Case study: At-Bristol

At-Bristol's thousands of visitors are free to use a network of public computers to surf the web. The client computers became infected and this, together with large amounts of spam, impacted on performance levels. To provide full-spectrum protection, At-Bristol has implemented Sophos solutions across its entire infrastructure to protect the endpoint and its web and email gateways.

"There were programs running in the background that had been downloaded by the public. This slowed our system and the smooth operation of our online exhibits."
Ed Williams - Senior Technical Engineer, At-Bristol.

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Fact file

Sector	Education
Location	Bristol, UK
Environment	110+ users
Solution	Endpoint Security and Control Email Security and Control Web Security and Control

Business challenge

• Computers were being infected by viruses, spyware and other malware every few days
• At-Bristol also has a legal responsibility to ensure that its public computers remain free of inappropriate online material
• Staff were also receiving about 16,000 pieces of spam per week

Technology solution

• Sophos ES4000 Email Appliance stops any unwanted emails
• Sophos Endpoint Security and Control on endpoint computers ensures that users do not introduce malware into the network either deliberately or accidentally
• Web access is monitored by the Sophos WS1000 Web Appliance and any unsuitable content restricted

Business results

• Spam has been practically eliminated
• Up to 133 hours a week saved in lost productivity
• All user traffic logged