Case study: New South Wales local government

Wingecarribee Shire Council is an administrative body in regional New South Wales, Australia. With over 40,000 inhabitants, protecting internally-held information is of the utmost importance. Wingecarribee Shire Council turned to Sophos Anti-Virus (part of Endpoint Security and Control) and PureMessage (part of Email Security and Control) for protection against malicious email attacks.

"We chose Sophos PureMessage based on our good experience with Sophos over time. Their products not only do the job, they are easy to install, easy to manage, and easy to maintain."
John Ware, Network Supervisor, Wingecarribee Shire Council

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Fact file

Business challenge

• Wingecarribee Shire Council had a problem with viruses introduced to its IT system, both unintentionally by employees and from third party software.

Technology solution

• Wingecarribee Shire Council now use Sophos Anti-Virus to help safeguard confidential data such as personal ratepayer and land ownership records and PureMessage to guard against spam.
• EM Library enables the organization to keep their network updated automatically with latest anti-virus updates.

Business results

• PureMessage and Sophos Anti-Virus have impressed both organizations with their high levels of detection of spam and viruses, providing the all-round protection they need. The council has also cited Sophos's dedication to supporting its customers as one of the reasons why it is very satisfied.