University Federal Credit Union (UFCU) is a member-owned credit union and full-service financial co-operative based in Salt Lake City, Utah, that services over 100,000 members throughout the state. Founded in 1956, the credit union operates 16 branches today, and provides a variety of standard personal and business banking products.
In early 2020, UFCU began to assess options for securing access through its corporate VPN for employees working remotely. By midway through the first quarter of 2020, this project had been accelerated thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that was sweeping the globe and forcing millions of Americans to work from home – including nearly 200 employees at UFCU.
With a rise in remote workers, the credit union – like many other organizations – worried about remote network threats due to unpreparedness…