SENTINEL
Services we provide:
- Discovery
- Strategy
- UX/UI design
- Website development
- Kentico implementation
About Sentinel
Sentinel is one of the largest employee benefits providers in the Northeast with 4,000+ clients and more than 250,000 plan participants. Sentinel partnered with SilverTech for their website redesign to accentuate their competitive advantages to other providers and strengthen brand messaging and company culture online. Additionally, they wanted to highlight Sentinel as a one-stop-shop benefits provider for employers and employees. Sentinel sought SilverTech’s expertise to create an experience geared towards the individual including storytelling elements through iconography, lifestyle-type imagery, and testimonials on their website.
The Process
Sentinel chose SilverTech’s recommendation of Kentico for several reasons. What appealed most to them was the easy-to-use interface for content editors, the ability to tag content clearly and effectively for multiple user groups, varied ability levels/place in the sales funnel, and the platform’s marketing automation abilities. Since the main goal of this website redesign was to create lead generation, the power and customizable functionality of the Kentico CMS coupled with the easy-to-use personalization and marketing automation features was a no brainer for Sentinel.
The Challenges
SilverTech faced several challenges throughout working on this project. One of the pains of Sentinel’s old site was that the homepage was difficult to use, asking users to act before understanding who Sentinel is. The new website clearly communicates the Sentinel brand before asking users to act. Another challenge that SilverTech faced was placing educational materials and related resources in a location and manner on the website that would be the most beneficial to users. This would make it easy for users to find information on their own and eliminate the need for Sentinel to send users direct links to the information. Sentinel loves the new website and SilverTech was able to address all the challenges of the old website.
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The Importance of a WAF
By: John Wingate | 4/12/23
Protect Your Website
In today's world, web application security is more important than ever. With the increase in cyber attacks, businesses and organizations need to take proactive measures to protect their websites and web applications. One such measure is the implementation of a web application firewall (WAF). This blog post will cover the importance of a WAF and how it can help protect your website and web applications.
What is a Web Application Firewall?
A web application firewall (WAF) is a security solution designed to protect web applications from attacks such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other types of web-based attacks. A WAF works by analyzing incoming web traffic and filtering out potentially malicious requests based on a set of predefined rules.
Web Application Firewall Protections
There are quite a few benefits provided by a WAF in addition to the layer of protection to your web applications against common web-based attacks. For starters, A WAF protects against zero-day attacks, which is an attack that exploits a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or developer. It does this by analyzing incoming traffic and detecting potentially malicious requests. In addition, web-based attacks can result in data breaches, which can be costly and damaging to businesses. A WAF can help prevent data breaches by detecting and blocking malicious requests before they can reach the web application.
It can also help with compliance. Many industries have specific security requirements that businesses must meet to comply with regulations. A WAF can help meet these requirements by providing additional security measures to web applications. A common example is Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance. PCI DSS references a WAF as one control mechanism that an organization can implement to verify whether Internet-facing web applications are placing cardholder information at risk. Another example is Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), in which a WAF can help keep protected health information secure.
Be Proactive
A web application firewall is an essential component of a comprehensive web application security strategy. It provides an additional layer of protection to web applications, helps prevent data breaches, and can help meet compliance requirements. With the increase in web-based attacks, it is important for businesses to take proactive measures to protect their web applications. Implementing a WAF is an effective way to do this and can save businesses time and money in the long run. SilverTech can help set up, monitor and increase your website security. Contact us to learn more or see our managed services page.
