Overcoming compliance burdens while maximizing 24/7 security From investment management to custodial holdings, Orbis Financial is directly responsible for the safety of assets and securities worth hundreds of millions of dollars since 2005. They utilize and employ innovative technology and “zero-conflict” practices for a variety of India-based and foreign concerns wishing to grow and safeguard their investments in India. Orbis is a registered member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Though their primary headquarters is located in Gurgaon, Haryana India, they also maintain a significant European presence in Switzerland. Orbis Financial earned multiple ISO certifications that cover business practices and technological standards. These include ISO 9001:2008, ISO 27001:2005, ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and ISO 22301:2012 . They are one of the few custodial financial management organizations recognized with these certifications. The Challenge The continuous pressure on financial organizations like Orbis Financial to effectively secure its network extends beyond preventing intrusion from outside attacks. There are as many internal threats, exponential ATPs, identity thefts, frauds and other complex means to compromise both corporate and client information and financial assets. To that end, organizations like Orbis are subject to rigorous oversight by regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with best security practices. In fact, Orbis is subject to more than 36 audits per year. Each of these audits are comprehensive which strains the bandwidth of the personnel responsible for maintaining the requirements. A considerable part of the issue was the disparate silos of security information required to be analyzed in advance of these audits. According to Mani Kant Singh, Orbis’ Head – IT & CISO, “We had to maintain so many logs, which get generated from many devices; store them, back them up and restore them for the audit requirement. It was not only cumbersome, but deflected focus away from our core business.” Additionally, in accordance with its fiduciary commitment to clients and shareholders, Orbis was committed to providing elite security and risk mitigation services. Towards that goal, Orbis also needed to minimize the CapEx impact and expenses of a lingering phased deployment that traditional security solutions often incur.