless
Controllers
Controllers
Results
• Wired and wireless management
integrated into single solution for OPEX
savings through reduced hardware
savings through reduced hardware
• Guest portal makes visitor access
quicker and easier to manage
• Full visibility of user and device profiles
enhances security and efficiency
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