Saudi Hollandi Bank implements e-DMZ Security to manage privileged users password and monitor remote access activities

The deployed solution enables SHB to secure, manage and control all activities associated with all types of privileged passwords such as administrator on a Windows server, Root on a UNIX server, Cisco Enable on a Cisco device and "Super User" DBA account on the DB servers.

Saudi Hollandi Bank (SHB) is the first bank in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, having been established in 1926. The Bank has 43 branches providing banking services throughout the Kingdom.

"IT Security is one of SHB's top concerns, we are committed to protect our core financial application and safeguarding the customer information and we are continually looking at ways to ensure the safety of that information against security breaches from external sources and protect it against internal breaches as well," Said Ali Alotaibi, IT Security Manager , Saudi Hollandi Bank.

"We chose the Password Auto Repository (PAR) and eGuardPost (eGP) from e-DMZ Security because it was uniquely designed to solve enterprise security and compliance issues associated with the management and control of shared privileged passwords such as root and administrator. The issue of privileged password management and the unique features of PAR contribute directly to many specific PCI requirements," he added.

"SHB is one of our prestigious customer in region, SHB took steps to assure appropriate levels of access control and audit are in place based on the network, system, application and other critical resources to be accessed" said Nidal Othman, Regional Sales and Marketing Manager, StarLink.

"The management and control of shared privileged account passwords of all type is a demanding security and compliance concern for our customers. Internally developed solutions such as, safe/envelope, encrypted spreadsheets and databases are unable to meet the audit demands driven by PCI and Basel II," Nidal said.

"The award winning Password Auto Repository (PAR) was the first product dedicated to the secure and compliant management and control of all shared privileged account passwords, and eGuardPost (eGP) provides the security, access control, session control and audit you demand, every keystroke, mouse movement, application access, is captured, recorded and logged for future audit and/or forensic review by replay the session with VCR-like controls," Nidal added.