Use Case

Shrink The Attack Surface

In the hyper-connected, cloud-enabled, and mobile-first world of business, attack surfaces are expanding faster than traditional security controls can contain them. CleanINTERNET® confronts this complexity head-on—enforcing real-time threat intelligence at the edge, across endpoints, and into the cloud. By proactively blocking known threats before they ever reach the network, CleanINTERNET eliminates blind spots and hardens the perimeter. The result: true attack surface reduction—powered by global threat intelligence, accelerated by AI, and continuously optimized by expert analysts.

Every device, network, user, and off-vpn connection represents a new opportunity for compromise.

Challenge

A global financial services firm expanded its digital footprint with a hybrid work policy and mobile-first initiatives. While these changes improved flexibility and productivity, they also dramatically expanded the attack surface—introducing unmanaged devices, unsecured networks, shadow IT, and off-VPN cloud access.

Key Pain Points:

  • Mobile users operating outside corporate controls
  • Remote access to critical applications
  • Increasing volumes of outbound traffic to untrusted destinations
  • Gaps in endpoint protection across macOS, iOS, and Android
Stat attack surface

Solution with CleanINTERNET®

The firm deployed CleanINTERNET Enterprise, DNS, and Access to proactively shrink its exposed surface area. Benefits included:

  • Always-on, Real-time Protection: CleanINTERNET Access quickly and easily secured off-network mobile and BYOD endpoints.
  • Real-Time Threat Blocking at the Edge: CleanINTERNET Enterprise blocked 99% of known inbound and outbound threats at the network edge—shrinking opportunities for compromise.
  • Immediate Risk Reduction: CleanINTERNET dramatically decreased risk for the company’s cloud-deployed assets.
  • Enhanced User Security: CleanINTERNET DNS went beyond traditional blacklisting—preventing users from accessing malicious websites and content. 
  • Operationalized Intelligence: Centripetal technology filtered against 10 billion+ global threat indicators, including geofenced or industry-specific policies.

By enforcing threat intelligence at the edge, across devices, and into the cloud, CleanINTERNET closed the firm’s exposure gaps before attackers could exploit them.

Results

  • Reduced attack surface with no reliance on VPNs or blind trust in user endpoints
  • Prevented lateral movement and outbound communications to C2 infrastructure
  • Zero latency or user disruption ensured high adoption rates
  • Measurable drop in vulnerability scanning results and third-party risk scores
  • Positive impact on insurance premiums, underwriting outcomes, and claim approvals

Business Value

  • Hardened perimeter + mobile endpoints = smaller attack surface
  • Removed dependency on traditional VPN for off-site access
  • Improved compliance posture for PCI, SOX, and GDPR
  • Reduced phishing and malware entry points 
  • Protected digital assets across cloud, on-prem, and everywhere users work

The Centripetal Difference

Global Threat Intelligence at Scale

Billions of threat indicators, applied to every packet in real time.

AI + Human Expertise

Automated at machine speed. Tuned by elite analysts who provide the human edge.

Zero Disruption

Filters and analyzes network traffic without excessive latency, jitter, or packet loss.

Real Results, Real Fast

Customers report immediate reductions in event noise, security complexity, and cost.

Security That Actually Prevents

See how CleanINTERNET®—the 24/7 proactive threat prevention solution—can protect your business, your customers, and your reputation.

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