Case Study: McAuley House School achieves 100% ransomware protection and improved student safety with SonicWall

McAuley House School Stops Ransomware with SonicWall

McAuley House School, a parochial school in Johannesburg with 66 faculty and 778 students, was hit by two ransomware attacks in two weeks that disrupted valuable classroom time. Seeking stronger protection than its open‑source solution, the school turned to SonicWall, initially deploying TZ Series NGFWs and later adding Capture ATP and SonicWall SSL‑VPN to improve threat detection, content filtering and secure remote access.

SonicWall’s solution has stopped further successful ransomware incidents—McAuley House School reports 100% of cyberattacks targeting the school have been blocked—and delivered measurable benefits: no more lost classroom time, stronger zero‑day threat protection, centralized management, reduced overhead for IT staff, improved student safety through content filtering and secure access to on‑prem and cloud resources. The school’s IT administrator says it was “the best security investment decision we’ve ever made,” reflecting increased visibility and easier administration after adopting SonicWall.

McAuley House School

Zita Jurgens

IT Administrator