Higher Education
Simplify network and security operations on and off campus.
Institutions focus on faculty, staff and student operations, keeping everything running smoothly between interconnected devices on and off campus. Sensitive data, including student information, must be protected, and budget constraints have to be balanced against the risk of breaches and attacks.
IT security that exceeds expectations.
We help your IT team develop and maintain a security strategy that covers the entire environment. Our white-glove service gives IT leaders more time to focus on student and faculty priorities, and delivers the broad network and security experience needed to avoid the reputational damage that follows breaches and attacks.
Current IT challenges in higher education.
Heterogeneous environment
Securely interconnect a zoo of gadgets and devices with a consistent zero-trust strategy and policies.
Understaffed IT
Support end users day to day while offloading 24/7 security monitoring and troubleshooting to a SOC.
Breaches and cyberattacks
Run a risk-based strategy for a large attack surface, cover the whole kill chain, and stay on real alerts.
Cost savings
Budget upfront for an all-inclusive SOC without hidden charges, with the flexibility to phase products in or out.
Securely manage a changing campus.
In the dynamic environment of higher education, where users evolve and changes are frequent, you need clear security zones and policies. Alongside laboratory sensors and server infrastructure with legacy applications, there is a myriad of end-user devices to handle as part of a standard BYOD strategy. Open Systems configures and operates a flexible network architecture that makes frequent changes easy, and remote work is secure and simple to manage with our Mobile Entry Point service.
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Balance daily operations with your team.
Legacy devices such as laboratory machines may not support web proxies, which leaves them vulnerable. In an already complex design, these assets need care, especially if a compromised device could spread infection internally, so the network must have controls to stop that. Open Systems addresses this with integrated technologies and a premium service: 24/7 expert-level support and continuous technical consulting.
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Cyberattack prevention and mitigation.
These days a cyberattack is a matter of when, not if. The Open Systems MDR platform provides a best-practice framework for detecting threats and keeps evolving with the changing nature of modern attacks. Where our secure SD-WAN protects against external threats with built-in, best-of-breed security, MDR covers the whole kill chain, and our expert-level engineers respond to and coordinate every action during an incident.
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Save costs, keep flexibility.
Our pricing is flexible, so you can align the phase-out of older products while phasing in new services and architecture at a budget-friendly cost. Benefit from transparent, user-based pricing without hidden costs, and leverage your existing Microsoft investments, which our services complement and integrate with.
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Secure campuses, connected students.
How a modern institution gets out of the security business without losing control.
Higher education: solution brief
Managed SASE for connected, secure campuses.
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College of Southern Nevada
How CSN got out of the security business with managed SASE.
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From principle to practice: an overview of Zero Trust
The foundations of Zero Trust, without the jargon.
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To learn how the Open Systems SASE Experience can benefit your institution, talk to a specialist today.