Case study: Mount Pleasant ISD

Mount Pleasant Independent School District (ISD) in Texas selected the Sophos Sophos Email Appliances and Sophos Endpoint Security to protect 5,000 students across nine campuses. More than 35% of the 20,000 email messages received by the District each day are spam, so reliable and cost-effective protection at the gateway is vital. The District chose the ES4000 for its ease of use, simple deployment, and reliable protection from email-borne security threats.

"I have not seen anything this simple in a long time.
It took longer to get the appliance out of the box than to get it up and running."
Noe Arzate, Systems Administrator

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Fact file

Business challenge

• With limited time available to monitor email, and 750 Windows computers to protect, the District needed to integrate better protection into its existing multi-tier, multi-vendor security strategy.

Technology solution

• With a few simple clicks, the ES4000 appliance enables the systems administrator to see exactly what is happening with the District's email.
• The ES4000 also sends a "heartbeat" to Sophos every five minutes to report on protection status.
• Sophos Endpoint Security provides simple, centralized management throughSophos Enterprise Console. It detects viruses and spyware as well as adware and other potentially unwanted applications - and includes a client firewall to prevent intrusion and stop unauthorized application communication.

Business results

• Management and administration of gateway security has been simplified, freeing the systems administrator for other tasks.
• Sophos's integrated threat protection extends to desktops, stopping malware, hackers, and both unwanted and unauthorized applications, complementing the District's existing intrusion prevention system.