Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Europe
Country
- United Kingdom
Product
- Forcepoint Web Security
Tech Stack
- Cisco IronPort
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Cost Savings
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Applicable Industries
- Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Cybersecurity
Services
- System Integration
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
About The Customer
Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) provides mental health and learning disability services to the people of Leeds and across the Yorkshire and Humber regions of the United Kingdom. Established as a National Health Services (NHS) Foundation Trust in August 2007, LYPFT merged the mental health and learning disability services from NHS North Yorkshire and NHS York in February 2012, becoming the organization it is today. LYPFT works closely with a wide range of partners in local communities to ensure its services reach those in need. It also provides specialist inpatient care for young people through its Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program. As a teaching trust, the organization has strong links to local universities and maintains a reputation as a center of excellence for innovation, research and development.
The Challenge
In 2010, Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) embarked on a project to manage costs, which affected all facets of the organization. IT budgets were adjusted, leading to a change in web security and the implementation of Cisco IronPort. However, the IronPort solution introduced a number of operational challenges for LYPFT. The level of expertise needed to manage IronPort put a significant and unexpected strain on LYPFT’s IT resources. The IronPort solution also lacked the necessary reporting capabilities—which caused issues between the IT and Human Resources departments because of delays in generating information relating to employee website usage. Aside from reporting, LYPFT needed advanced threat protection from ransomware attacks, a prevalent type of malware that many UK businesses currently face. During that time, LYPFT experienced an uptick of attacks similar to the recent spate of attacks on US healthcare organizations, which successfully targeted a considerable number of LYPFT employees.
The Solution
Like many public sector organizations, LYPFT faced budget cuts, which made the Trust’s decision-makers cautious about which security solution to deploy. MTI, a global provider of security technologies and services, stepped in to help the organization make a sound decision. MTI has been a platinum partner with Forcepoint since 2000 and has a wealth of skills around its security technologies. Because of its long-term working relationship with Forcepoint, MTI was able to negotiate a price that fit into LYPFT’s budget, leading to the successful implementation of Forcepoint Web Security. With the help of MTI, Martin identified Forcepoint Web Security as an industry-leading, unified platform for reporting, sandboxing and data loss prevention (DLP). Evolving, targeted social engineering tactics are countered with the monitoring and reporting capabilities of Forcepoint Web Security.
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