Case Study: The University of Sunderland strengthens cybersecurity and remote access with Palo Alto Networks

The University of Sunderland secures 27,500 students with Palo Alto Networks

The University of Sunderland, a higher education institution with over 27,000 students, faced a significant cybersecurity challenge after a cyberattack halted its operations for several days. The university needed a new approach to security that provided reliable risk prevention and secure remote connectivity for its hybrid workforce. To address this, they partnered with vendor Palo Alto Networks to implement its ML-Powered Next-Generation Firewalls and Prisma Access secure access service edge (SASE) platform.

The solution from Palo Alto Networks provided complete visibility and threat remediation, securing both on-premises and cloud traffic. This single, connected platform reduced administrative costs, increased productivity, and enabled a secure "work-from-anywhere" strategy for students and staff. The implementation helped the University of Sunderland meet its compliance goals and safeguard its future operations against known and unknown vulnerabilities.

The University of Sunderland