Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Maintains Openness Without Compromise
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Europe
Country
- Italy
Product
- SentinelOne Endpoint Protection
Tech Stack
- Behavior-based detection
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Customer Satisfaction
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Endpoint Security
Applicable Industries
- Education
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- Remote Asset Management
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna is an independent public university in Italy, committed to driving innovation and research across a wide range of disciplinary fields, including applied sciences, social sciences, biorobotics, life sciences, and more. The university provides students with diverse experiences that integrate closely with their studies, emphasizing applied research. Faculty, students, and research groups collaborate with many external organizations, necessitating an open and flexible network infrastructure. The university's environment is characterized by highly mobile users who often conduct research and store sensitive data on their devices in unsecured field situations. This openness, while essential for collaboration and research, presents significant security challenges.
The Challenge
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna faced the challenge of balancing openness with the need for robust ransomware protection. As an independent public university, it offers a diverse range of experiences and emphasizes applied research across various fields. The university's open and flexible network infrastructure, combined with highly mobile users conducting research in unsecured environments, made it difficult to apply stringent corporate security models. The existing antivirus solutions were ineffective against advanced threats, and cloud-based research services were hard to secure. The university needed a solution that could protect devices and data against malware while meeting European privacy and regulatory requirements.
The Solution
To address its security challenges, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna implemented SentinelOne Endpoint Protection. The university's team, led by Dr. Italo Lisi, explored various endpoint security solutions and was impressed by SentinelOne's effectiveness and cost efficiency, as highlighted in independent reports and the Gartner Magic Quadrant. SentinelOne was deployed across the university's laboratories, research centers, and administrative desktops, with the help of Vista Technology, a SentinelOne partner. The solution provides comprehensive protection for both Windows and MacOS systems, safeguarding mobile users whether they are online or offline. SentinelOne's behavior-based detection prevents ransomware and other advanced threats without relying on signatures or whitelists, ensuring protection against the latest and unknown malware.
Operational Impact
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