Case Study: University of Wolverhampton achieves zero infections and saves hundreds of man-hours with Palo Alto Networks

University of Wolverhampton Increases Efficiency and Effectiveness With Palo Alto Networks®

The University of Wolverhampton, which supports 25,000 students and 3,500 staff worldwide, struggled with a threat‑rich wireless environment made up of mixed personal and university devices. Its existing NAC solution lacked visibility, causing 20–30 legitimate student lockouts per month, about 70 unresolvable threat cases, and roughly 30 hours monthly spent policing P2P/copyright issues required by JANET.

The university deployed two Palo Alto Networks PA‑5020 next‑generation firewalls (with User‑ID and URL filtering) in under two weeks with partner Teneo to gain granular user and application visibility. IT removed the minimum‑security requirement—saving hundreds of man‑hours—reported zero infections since deployment, virtually eliminated false positives, and automatically suspended illegal file transfers to meet copyright rules, turning IT from reactive firefighting into a business enabler.

University of Wolverhampton

Max Caines

Network Design Consultant