Safestone Technologies Provides NIKE with a Comprehensive Security Compliance Solution for the IBM System i
Safestone Technologies Provides NIKE with a Comprehensive Security Compliance Solution for the IBM System i
View all news Published | 8th of February 2010
Safestone Technologies, today announced that Nike, the world's leading brand in athletic wear and equipment, has chosen Safestone's DetectIT security solutions as their worldwide standard for security audit and compliance solutions on the IBM System i.
The first installation of the solution was in Nike's European distribution center in Laakdal (Belgium), which supplies 52 countries with Nike clothing, footwear and accessories. Nike knew in the wake of regulations such as SOX, PCI and Basel II that they needed a cost-effective and easy to implement solution that allowed them to report upon policy exceptions across multiple systems located around the world. Their comprehensive search ended with Safestone's DetectIT security solutions for the System i, which addressed all of their security, audit and compliance needs.
"Thanks to our 21 years of experience in the marketplace," explains Herman de Groot, Sales Director EMEA/APAC at Safestone, "we have a modular product that is 99% ready as standard for compliance standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI, BASEL II, etc. So it can be geared to meet specific customer needs without too much implementation work being required."
Nike uses DetectIT to continuously monitor critical files and provide alerts when an unauthorized action is taken. It also provides them with a comprehensive set of reports allowing Administrators to effectively manage internal audit requests. In addition to addressing audit and compliance concerns, Nike has seen a dramatic reduction in internal calls to their help desk by installing DetectIT Password Self Help. This tool, allows all users of the System i to address their own password challenges easily and securely.
"The Safestone DetectIT implementation was seamless and we now have a very comprehensive solution for security, compliance and auditing on our IBM System i that will scale across the entire Nike organization," says Johan Veestraeten, "With DetectIT's comprehensive reporting functionality we can produce meaningful compliance reports that show us exceptions to our standards, allowing us to focus quickly on what needs to be adjusted. "
Every quarter Nike evaluates their security compliance policy using the functionality provided in Safestone's DetectIT security solutions. DetectIT has provided Nike with a flexible and scalable corporate standard for their System i environment that provides comprehensive reporting on their security and compliance policies.
Safestone Company Overview
Partner of choice for organizations with the most stringent security and compliance requirements, Safestone provides the most comprehensive solution in System i security to over 500 blue-chip customers worldwide.Safestone's module-based solutions are flexible, scalable, easy to implement and use, allowing the solution to address all varying degrees of audit, compliance and security requirements.
Safestone has built up a global network over more than 21 years, providing localized sales, consultancy and professional services to help organizations manage all their System i security requirements.
