Case Study: Pitt County School District achieves centralized zero trust access control with Pomerium

Pitt County School District uses Pomerium to manage access control and limit exposure to ransomware

Pitt County School District faced significant security challenges in managing access for its 25,000 students and 3,300 employees across dozens of locations. The district needed to centralize access control, reduce its vulnerability to ransomware, and support its legacy infrastructure without causing user frustration. They sought a solution to replace their perimeter-based VPN security model and enforce modern multi-factor authentication.

The district implemented Pomerium to act as a centralized, zero-trust access proxy. This solution provided a unified access management system that worked with their existing legacy applications, eliminating the need for a VPN. As a result, Pitt County gained enhanced security with two-factor authentication, a reduced attack surface, and a much-improved user experience. Pomerium also led to a dramatic reduction in IT troubleshooting time, with technicians needing a quarter to half as many text exchanges to resolve access issues.

Pitt County School District

Cory Rankin

LAN Engineer