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Censornet quenches security thirst at Thatchers cider

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	Thatchers, a cidermaker based in Somerset, has been growing significantly over the last ten years and had outgrown many of its systems and applications. As a result, it had become much more vulnerable to security breaches. With more and more sophisticated threats, Thatchers looked to reduce their risk of being attacked. Senior IT Engineer, Hamish Ross and his team were keen to prevent Thatchers falling victim. They urgently needed to lock down their systems and prevent an attack. First on Thatchers’ priority list was an email filtering system that was straightforward to manage, could scale easily as the business continues to grow and could protect the business from malicious emails that could have viruses attached or links to infected sites. Read More
About Customer	Thatchers is a cidermaker based at Myrtle Farm, Sandford, Somerset. The family business has been running for four generations, making cider for over 100 years, and its knowledge about and passion for apples is reflected in the ciders it makes – authentic, full of flavour and with a distinct character that reflects Somerset cidermaking at its best. Thatchers has grown to become one of the world’s best loved cider brands, with customers in over 22 countries. Technology has been an integral part in helping Thatchers grow as a business, ensuring the company can process orders and generate sales effectively as well as underpinning the supply chain. Its role is also to keep company data safe and the operating environment secure. Read More
Solution	Thatchers opted for Censornet's Email Security, a cloud-based email security and back up service that scans both inbound and outbound email for viruses, phishing threats, content violations and spam. By doing this in the cloud it removes the processing and bandwidth burden on the local email server and provides a layer of resilience in case of local mail server failures. Thatchers also required a web filter, which needed to be easy to manage and flexible enough to adapt to different types of user profiles. Thatchers has two distinct user groups – those who are based on the premises and those that work remotely. The challenge was to protect these user groups without impeding the flexibility of their working arrangement. Censornet’s Unified Security Service allowed Thatchers to control all aspects of its web access quickly and effectively, enabling the IT team to block unsuitable and offensive websites and anonymous proxy servers. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

Thatchers, a cidermaker based in Somerset, has been growing significantly over the last ten years and had outgrown many of its systems and applications. As a result, it had become much more vulnerable to security breaches. With more and more sophisticated threats, Thatchers looked to reduce their risk of being attacked. Senior IT Engineer, Hamish Ross and his team were keen to prevent Thatchers falling victim. They urgently needed to lock down their systems and prevent an attack. First on Thatchers’ priority list was an email filtering system that was straightforward to manage, could scale easily as the business continues to grow and could protect the business from malicious emails that could have viruses attached or links to infected sites.

About Customer

Thatchers is a cidermaker based at Myrtle Farm, Sandford, Somerset. The family business has been running for four generations, making cider for over 100 years, and its knowledge about and passion for apples is reflected in the ciders it makes – authentic, full of flavour and with a distinct character that reflects Somerset cidermaking at its best. Thatchers has grown to become one of the world’s best loved cider brands, with customers in over 22 countries. Technology has been an integral part in helping Thatchers grow as a business, ensuring the company can process orders and generate sales effectively as well as underpinning the supply chain. Its role is also to keep company data safe and the operating environment secure.

Solution

Thatchers opted for Censornet's Email Security, a cloud-based email security and back up service that scans both inbound and outbound email for viruses, phishing threats, content violations and spam. By doing this in the cloud it removes the processing and bandwidth burden on the local email server and provides a layer of resilience in case of local mail server failures. Thatchers also required a web filter, which needed to be easy to manage and flexible enough to adapt to different types of user profiles. Thatchers has two distinct user groups – those who are based on the premises and those that work remotely. The challenge was to protect these user groups without impeding the flexibility of their working arrangement. Censornet’s Unified Security Service allowed Thatchers to control all aspects of its web access quickly and effectively, enabling the IT team to block unsuitable and offensive websites and anonymous proxy servers.

Impact #1	The new system gives Thatchers’ employees the connectivity they need without having to compromise on security.
Impact #2	The web filter has been deployed to field operatives with the same protection and filtering from a central location without them being connected to Thatchers’ network either physically or via a VPN.

Impact #1

The new system gives Thatchers’ employees the connectivity they need without having to compromise on security.

Impact #2

The web filter has been deployed to field operatives with the same protection and filtering from a central location without them being connected to Thatchers’ network either physically or via a VPN.

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Censornet quenches security thirst at Thatchers cider

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