Business Challenge: To securely drive superior performance measures for its global customers, and maintain its diverse product and service offering, GP Strategies chose to upgrade IT security systems companywide. The IT department wanted greater visibility of 3rd party software vulnerabilities for their 2,400 workstations, and lacked an efficient method for patching vulnerable applications such as Java and Acrobat once identified

1. GP Strategies Corporation Employs the Secunia
Corporate Software Inspector (CSI) to Eliminate
3rd Party SoftwareVulnerabilities
GP Strategies Corporation is a leading B2B provider of sales and technical training, e-learning and
management consultancy, and engineering services. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, GP
Strategies’ expertise spans nearly 50 years delivering innovative solutions for global performance
improvement across multiple sectors, including government, finance, aerospace, energy, food &
beverage, and others.
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To securely drive superior performance measures for its
global customers, and maintain its diverse product and service
offering, GP Strategies chose to upgrade IT security systems
companywide.The IT department wanted greater visibility of
3rd party software vulnerabilities for their 2,400 workstations,
and lacked an efficient method for patching vulnerable
applications such as Java and Acrobat once identified.
GP Strategies’ patch management was implemented through
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM),
which supplied IT with a basic inventory of 3rd party
applications.Administrators needed more information to
better understand the security context of threats and access
criticality levels for patching vulnerabilities.
“Using only the SCCM inventory, we had maybe a couple of cases
in the past where we could deploy an application update, but
that was about the best we could do.Without the security context,
we couldn’t do anything on a patch level,” said Josh Gardner,
Network Administrator at GP Strategies.
Operating worldwide, GP Strategies sought a vulnerability and
patch management solution that could ultimately save time —
through smooth integration with their Microsoft Security suite
— and simplify their patching process with easy access to a
comprehensive database of 3rd party applications.
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GP Strategies required a cost-effective software solution
that could provide both visibility and security context for
vulnerabilities in its 3rd party applications.After evaluating
other market solutions, they selected Secunia’s Corporate
Software Inspector (CSI) as their vulnerability and patch
management solution.
The CSI solution was an easy choice for GP Strategies’ IT.
Administrator Josh Gardner and others in his team had years
of experience using Secunia’s Personal Software Inspector
(PSI) at home. Positive discussions about the PSI’s 3rd party
vulnerability protection led them to discover Secunia’s
corporate solution, and its strong reputation in the IT
community.
The CSI’s smooth integration with Microsoft System Center
Configuration Manager ensured IT a balanced work load
without introducing additional complexity. “Integration with the
CSI is really seamless. I know a lot of companies out there that
have to use SCUP for integration.There are other tools too, but
man it’s painful.With Secunia, you can eliminate that middleware,”
said Josh Gardner.
With the Secunia CSI, IT could swiftly locate and patch all
Windows and 3rd party applications and provide accurate
reporting within the 30-day policy required by GP Strategies’
high security clientele, which include many Fortune 500
companies. IT saved significant time, gaining the ability to patch
one application in 5 minutes on average, and reducing their
patching operations to a nominal 30 minutes per month.
GP Strategies’ patching processes were reinforced by Secunia’s
comprehensive vulnerability database packed with 3rd party
application data, and Secunia’s responsive support center and
active community forum for questions.As an unexpected
benefit, IT was also able to detect and patch lesser known
programs inherited from company acquisitions of previous
years.
GP Strategies Corporation has considerably improved its IT
security, saved critical work time, and attained greater visibility
and control of threats in their 3rd party applications using
Secunia CSI for vulnerability and patch management.
With Secunia’s CSI, GP Strategies operates with a notably
simplified and rapid software patching process, at the same
time, remaining compliant for all patching activities required
by its high security clients.The CSI’s intuitive use, and seamless
integration with Microsoft System Center Configuration
Manager spare significant service hours for IT.
IT specialists are backed by Secunia’s vulnerability database,
with in-depth vulnerability data for 3rd party applications, and
Secunia’s active support team and community forum.
GP Strategies now has a comprehensive view of their software
environment, custom reporting, and the security context
needed to categorize criticality levels and effectively eliminate
vulnerabilities in its 3rd party applications. IT can also focus
more attention on other security measures, knowing the CSI
solution is working hard to keep their systems secure.
Results
Solution
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• Industry-proven IT security protection
• Comprehensive vulnerability database & scanning
• Smooth integration with Microsoft System Center
Configuration Manager (SCCM)
• Greater visibility of the software environment, and
deep knowledge of security context for vulnerabilities
• Swift discovery, criticality assessment, and patching of
vulnerabilities in 3rd party applications
• Increased effectiveness for patch management
processes
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• Significant time savings for IT
• On-call Secunia IT support and community forum
The Secunia CSI provides: