As the digital landscape continues to evolve rapidly, so does the educational space; it’s crucial that institutions keep ahead of the curve so that operations stay secure and swift.

However, rapidly evolving cyber security threats and complex environments built over time and in siloes make end-to-end protection and visibility a sizable challenge to overcome.

In order for the prestigious institution to continue achieving international standards of excellence for its students, the RCA needed to accelerate its cloud adoption and security strategy and modernise its on-premise infrastructure across its three sites, creating an exceptional experience for students studying on campus and those in need of remote access.

Focus Group began by supplying modern campus infrastructure: a cloud-based Cisco Meraki LANi and Wi-Fi solution that increased availability, resiliency, and performance.

Through the power of the Meraki platform, the RCA are now able to easily manage their LAN and Wi-Fi solution through the Meraki dashboard, reducing 1st line tickets and overall time to resolution.

From there, we ran a Microsoft Sentinel POC so the RCA could understand their current threat landscape and highest priority risks. This led to the RCA acting on recommendations like multifactor authentication and eventually the deployment of our Managed Modern SecOps service, providing a platform fit for future improvements, enhancing off-net visibility and increasing protection for users like alumni who were accessing resources remotely.

Through our Managed Modern SecOps solution using Microsoft Sentinel and Defender, we can provide advanced threat monitoring, detection, and incident response for the RCA, reducing the risk of data breaches and cyberattacks while enhancing the overall security posture of the institution.