Neptune Boosts Zero Trust with Prisma Access Browser

SUMMARY

Neptune Technology Group, a leading provider of water utility management solutions, serves more than 4,000 customers across North America. As its remote workforce continued to grow, the company selected Prisma Access Browser to help it extend a Zero Trust framework to all employee workspaces. The secure browser solution also allowed Neptune to strengthen protection for its data, ensuring comprehensive data protection and preventing potential exposure against web-based threats. Neptune gained the ability to see and control all browsers used at the company, enabling consistent security for all.

RESULTS

3-5x

Faster to achieve granular controls vs. other solutions.

75%

Cost reduction to deploy and manage compared to alternate solutions.

2,100

Security events proactively managed across 750 users.

CHALLENGES

Creating Zero Trust security across a hybrid workforce.

Remote workforce grew significantly post-pandemic.
Traditional VPN model had opportunities to enhance granular controls and flexibility in creating different levels of access according to role and responsibility.
Neptune recognized the need to strengthen browser security and implement enhanced web protection capabilities on their corporate devices.
Neptune sought to implement comprehensive browsing policies and security frameworks to guide employee web activity.
Neptune’s security and IT teams prioritized finding an efficient, streamlined solution that would maximize their operational effectiveness.

“When I saw the possibility of using a browser that solves my Zero Trust architecture use case and my web security use cases and also addresses the requirements of a secure web gateway, I said, ‘Bingo! I’m solving three different problems with one solution.’"

- Danilo Nogueira

Chief Information Security Officer,
Neptune Technology Group

SOLUTIONS

Neptune drives change with Palo Alto Networks.

After assessing other Zero Trust solutions, Neptune chose the combination of Prisma Access Browser with Prisma Access Browser Extension, which provides visibility and control across other browsers and enforces access to predefined corporate applications. Transitioning to the secure browser was seamless and provided a highly intuitive and user-friendly interface. Neptune found it both fast and straightforward to deploy and manage.

With Prisma Access Browser, Neptune’s security team gained a unified view and granular control over browser activities, regardless of an employee’s location. Advanced security, from malware protection to multilayered antiphishing protection, and the ability to secure all traffic, have allowed the company to strengthen its security posture. Streamlined policy management has enabled Neptune to create granular and conditional access policies 3-5x faster than with other solutions.

In just a year’s time, the browser allowed Neptune proactively manage 2,100 security events, while realizing a 75% reduction in costs through a unified solution.