Firebolt Reduces Endpoint Vulnerabilities by Over 50%

Keeping a global company secure

Nih Yizhak, Chief Information Security Officer at Firebolt Analytics, was faced with a dilemma. He needed to ensure his company’s remote workers, as well as third-parties, were accessing internal networks from devices that complied with company policy. The issue was finding a solution that worked on every device. As Nih explains, “We’re not a typical enterprise. Some of our endpoints are running Linux, which is difficult to find agents that properly run on it.”

This is one of the reasons why Nih chose Specops to enforce device trust for Firebolt. With cross-platform support for Windows, macOS, Linux and mobile, Specops Device Trust ensured that Zero Trust security extended to every device connecting to Firebolt’s network.

One of the key benefits we get from Specops Device Trust is the ability to reduce any vulnerabilities on our endpoints by at least 50%

The other critical factor was making sure users couldn’t bypass the access controls. Specops Device Trust integrates into the login sequence as a mandatory factor, making it easy to enforce policies and prevent authentication unless the system is patched. Grace periods for remediation maintain security without damaging productivity. It is, as Nih describes it, “a killer feature.”

Another major benefit has been onboarding new users. In a remote workforce, onboarding is often complex and time-consuming. With Specops, the process becomes far more efficient by binding new identities to approved devices and enabling streamlined authentication from day one.

What’s next?

Security is constantly evolving, and Nih wants to make sure that Firebolt remains protected against advanced threats. His vision is moving towards passwordless; Specops delivering Zero Trust access for both identities and devices in the workforce represents a step towards that future.

I believe Specops Device Trust can really help us get into a deeper security level for our endpoints and the level of confidence we achieve on every login, while making the flow much more seamless and user-friendly