Case Study: Wilson County Schools strengthens ransomware protection with Morphisec Guard

Wilson County Schools - Customer Case Study

Wilson County Schools, a K-12 district in North Carolina, needed a better way to protect more than 13,000 Chromebooks and Windows endpoints, 30 servers, and 12,000+ users with a small five-person IT team. Facing ransomware risk, remote-learning challenges during COVID-19, and limited security budget, the district wanted stronger protection that would work with its existing Microsoft environment.

Wilson County Schools implemented Morphisec Guard alongside Microsoft Defender AV to improve prevention against advanced, fileless attacks without adding heavy operational overhead. Morphisec provided a single agent and unified dashboard, making management easier for the small IT staff. The result was a successful block of a serious attack that previously would have required re-imaging machines, saving staff time and reducing maintenance while strengthening overall security.

Wilson County Schools

Brian Wagner

Senior Network Engineer