Case Study: Winston-Salem State University achieves 100% uptime and 10x network visibility with Palo Alto Networks

Winston-Salem State University achieves 100% uptime and 10x network visibility with Palo Alto Networks

Winston-Salem State University, a historically black college, faced chronic network outages and limited security visibility due to outdated infrastructure. Their small IT team struggled to protect a vast network with thousands of unmanaged student and IoT devices, leaving them vulnerable to constant attacks.

Palo Alto Networks provided Next-Generation Firewalls and Enterprise Device Security, which eliminated weekly outages and gave complete network visibility, discovering over 60,000 connected devices. The solution automated threat prevention, blocking over a million daily attack attempts and reducing manual effort by up to 60%, allowing the university's IT staff to focus on strategic innovation.

Winston-Salem State University