The Glenleighden School, Australia.
Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, has donated
50 licences of its award-winning email gateway security solution to
The Association for Childhood Language and Related Disorders
(CHI.L.D.), which is based in Brisbane, Australia.
CHI.L.D. was established in 1976 to assist and support children
and families affected by serious childhood language and related
disorders. Since its foundation, its primary activity has been the
operation of The Glenleighden School in Brisbane, which is the only
facility of its kind in Australia, offering an alternate program
for students with severe speech language impairments.
Currently, there are 79 children enrolled in the specialised
program, ranging from early childhood through to senior students,
and 45 industry professionals on staff.
CHI.L.D. also operates an outreach program which provides
consultative and support services for students with language
difficulties across the entire state of Queensland.
According to Margot Hickey, the Development Officer for
CHI.L.D., "Spam had become a major issue for us. Every day we were
being inundated by spam that wasted both our time and IT resources,
and many of our staff were finding the emails offensive.
"Unfortunately, we simply did not have the funding to deploy an
extensive email security solution. However, through the work of our
IT volunteer, we approached Sophos and they were happy to provide
their licences and services to us free of charge."
Sophos's donation has proven invaluable, as the Association now
has a significantly greater level of email security protection for
its computer systems as well as alleviating much of the risk of
young children accidentally being exposed to inappropriate email
content.
Since deploying Sophos's PureMessage
for Windows email security solution, the Association's
employees and volunteer staff have reported a considerable drop in
the number of spam emails they have received.
Margot Hickey said, "With Sophos's anti-spam solution in place,
we only receive one or two unwanted emails a day, compared with
upwards of 50 per day previously."
Sophos PureMessage for Windows/Exchange provides integrated
gateway and message protection from spam, viruses and spyware. The
solution scans all inbound, outbound and internal email messages,
safely identifying up to 98% of spam. Sophos PureMessage features
new HIPS technology which proactively intercepts and prevents
malicious code from running, before it can cause any harm.
Acknowledging Sophos's support, Hickey said, "Engagement with
the corporate community can greatly contribute to the success of a
charitable organisation. When one of the world's leading IT
security companies lends its support, it raises the profile of the
Association and helps us continue our involvement with the
community."
Commenting on the donation, Sophos's Managing Director for Asia
Pacific, Rob Forsyth,
said "Through our work with hundreds of schools and many
universities right around Australia, Sophos has developed
significant expertise in protecting students and educators against
computer security threats. We were honoured when CHI.L.D.
Association approached us with the opportunity to extend this
experience and help support them by eradicating their email spam
problems. The Association has been providing support for the
community for more than 30 years and we felt we could help reward
them for their ongoing contribution."
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
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