Banco PAN modernizes security using SASE powered by artificial intelligence

SUMMARY

A secure, modern SASE architecture is powering the next phase of growth at Banco PAN, one of Brazil’s leading financiers. Controlled by Banco BTG Pactual, Banco PAN operates as a complete digital platform focused on individuals, offering a wide range of products through technology. Its main business lines include banking, credit, payments, insurance, and investments within its own marketplace platform. Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, the security service edge component of Prisma SASE, enables more than 3,000 Banco PAN employees to work securely and smartly from anywhere, increasing business agility and ensuring customers receive an exceptional experience. With the introduction of Prisma Access to its infrastructure, the organization was able to streamline and simplify administration of its security dramatically.

RESULTS

100%

automation of onboarding process for new employees

205K

threats blocked and 153K non-critical threat alerts in the past 30 days

83%

reduction in operational overhead

challenge

Protect from the outside in

Virtual private network (VPN) connectivity platform struggled to keep pace with the expansion and demand for remote and hybrid working.
Legacy architecture was unable to support Zero Trust security and lacked visibility of and protection against sophisticated threats.
Traditional VPN demanded day-to-day intervention resulting in higher operational overheads.

Customer Journey

Network security

PA-Series & VM-Series
Next-Generation Firewalls

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Traffic inspection and compliance

Cloud-Delivered Security Services

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Remote access and hybrid work

Prisma Access

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SOLUTION

SASE strategy for secure, scalable growth

Three years as a Prisma^® Access customer has enabled Diego Godoi, Infrastructure Manager at Banco PAN, and his team to manage least-privileged access at the application-layer and provide continuous trust verification and 24/7/365 security inspection. “Our staff now connect to all of their apps through Prisma Access. It doesn’t matter where they are—at home, in the office, or traveling—they enjoy the same secure user experience.”

Prisma Access natively integrates Cloud-Delivered Security Services, offering consistent protection backed by the Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Threat Research team. “Prisma Access acts as the secure gateway to corporate data. Once our users log on with single sign-on they can safely access the applications that underpin our banking experience. It’s just so easy.”

Visibility has been improved compared with the traditional VPN platform. “We have complete insight into network and user traffic, through logs, alert notifications, and dashboards,” says Diego. “If we need to restrict specific access for any reason, we can act instantly on the platform and ensure business continuity.”

As part of its single connected cybersecurity strategy, Banco PAN also uses Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) powered by Precision AI^® to find and stop the most evasive network threats, now providing them with a single-pane of glass.

This unified network security strategy allows Banco PAN to deliver Zero Trust across its Prisma Access and NGFW estate and simplify its security solutions with unified policies.