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Wedlake Bell

Improving Information Security with a resilient and robust solution

Background

• The international law firm wanted to improve information security across the organisation
  
• The previous firewall had worked well but had no resilience and was about to become unsupported
• Focus was on securing Internet and email for the over 600 legal specialists spread internationally working for the firm
• Information protection systems had to be designed to ensure they did not disrupt normal business practice - 24/7 business availability and continuity during and after the project was vital

Plan-Net\'s intervention

• Plan-Net implemented a perimeter firewall and content security solution that protects sensitive information from Internet threats and reduces the risks of lost business as a result of technology failure
• WebMarshal and MailMarshal were used as filtering tools to run on Microsoft ISA servers
• The solution designed, based on the different approaches used by the client to access the Exchange mailboxes, also provided secure access for external and remote users 
• Downtime was kept to a minimum and scheduled for Friday evenings
• The close working relationship between the consultants and WB\'s systems administrators also allowed the in-house staff to be involved in the design and implementation

Results

• The improved user control over email is one of the primary benefits of the new security solution - users can now personalise the filter, deciding which emails are spam and which are not
• User control also meant further reducing the overhead on the IT department
• The knowledge sharing between the consultants and WB\'s systems administrator has ensured they can now support the new system internally
• Plan-Net has delivered a very secure, robust and flexible layer at the perimeter without restricting the internet functions of the business
• The solution has minimised the risk of costly business disruptions

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