Integralis has won a contract to supply insurance specialist Cardif Pinnacle with an integrated security offering.

The contract with the firm, which is the UK insurance arm of banking group BNP Paribas, will use technology from Secerno and F5 Networks to protect Cardif Pinnacle’s web-facing applications.

Graham Jones, managing director of Integralis UK said: “We worked extremely closely with Cardif Pinnacle to provide an initial assessment of its security requirements in line with its business objectives before making our recommendation. The superior performance of both Secerno DataWall and BIG-IP ASM, combined with our services and support, will ensure that Cardif Pinnacle will be able to increase efficiencies and stay secure.”

Peter Skipwith, IT security officer at Cardif Pinnacle, said: “As a specialist provider of protection and investment solutions, we recognised the need to eliminate potential security risks to our customers’ data by ensuring that the data integrity of our web applications was suitably robust.

“The proof-of-concept stage indicated that Cardif Pinnacle can expect increased workforce efficiencies and enhanced competitiveness, as well as further support for our proactive approach to security.”

Peter Simpson, vice president of alliances at Secerno, said: “We are delighted to be working with Cardif Pinnacle, as this is another example of a business choosing to be proactive with its security.

“The partnership between Secerno and F5 provides real-time remedies for both application code and database transactions and protection of technically diverse applications, which is ideal for highly regulated financial environments.”