The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust serves almost half a million people in East Anglia, and requires a secure and reliable IT system to ensure its smooth daily running. The trust faced a number of security challenges including the protection of sensitive information and secure web access for staff research. When it came time to renew solutions provided by several different vendors, the trust took the opportunity to consolidate its approach and chose Sophos, resulting in improvements to network efficiency and performance, in addition to providing cost-effective security.
"A highlight of this project was the support we received from Sophos making the switchover very quick and very smooth."
Karl Kroger, Support Specialist, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
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Providing healthcare services to nearly half a million people, The Ipswich Hospital NHS trust is one of the largest hospitals in the East of England. When its IT security system – which was controlled by solutions from several different vendors – needed renewing, Ipswich Hospital chose to consolidate its approach and fulfil all of its security requirements with Sophos. Download now
Fact file
Business challenge
- The trust needed up-to-the-minute network protection to block malware and spyware, and safeguard sensitive information.
- Employees using the web for research and reference were inadvertently putting the network at risk from hacked and infected websites.
- Busy staff wanted reliable network access, and required consolidated IT security solutions that would not compromise performance or uptime.
Technology solution
- Endpoint Security and Control protects 3,500 staff desktop computers with integrated anti-virus, anti-spyware, host intrusion prevention, application and device control, a client firewall and network access control.
- Endpoint Security and Control also checks that all computers accessing the network are correctly patched and have their firewall enabled.
- A Sophos Email Appliance stops email-borne spam, phishing messages and other threats, and remotely monitors and alerts staff of any performance issues.
- The WS1000 Web Appliance ensures a safe web browsing experience.
Business results
- Unifying network security with Sophos solutions has resulted in improvements in network performance and efficiency, and delivered a cost-effective solution with rich functionality.
- By using Sophos solutions to meet all of the trust's security requirements, the trust now has a solid defence for its IT infrastructure.