Case Study in Automating Branches of a Bank

This case study will highlight points that were addressed while automating 85 locations for a bank. These branches had three separate networks, one for each: Automated Teller Machines, IBM developed Systems Network Architecture (SNA) mainframe applications, and a PC based network at eight locations to operate a mortgage application. All three of these networks had outdated technology and were to be combined into one network for increased redundancy, improved security measures and reduced cost. Although we addressed many aspects to complete this project, this document will focus on two specific areas that posed significant security challenges: wireless security and access control/password management.