School chooses HP Sentinel Security software to reduce threats and improve learning

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — HP today announced that Ballarat Grammar, an Anglican school located in Victoria, Australia, has selected the HP Sentinel Security software-defined network (SDN) application, part of HP Virtual Application Networks, to block network security threats and enhance learning opportunities for students.

Ballarat Grammar’s network supports 1,400 students and 200 faculty members, each with school-issued laptops or unmanaged, bring your own devices (BYOD), such as smartphones and tablets. Key security issues like botnets, spyware and malware created significant vulnerability to the school and impacted student productivity.

“Our students have full access to their school-provisioned laptops that they also take home, and boarding students bring their own devices onto campus, too, which seriously hinders comprehensive management and effective implementation of security protocols,” said Gregory Bell, head, Technical Services, Ballarat Grammar. “With HP’s Sentinel Security application, our networking team has greater visibility into malware and infections, which is much more effective than antivirus software alone.”

Deployed on HP 3800 Switch Series systems throughout its five boarding houses and 95 classrooms, HP Sentinel Security enables Ballarat Grammar to automatically locate and flag infected devices while connected to the campus wireless or wired networks. Prior to using HP Sentinel Security, Ballarat Grammar would spend days manually identifying network infections and their origination point when students returned from summer break, which created additional work during an already hectic time.

It’s always good to see application of a set of technologies to deliver a business solution, in this case it’s how a school has deployed HP Sentinel Security software to secure its infrastructure, reduce threats and empower learning options. The very simple act of being able to isolate and segregate systems that might not be properly configured or protected can proactively protect the network, reducing threats, impact and outages. I’m off to read more about the announcement.

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