Arkansas State University IT Provides Security Without Compromising Productivity

A layered approach to security keeps networks open and bad actors out.

<p>Nacho Vega, Tech Ninja</p>

<p>Timothy Cureton, Chief Information Security Officer, Arkansas State University</p>

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<li>Users — 10,000 students and 3,000 faculty — on Arkansas State’s campus <strong>have two or three network connected devices each</strong>.</li>
<li>Their frontline defense is a <a href="https://www.cdwg.com/content/brands/paloalto/default.aspx&quot; target="_blank">Palo Alto Networks</a> next-gen firewall that <strong>helps to segment networks and provide intrusion protection</strong>.</li>
<li>Zone-based policies allow them to<strong> filter access to resources by group or users</strong>, instead of just IP address.</li>
<li>Encryption <strong>tools keep personally identifiable information private</strong> and help share important files safely.</li>
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