industry unlocked
can vary. For Culver, any centralised
and integrated solution his central team
could offer to individual IT groups would
bring about essential productivity gains.
Top mark security
Cyberattacks, such as the denial of
service (DDoS) attack which had
brought down the nationwide Janet
network in 2015 and 2016, had already
prompted the university to enhance its
security network.
Against the backdrop of a number
of high-profile breaches affecting
organisations across the UK, the
university made the strategic decision
to invest in cybersecurity solutions as a
business priority.
It was up to Culver’s central IT
team to look at adding firewalls and
writing security policies to match
each department’s individual needs.
These measures had to balance the
collaborative nature of the university’s
IT architecture and the need to keep
student data, intellectual property and
research data safe.
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“Cambridge University ran an extensive
market and competition evaluation before
choosing Fortinet as its chosen security
provider for the future. This involved an
initial purchase of a redundant solution
for both firewalling and DDoS protection
at the main 80Gb Janet university link,”
said Graeme Stewart, Head of Public
Sector, at Fortinet. “In addition, the
central IT team will also offer a managed
service to all colleges and departments
We’re protecting
the University
of Cambridge’s
students, staff,
research, data
integrity and,
ultimately, its
reputation.
with the FortiGate firewall as the
perimeter security.”
After a brief search of the market,
the team decided to implement
Fortinet’s solutions. This included
the FortiGate Enterprise Firewall,
FortiDDoS, FortiManager centralised
security management and FortiAnalyzer
centralised network security logging and
reporting. The decision was an easy one
to make, according to Culver.
He cited Fortinet’s existing usage at
Cambridge University as a big bonus,
as well as its good reputation within
the university community. FortiGate
enterprise firewalls would provide high
performance, multi-layered security
across the entire network, while
FortiDDoS would provide industry-
leading DDoS detection and help
mitigate against attacks. At the same
time, FortiAnalyzer would give his team
a consolidated view across all Fortinet
solutions with real-time alerts.
But it was the presence of the
FortiManager centralised security
management solution that sealed the deal.
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