Case Study: Pine Cove Consulting achieves robust ransomware protection for K-12 schools with Sophos XG Next-Generation Firewall

Pine Cove Consulting Safeguards K-12 from Ransomware with Sophos XG Next-Generation Firewall Appliance

Pine Cove Consulting, a technology provider for rural K-12 school districts and businesses in the Rocky Mountain region, faced rising ransomware and multi-vector threats that standard point solutions couldn’t fully address. As a long-time Sophos partner, Pine Cove turned to Sophos XG Firewall and the broader Sophos portfolio (including Intercept X, Email Gateway and Sophos Synchronized Security) to give schools comprehensive, easy-to-manage protection and stronger web filtering for students and staff.

Sophos implemented Sophos XG appliances with Security Heartbeat/Synchronized Security and centralized management via Sophos Firewall Manager, plus complementary endpoint and email defenses. The integrated solution delivered HTTPS scanning, user-level policy controls across devices, automated isolation of compromised endpoints, and scalable performance for districts of 1,000–1,500 users. As a result, Pine Cove saw faster time-to-protection and incident response, improved visibility and policy management, and increased customer adoption of Sophos solutions.

Pine Cove Consulting

Dan Russell

CIO