SUCCESS STORY
Deploying robust training and technical assurance with Xentra
Background
St Paul’s Girls’ School is one of the UK’s leading independent schools, renowned for its academic excellence and strong reputation both nationally and internationally. With a large student body, extensive teaching staff, and a broad digital infrastructure supporting learning, administration, and safeguarding, the school manages significant volumes of sensitive information.
As cyber threats targeting the education sector continue to rise, St Paul’s Girls’ School recognised the importance of strengthening its cyber security to protect pupils, staff, and critical systems.
The challenge
Educational institutions face unique cyber security challenges, balancing the need for secure systems with accessible digital learning environments. St Paul’s Girls’ School identified that traditional IT security measures alone were not sufficient, as human error and phishing remain some of the largest risks.
The school needed a trusted partner to deliver email protection, backup and ensure its IT environment was resilient against common threats such as ransomware, data breaches, and social engineering.
The solution
Partnering with Xentra allowed St Paul’s Girls’ School to adopt a comprehensive, people-focused approach to cyber security. Through the use of Boxphish, the school rolled out engaging cyber security awareness training and phishing simulations designed to keep staff alert and proactive.
St Pauls’ Girls’ School also adopted Barracuda in order to place full protection over emails throughout the school. Barracuda Backup provides a safety net of reassurance that their critical data and information will be safe if it were to ever be compromised.
Results
Since working with Xentra, St Paul’s Girls’ School has significantly improved its security posture and culture. Staff are now more confident in identifying and responding to phishing attempts, reducing the risk of human error.
Barracuda has protected internal emails from ransomware and social engineering threats.
The combination of robust training and technical assurance has given the school confidence that both its people and systems are equipped to defend against modern cyber threats.
Explore our product STAX
Xentra offer a number of product STAX designed to give you everything you need without complexity, excess costs or feature bloat. View our pre-packaged Cyber Security or Safeguarding STAX, or create a completely custom STAX for your organisation.
Cyber Security STAX
Delivering subscription-based digital security and compliance for your organisation. Ideal for any organisation looking to strengthen and future-proof their current digital security setup.
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M365 impersonation protection
Endpoint protection
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Safeguarding STAX
Delivering subscription-based student safeguarding solutions for your organisation. Putting student wellness and safety at forefront of your digital security strategy.
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Cloud-based web filtering
Google Drive & OneDrive analysis
UK Safer Internet Centre accredited
24/7 human moderation