Case study: University of Newcastle, NSW
The University of Newcastle was established in 1965 in Australia's sixth largest city. With more than 20,000 students, and in common with campuses everywhere, the university is a high-risk environment for computer virus outbreaks. It protects its systems with Sophos Anti-Virus and MailMonitor.
"Sophos provides centrally managed anti-virus protection, which is crucial in the open environment of a university."
Grant Collin, Manager of Technology Services
Fact file
| Sector | Higher education |
|---|---|
| Location | Australia |
| Environment | More than 3,000 Windows and Mac desktops running on 1 central server, 15 subsidiary and 1 Sun Solaris mail gateway server. |
| Solution | Sophos Anti-Virus, part of Endpoint Security and Control |
Business challenge
- The university was experiencing many new viruses from sources around the world and was not happy with its existing anti-virus solution.
- The university's main criteria were improved protection, automatic updates and centralised management features.
Technology solution
- Sophos Anti-Virus is managed centrally, and installed on servers and desktops on the main campus and remotely.
- MailMonitor is installed at the gateway, and ensures that even non-central IT sites are protected from external infection.
Business results
- All email coming into the university is checked for viruses. This ensures that even remote IT sites are protected from infection.
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