Case study: White Stuff

Spam was a real problem for clothes retailer White Stuff, and its existing security product was difficult to manage for both IT staff and users. The company was looking for a cost-effective solution with simple administration requirements that would also scale to meet its expansion plans. The installation of Sophos Anti-Virus (part of Endpoint Security and Control) and Sophos PureMessage (part of Email Security and Control) resulted in substantial reductions in junk mail and time needed to secure the company’s gateway and desktops.

"Since we’ve starting using Sophos PureMessage, we’ve seen a massive reduction in spam, saving us valuable time and IT resources."
Venn Luscombe–Mahoney, Head of IT, White Stuff

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Fact file

Business challenge

• Retailer White Stuff was spending too much time managing its existing anti-malware and anti-spam solution because of a poor management console.
• The company wanted a solution that would integrate smoothly with Microsoft Exchange and scale to meet its growth plans.

Technology solution

• Sophos Anti-Virus was installed to protect the 100-plus staff from viruses, spyware, Trojans and worms, using Sophos Enterprise Console – an integrated suite of management tools that allows centralized installation, configuration and monitoring.
• Sophos PureMessage for Microsoft Exchange scans all internal, inbound and outbound email to keep inboxes free of spam and protect the network against malware.
• Both solutions install in a matter of minutes and require little ongoing maintenance.

Business results

• There has been a dramatic reduction in the level of spam entering the network.
• Substantial savings have been achieved in IT, with administrators spending significantly fewer hours securing the network.
• The scalability of Sophos Anti-Virus and Sophos PureMessage enabled White Stuff to easily roll them out to over 40 existing stores.