SingAREN is Singapore’s national research and community network. One of its main duties is to connect Singapore’s research and educational organizations to research centers across Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. Researchers rely on SingAREN’s networks to securely exchange high volumes of research data.

But securing a high-throughput network, used by different institutions, can be challenging. Data transfers include complex folder structures with hundreds of thousands of individual files and folders. At the same time, network latency can lead to delays in research breakthroughs. While member institutions have their own firewalls and security solutions, user devices remain a point of entry for malicious activity.

Looking for a comprehensive solution to protect their data, without slowing down the speed of research, SingAREN decided to partner with Check Point.

“Research data is a target for threat actors,” said Prof. Francis Lee Bu Sung, Associate Professor and President of SingAREN. “As we faced an increasing number of global attacks, we needed better visibility into our attack surface and security posture. Check Point Quantum Maestro has given us comprehensive visibility into the threats targeting us. We can see the most frequent attacks, who and where attacks are coming from and extract logs. We can even see what’s coming in from each member institution.”

With Check Point Quantum Maestro, SingAREN leverages Check Point’s hyper-scale network security capabilities, comprehensive tool suite, flexibility, and strong support infrastructure. “Check Point offered the best suite of tools and the most flexibility. They also provide a high level of support here in Singapore and a road map to the future, which was an important consideration for us,” said Prof. Lee.

Quantum Maestro provides SingAREN with comprehensive visibility into threats, enabling them to monitor and prevent potential security breaches. The implementation optimizes traffic performance, significantly increasing throughput – even with exceptionally high volumes of data in transit.

SingAREN also leverages Check Point’s AI-powered threat intelligence and reporting capabilities, fostering collaborative security workflows among researchers. “Check Point Quantum Maestro helps us build trust among our members,” added Jon Lau, Vice President of SingAREN. The cybersecurity special interest group actively shares threat intelligence, empowering members to enhance their security measures.

SingAREN views Check Point as a long-term partner in its mission to support members, create value, and maintain a reputation as a trusted organization for secure connectivity.