Case Study: Itasca Independent School District protects its community from ransomware, phishing, and malware with Guardian Digital EnGarde Cloud Email Security

Independent School System Protects Community from Ransomware, Phishing, Malware

Itasca Independent School District, a small K–12 district in Texas serving about 650 students and 100 staff, needed a simple, cost‑effective way to protect students, teachers and administrators from spam, viruses and phishing while preserving privacy and limited IT resources. The district turned to Guardian Digital and deployed its EnGarde Cloud Email Security (along with DNS and web services) to secure email as the primary communication channel and simplify administration.

Guardian Digital implemented the managed EnGarde solution and WebTool administration, combining open‑source components with Guardian Digital’s security expertise. The result was dramatic: spam was reduced by more than 99%, overall network traffic fell nearly 70% as unsolicited mail was blocked at the gateway, internal virus incidents declined, administration time and IT costs dropped, and staff regained productivity — all while protecting student and staff data.

Itasca Independent School District

Richard Wilson

Director of Technology