CASE STUDY
What kind of unique cyberthreats
does your business face? How far has the system future
proofed your organisation?
The threat landscape continues to change
on a daily basis – volumes are predicted
to rise by the experts. This has affected all
businesses. Whoever has valuable data is
at risk. Sophos solutions has helped in effectively
dealing with security challenges,
addressing our hardware stability issues,
providing our team with daily security
updates through a central source, securing
devices and protecting corporate data from
potential vulnerabilities with employee
devices and establishing an in-depth view
of the online activities of employees to
protect them from threats and underlying
hidden risks.
Right now, we see ransomware and phishing
as two significant attack vectors.
Why did you select Sophos’ solution?
We were looking for a solution that could be
controlled from a single console, secure the
network and protect users from unknown
malware, exploits and ransomware. After
evaluating several products, we decided to
go ahead with Sophos Intercept X Advanced
and Sophos XG Firewall.
to incidents on the network, strengthening
Al Majed Group’s network.
Return on Investment. Sophos solutions
have been cost-effective and simple to use.
They have provided the visibility that Al
Majed Group’s IT team needed to increase
operational efficiency. The reliable, accurate
and timely updates have helped the team in
making better decisions.
We asked Nishanth Menon, IT Systems
Manager, Al Majed Group, further
questions about the solutions.
Can you give us an overview of Al
Majed’s core business objectives?
Al Majed Group is a family-owned luxury
retail business with the highest standards
of corporate governance, professionalism
and operational standards. We maintain
a premium status as a leading Qatari
business conglomerate while forging lifelong
partnerships of world class calibre. The core
business values include integrity, excellence,
quality and commitment. We aim for market
leadership by achieving prosperity through
our partners and through measurably
contributing to the growth and profitability
of our customers.
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The team was particularly impressed
with Sophos Synchronised Security. In
addition, using a single unified console to
manage endpoints from the portal itself
was convenient and improved efficiency.
Beyond the quality of the solutions
themselves, having great support from
Sophos Partner Network Plus Data Solutions
was an added advantage.
How did employees find the
new solution?
The team was particularly impressed with
Sophos Synchronised Security. The team
found the solutions easy to use, reliable and
accurate. The updates provided have helped
us in making better decisions and increase
operational efficiency.
Best practice for other organisations
in improving their security strategy?
Cybersecurity is now a critical consideration
for every organisation. Whatever their size and
sector, it is important to get the basics right.
Even well-resourced companies are still
falling victim to cyberattacks.
To ensure the highest level of cybersecurity,
here are some of the best practices that
must be followed by organisations:
• Make IT security a corporate priority
• Establish an effective comprehensive
layered approach; starting with two key
pillars of endpoint security and network
security. Your IT security should work as a
system. And look for solutions that keep it
simple and manageable
• Stay current; keep them patched and fully
up-to-date
• Educate users on the threats and the
proper safeguards and behaviours they
should employ. n
THE IT TEAM AT AL MAJID GROUP
WAS LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION
THAT COULD BE CONTROLLED FROM
A SINGLE CONSOLE, SECURE THE
NETWORK AND PROTECT USERS
FROM UNKNOWN MALWARE,
EXPLOITS AND RANSOMWARE.
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