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Forsyte I.T. Solutions Architects a Secure Cyber Environment for Agora Cyber Charter School to Protect, Detect & Remediate Cyberattacks

Industry: Technology

Agora Cyber Charter School hires Forsyte I.T. Solutions to create a strong cybersecurity posture that prevents successful phishing & cyber attacks in its IT infrastructure

Richmond, VA (PRUnderground) April 30th, 2019

Agora Cyber Charter School chose Microsoft Gold Partner Forsyte I.T. Solutions to institute a layered security approach to protect its extensive IT infrastructure and safeguard its people and data.

Agora is a cyber school where teachings are mainly delivered over the internet and its vulnerability to cyber threats across their massive cyber network is something the school needed to better protect. A school that was at one time supported by a suite of Google products, Agora’s IT director Michael J. Rublesky III “wanted to move away from Google, towards a Microsoft-focused security suite and have a top Microsoft partner re-engineer its extensive IT environment.” Agora hired Microsoft Gold Partner, Forsyte I.T. Solutions, known for its work in securing extensive K-12 and higher education IT infrastructures. As Rublesky explained, “Agora already owned a majority of the tools within Office 365 Security Stack and was anxious to flip the switch from Google to Microsoft, discontinuing the 3rd party AV Webroot, and move exclusively to Microsoft defender + ATP.”

Forsyte constructed a layered security plan and engineered a secure cloud environment for Agora using a suite of Microsoft security products and the Forsyte/Microsoft co-created phishing solution called Phish Hunter. Since installation, Agora has not had any successful phishing or cyber attacks, thus showing the viability of Forsyte’s layered security approach in protecting the 6500 students and 700 teachers as they learn safely in their secure cyber environment.

For details on the implementation plan and results of instituting a Microsoft suite of security solutions, read the full case study here: https://forsyteit.com/agora/.

To learn more about Agora Cyber Charter School, visit agora.org and on social: @agoraccs, #agoraproud

To learn more about Forsyte I.T. Solutions, visit forsyteit.com and on social: @forsyteit, #forsyteit

About Forsyte I.T. Solutions

Forsyte I.T. Solutions is a trusted Microsoft Gold partner delivering highly accessible and scalable cloud-based IT solutions and managed services using Microsoft technology. Forsyte’s cross-functional team of forward-thinking engineers, project managers, solutions experts, and programmers expertly safeguard and optimize school IT environments across the country.

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