Case study: Wiltshire County Council
Wiltshire County Council's IT department coordinates a wealth of information, much of which is highly sensitive. The council uses Sophos Anti-Virus (part of Endpoint Security and Control) to protect its data both in its main offices in county halls and in the wider community, including all Wiltshire's schools and libraries.
"Our use of taxpayers' money is open to constant public scrutiny. We chose Sophos Anti-Virus to safeguard our data because it offers cost-effective protection with maximum functionality."
Chris Tinsley, Security Officer
Fact file
| Sector | Local government |
|---|---|
| Location | UK |
| Environment | More than 1,400 Windows desktops running on NetWare, Windows, AIX, and Sun Solaris servers Workstations: 1350 Windows 95, 80 Windows NT, DOS/Windows 3.x |
| Solution | Sophos Anti-Virus, part of Endpoint Security and Control |
Business challenge
- The council needed a cost-effective solution that delivered a high level of performance when a formal IT security structure was introduced.
Technology solution
- Sophos Anti-Virus is used to protect the council's email gateway, PCs and laptops against viruses.
Business results
- Sophos’s education license protects an unlimited number of PCs at secondary schools throughout Wiltshire with Sophos Anti-Virus.
- The council's use of Sophos Anti-Virus is an example of its commitment to providing formal data security.
Case studies by sector
- Education
- Government and public sector
- Financial and legal
- Healthcare
- Technology and internet
- Media and events
- Utilities
- Other sectors
Complete protection
Secure every computer on your network and guard against email and web-based threats. Our license offers total protection plus control of unwanted applications and network use.
Specific solutions
Each part of our license can be bought separately:
Protect each desktop, laptop, file server and mobile device against viruses, spyware and adware, and control VoIP, IM, P2P and games.
Guard against spam, email viruses and other threats by using PureMessage or one of our 'hands-off' email appliances.
Stop spyware, viruses, unwanted applications and more at the gateway by using our managed web appliance.
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