Case Study: DeKalb County Schools District achieves unified, proactive ransomware and phishing protection with Trend Micro's Trend Vision One

DeKalb County Schools District proactively protects environment with the Trend Vision One™ platform

DeKalb County Schools District, serving 13 schools and nearly 9,000 students, faced increasing phishing, ransomware and app‑security risks across its servers, cloud, email, and endpoints. With a five‑person IT team led by technology coordinator Jimmy Benefield, the district needed to protect students and staff while synchronizing security efforts across multiple campuses and limited staff resources.

The district deployed the Trend Vision One platform—including XDR for Endpoints and Workloads, XDR for Email, Network Security, Cloud App Security, Deep Discovery, and TippingPoint—to gain full visibility and a single management interface. The solution accelerated ransomware recovery, identified and remediated infected machines, blocked international attacks via geo‑blocking, streamlined monitoring and alerts, and saved the small IT team time so they can prioritize critical tasks while planning phishing training and ongoing security awareness.

DeKalb County Schools District

Jimmy Benefield

Technology Coordinator