Case Study: Karlstad University achieves 60% reduction in endpoint administration and robust mobile threat protection with Bitdefender GravityZone

Karlstad University protects mobile endpoints from cyberattacks

Karlstad University faced a rapid shift to mobile computing—laptops now make up about 99% of endpoints—creating heavier security management, slow on‑premise updates, and a need for low‑impact, easy‑to‑use protection for devices on and off campus. After evaluating multiple vendors, the University selected Bitdefender and deployed GravityZone Advanced Business Security to address these challenges.

Bitdefender delivered a cloud‑based management console protecting roughly 1,800 endpoints (laptops, PCs, Macs and servers), with automatic background updates, low performance impact, GDPR‑compliant data handling, and advanced threat blocking. The deployment cut security administration from about 15–18 hours to 5–6 hours (≈60% reduction), halved the time to get a client up and running, and improved protection against sophisticated threats such as malicious PDFs.

Karlstad University

Niklas Nikitin

IT Security Coordinator