Case Study: Cheshire Constabulary achieves protection against ransomware and zero-day exploits for emergency services with Malwarebytes Endpoint Security

Cheshire Constabulary closes the case on threats Prevents ransomware from affecting emergency services

Cheshire Constabulary, which serves more than one million people in the UK North West and supports critical 999 emergency services, was managing 4,500 users and over 4,200 Windows devices while rolling out 1,700 Microsoft Surface tablets. After a ransomware infection and rising zero‑day exploits that bypassed their signature‑based tools and left limited visibility across endpoints, the force needed a fast, low‑impact solution that would protect operations without disrupting emergency services.

They deployed Malwarebytes Endpoint Security as a complementary, rules‑based layer that could be rolled out quickly and run with low overhead. Malwarebytes quarantined and blocked ransomware and zero‑day threats other products missed, gave visibility across the estate, allowed the help desk to shield vulnerable software until patches were applied, and delivered uninterrupted user experience—preventing further operational impact and simplifying policy management.

Cheshire Constabulary

Stuart Rogers

IT Security and Technical Architecture Manager