Case Study: City of Amarillo prevents data breaches with Sophos Incident Response

City of Amarillo fast-tracks Zero Trust rollout by 6 months with Sophos

The City of Amarillo, a local government in Texas, faced an attempted security breach during a major IT security upgrade. Their internal team detected the Log4j vulnerability and potential lateral movement, requiring immediate and expert incident response to prevent a costly data breach. The city engaged Sophos and its Emergency Incident Response service for assistance.

Sophos provided rapid 24/7 incident response, conducting a thorough investigation and remediation. This partnership gave the city's team valuable real-world training and allowed them to fast-track their security upgrades. With Sophos's support, the City of Amarillo essentially completed six months of Zero Trust rollout work in just 10 days, significantly reducing their cyber risk and gaining third-party validation for their response.

City of Amarillo