Modernizing Technology for Students While Upgrading Security

Industry

Education

Headquarters

United States

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Day School wanted to provide ubiquitous wireless access and laptops to students, but needed a better way to monitor activity and safeguard against threats. Forcepoint Web and Email Security delivered.

Challenges

  • Protect students from malicious pop-ups and deceiving domain names as the school moved from centrally located and manually monitored desktop computers to dispersed, wireless laptops for student web surfing.

Approach

  • Forcepoint Web and Email Security
    • Flexible, individualized filtering capabilities and customizable quota time.
    • Real-time analysis and security with continuous updates for latest threats.
  • Shift security to the cloud, and provide a high level of customer service to tailor the product for the school’s more liberal environment.

Results

  • “With Forcepoint, we successfully executed our technology plan for ubiquitous wireless access and 1:1 laptop program,” said O’Malley.
  • 70% reduction in unwanted email and potential malware.
  • Significant decrease in malware infection when students take laptops home due to remote monitoring client.
  • Easy-to-use reporting down to the individual user level.
  • Cloud application reduced in-house server load and eliminated day-to-day management.

“We saw that Forcepoint did what we wanted it to do – and were the only ones who could deliver the security and access we were looking for. It is amazing to see how many malicious sites Forcepoint catches.”

Kevin O’Malley
,
CIO, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Day School
Customer Profile

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Day School, with 130 employees, serves 1,200 students from pre-K through 12th grade.