When the School District of North Fond du Lac began to want more from a web filtering solution that would best meet the needs of its diverse groups, it turned to Sophos. It then added Sophos’s email appliance and endpoint security solution to further protect the District. For the next five years, North Fond du Lac will benefit from proactive protection with Sophos’s enterprise security suite.
"Teachers no longer complain about all the spam that comes into their email inboxes. The staff also appreciates the trust that is shown by allowing them more access to the Internet."
Aaron Sadoff — Middle School Principal and Information Management Technology Co-ordinator
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When the School District of North Fond du Lac began to want more from a web filtering solution that would best meet the needs of its diverse groups, it turned to Sophos. It then added Sophos’s email appliance and endpoint security solution to further protect the District. For the next five years, North Fond du Lac will benefit from proactive protection with Sophos’s enterprise security suite. Download now
Fact file
Business challenge
- North Fond du Lac School District wanted to leverage the opportunities provided on the web, while maintaining safety and security for their students.
- The District sought to empower staff by enabling them to control content and giving them the freedom to make choices about Internet usage.
Technology solution
- After success with Sophos WS1000 Web Appliance™ the District added the Sophos ES1000 Email Appliance™ and Sophos Endpoint Security and Control to gain multi-layered protection
- Through comprehensive policy management technology, WS1000 provides granular control over web usage while also allowing designated users self-management privileges.
Business results
- ES1000 eliminates more than 99% of spam and WS1000 allows for safe and productive web browsing
- The District has reported no virus or spyware issues on its machines with Sophos Endpoint Security and Control installed.