New Milford Public School District is a small and successful group of schools in New Jersey. Although the district’s email security seemed adequate, the head of IT knew it lacked many features he wanted.
While looking for something better, he came across Libraesva’s free online pen test; it was enough to persuade him to ask for a demo.
When he saw Libraesva Email Security in use, it was an email security revelation: Libraesva continuously learns—and adapts to—the way the four schools communicate. And it generates all the security analytics that the head of IT needs to fine-tune the district’s email defenses. He urges other school districts to take a demo to help them understand what they’re missing.
Email security that doesn’t compromise on features
New Milford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. The borough’s school district, New Milford Public School District (NMPSD), manages four schools and a district office. With 350 staff, 2,000 PreK-12 students, and an IT team of four, NMPSD needs a full-featured email security product that demands little management time.
Although NMPSD had never suffered a cyber breach, Ron Watson, the District Technology Coordinator, knew of many schools that had. He was also aware, through phishing simulations, that he
had NMPSD colleagues who would take the bait. So he began the search for a product to replace the native technology that the district relied on.
Ron’s review of the email security sector soon drew him towards Libraesva.
“I knew that our existing email security lacked many features I wanted,” he says, “so I searched for a top-level email filter that doesn’t compromise on the features that busy schools need.”
He continues: “Libraesva has a really useful free pen-test tool on its website to see how well your email server is configured.
The results that came back showed me what the product was capable of. That test kicked off a phone call and a demo, which proved that Libraesva was right for us.”
“With Libraesva, things were different right away. Once we enabled it, the analytics were telling me how many messages it was scanning, what it was scanning, what it was blocking, and why.”
Ron Watson DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR
Email security so intuitive, newcomers can use it instantly
Ron took to Libraesva Email Security straight away: “Libraesva is very intuitive and straightforward. This was a new product to me, but so seamless, it felt as if I already knew how to use it. It was just click here, click there, and everything worked.”
Responsiveness from Libraesva was also first class.
“If I had a question about Libraesva and what it could do at the more granular level, they always got back to me with a quick response. In general, however, it’s very simple to use.”
Detailed analytics provide instant control
A big feature of Libraesva is the volume and usefulness of its analytics. For Ron, the payback was almost instant.
“With Libraesva, things were different right away,” he says.
“Once we enabled it, the analytics were telling me how many messages it was scanning, what it was scanning, what it was blocking, and why.”
This is where Libraesva’s multilayered approach and its inbuilt ability to learn come into their own.
Ron explains: “What’s nice about Libraesva is that it learns—as do we. So day two is not the same as day one. Libraesva adapts to the way we do business. It uses our responses to the emails we see to adjust its own approach—to increase or decrease thresholds to block or accept more or less of the various types of email we receive. It learns what type of email flows we want.”
He continues: “Libraesva also learns to adjust to evolving styles of attack. I’ve noticed that attacks have changed, but Libraesva’s stayed up-to-date with that, and learning as it goes.”
“Libraesva is very intuitive and straightforward. This was a new product to me, but so seamless, it felt as if I already knew how to use it. It was just click here, click there, and everything worked.”
Ron Watson DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR
Minimal admin makes Libraesva ideal for school districts
Libraesva users vary in the amount of time they devote to admin. At NMPSD, admin time is so minimal, Ron handles it all himself.
“Admin is so simple, I don’t spend much time on it–maybe half an hour a month. Libraesva is almost a set-it-and-forget-it tool.”
For the twin reasons of effectiveness and ease of use, Ron thinks that other school districts would benefit from Libraesva Email Security: “I would say that school districts should definitely look into it to see what it can offer them. The first step would be to try Libraesva’s free pen test. That’s what got me curious and prompted me to schedule a demo
