Background: Safeguarding Trust in Legal Practice
A prominent Midwest-based personal injury law firm has a long-standing legacy of successfully representing numerous individuals in complex cases. This legacy is built on profound trust, which necessitates safeguarding a vast amount of sensitive case data. As a successful firm operating without a large, dedicated cybersecurity team, efficiently protecting this critical data was a top priority. Working with their IT solutions partner, Computer Integration Technologies (CIT), they sought to upgrade their security posture to meet modern threats.
Balancing Robust Security with Lean IT Operations
Like many successful small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the firm’s IT team managed a wide range of responsibilities. They needed an enterprise-grade security solution that delivered powerful capabilities without the typical enterprise-level complexity or management overhead. The core challenge was clear: achieve full visibility of every device on their network and automatically block unauthorized access, all without requiring a steep learning curve or diverting the team from other critical business tasks.
Solution: Genian Cloud-Managed NAC for Zero-Hardware Security
Guided by CIT, the law firm implemented Genian Cloud-Managed NAC. This approach proved ideal for their lean IT operations, providing robust network access control (NAC) capabilities with a zero-hardware footprint. This completely eliminated the need to purchase, install, or maintain any on-premise servers, significantly reducing infrastructure costs and maintenance.
Deployment was fast and straightforward, immediately providing the IT team with a single, intuitive cloud console. From this centralized point, they could:
- Instantly Discover Devices: Gain comprehensive visibility into every device on their network, from laptops and mobile devices to printers and other peripherals.
- Automate Access Control: Configure and enforce security policies to automatically block unauthorized access, ensuring only trusted devices could connect.
- Simplify Management: Manage their entire network security from a cloud-based interface, freeing up valuable IT time.
This seamless, cloud-native solution allowed the law firm to implement an advanced security model tailored to their specific operational needs.
Summary: Enhanced Security, Optimized Resources
By implementing Genian Cloud-Managed NAC, the law firm successfully achieved enterprise-grade network security without the associated complexity or cost. This powerful yet manageable solution freed up their valuable IT resources, allowing the team to focus on initiatives that directly support the firm’s core legal business.
A Scalable Model for SME Cybersecurity
The firm now operates with enhanced peace of mind, knowing their sensitive client data is protected by automated, 24/7 network surveillance. For CIT, their technology partner, the cloud-managed model represents an ideal solution for their broader SME client base. It enables CIT to efficiently provide best-in-class security and support remotely, making it easy to deploy and manage powerful security solutions for any customer, regardless of their size or internal IT capacity. This success story stands as a testament to how SMEs can achieve robust security comparable to larger enterprises through flexible, cloud-managed solutions.
