Banco de México needed to provide its mobile workers, teleworkers, IT administrators and users from different Mexican financial institutions with secure remote access to several of its systems including email, their Remote Access Portal, and webbased support and banking applications. Due to the sensitive nature of the data being accessed, Banco de México sought a two-factor authentication solution.

1. Banco de México Protects Mexico’s
Financial Assets with SafeNet
Authentication Solutions
CASE STUDY
Background
Customer Challenges and Requirements
As one of the primary regulators of Mexico’s financial system, Banco de Banco de México needed to provide its mobile workers,
México provides currency to the domestic economy, oversees monetary teleworkers, IT administrators and users from different Mexican
policy and ensures optimal functioning of the country’s payment financial institutions with secure remote access to several of its
systems. With more than 2,800 employees across six branch offices, a systems including email, their Remote Access Portal, and web-
production facility and its central office, Banco de Mexico has a large, based support and banking applications. Due to the sensitive
dispersed network of users accessing critical financial data on a daily nature of the data being accessed, Banco de México sought a
basis. two-factor authentication solution that would meet the following
needs:
• eliminate security concerns related to identity theft and data
breaches stemming from theft of employee credentials
• provide employees and customers with one-time password
(OTP) authenticators that would be highly durable, easy to use
and have a long life span
• enable IT system administrators to securely access helpdesk
support applications remotely to address IT incidents during
off hours
• simple integration into existing systems and minimal training
requirements
Banco de México Protects Mexico’s Financial Assets with SafeNet Authentication Solutions Case Study 1

2. Solution Benefits
The Solution: SafeWord Management System and • Increased employee productivity and shorter IT support response
Alpine OTP Authenticators times since IT staff no longer had to commute from home into the
Deploying a two-factor authentication solution meant Banco de office to address support issues during off hours
México could provide its employees and customers with secure
• Remote workers, IT administrators and customers from other
remote access to its banking systems and web applications for the
banking institutions can securely and conveniently access
first time in the company’s history. To date, Banco de México has
remote systems and applications with the complete assurance
successfully deployed more than 1,600 OTP Alpine authenticators
that their data and identitites are protected from cybercriminals
and anticipates expanding access to approximately 3,800 users
and theft
total. The SafeWord management system seamlessly integrated
into its existing infrastructure, allowing the solution to be fully • Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) thanks to long lasting event-
tested and operational in just a few weeks. The intuitive, all-in-one based OTP authenticators with technology that never expires
SafeWord management system meant less time training support
• Simple integration and deployment of a two-factor
staff and enabled rapid deployment of the Alpine authenticators to
authentication solution
employees and customers.
• Banco de México customized tokens strengthen corporate brand
and reputation
About SafeNet
“Our SafeWord OTP solution is a tool by which Founded in 1983, SafeNet is a global leader in information security.
SafeNet protects its customers’ most valuable assets, including
we have realized more security in managing
identities, transactions, communications, data, and software
information and applications both internally licensing, throughout the data lifecycle. More than 25,000 customers
and externally in the Banco de México. It is vital across both commercial enterprises and government agencies, and in
for the proper functioning of the institution and over 100 countries, trust their information security needs to SafeNet.
consequentially, the financial system of the About Banco de México
country of Mexico.” Founded in 1925, the Banco de México, commonly referred to as
Banxico, is the central bank of Mexico. The main purpose of the
- Gerardo Huerta, Chief
Banco de México is to provide the country with domestic currency
Information Security
and to promote the stability of that currency through monetary policy.
Officer, Banco de México
Additionally, the Banco de México promotes the sound development
of the financial system and payment systems. Through these
efforts, the Bank seeks to gain global recognition as one of the best
managed and most transparent central banks in the world. Additional
information about the bank can be found online at
www.banxico.org.mx.
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Banco de México Protects Mexico’s Financial Assets with SafeNet Authentication Solutions Case Study 2