Solutions

Celestix for education

You have attracted the brightest young minds in the country, now you just need to provide them with the application access they need to be productive whilst ensuring your institute is protected against the security and financial risks associated with data leakage and illegal file content sharing.

Sensitive data such as student records, grades and coursework need to be secured from unauthorized access whilst allowing access to users with a valid requirement.

Moving education onto the Internet offers students exciting new educational and creative opportunities. Networked education also promises benefits to teachers and school administrator such as flexible delivery of educational materials and programs as well as cost savings. Yet, the Internet also puts students—whether at public school districts, community colleges, or major universities—at risk for illegal sharing of copyrighted information and for access to inappropriate materials. Without careful management, students and staff can also waste valuable network resources and endanger network operations with pursuits that don’t relate to institutional goals.

Celestix provides education establishments the ability to securely publish only the network resources that are required by users in order to meet the demands of their role. For instance, collaboration sites and coursework portals can be made available to students but access to student records, course grades and staff records can be restricted. Access can be controlled through the enforcement of user policies, ensuring that users without the rights to view certain network resources never get to see them.

IT security issues in education

  • Preventing unauthorized exposure of academic records, exam data, and personnel files
  • Guarding against harm and legal liability from access to inappropriate content
  • Restricting access to corporate network zones
  • Preventing viruses, worms, and spyware from untrusted devices infecting assets
  • Ensuring staff and student productivity
  • Enabling online community collaboration without compromising security

Celestix solutions

Celestix SecureAccess is designed to provide unified remote access for on-premises traditional connectivity for enterprise devices as well as BYOD application support.

  • Enables always-on network connectivity for domain joined device users and improves the management of remote devices regardless of their location through DirectAccess or Always On VPN
  • Provides access to legacy and non-Windows devices through traditional RRAS based VPN
  • Enables cross-premises network connectivity to hosted public cloud IaaS providers
  • Delivers secure federated access to applications in the private and public cloud
  • Delivers enhanced user experience without introducing complexity
  • Demonstrates tangible cost savings without compromising security
  • Complies with UK’s PSN guidelines for mobile working

Celestix WebFilter Cloud (powered by Webtitan) is an award-winning content filtering solution for schools and educational institutions of all sizes. Being cloud-based, no hardware purchases are necessary. The solution is cost effective, with schools only paying for the capacity they need.

The solution is deployed quickly via a redirection of the DNS, and managed from any Internet connected device via an easy-to-use administration control panel. Set up typically takes less than 30 minutes.

The intuitive control panel allows administrators to easily block website content by keyword or category and alter settings as Internet access policies change. Highly granular controls allow administrators to control accessible content with precision, with safeguards to prevent users from bypassing the filtering solution with anonymizes and VPNs. WebFilter is available on a 30-day no obligation free trial to allow schools to discover the full range of benefits before committing to a purchase.

Celestix MFA is a Multi-factor authentication solution that enables organizations to empower their mobile workforce while ensuring industry leading protection of digital identities and protecting against unsolicited access to corporate resources, a primary reason for the loss of data.

  • Provides fast and secure device logon
  • All encryption algorithms are FIPS 140-2 compliant
  • Includes behavioral and contextual risk-based policies
  • Enrollment, authentication and policy enforcement
  • Offers strong attended enrollment on a Windows mobile platform to onboard users in disconnected mode
  • Multiple form-factors – soft token, hard token, biometric, SMS, email, and push notification.
  • Clientless mode utilizes SMS, instant messenger or email for unmanaged devices
  • Simple price model – one price per user per year, regardless of form factor
  • Integrate with any RADIUS based access technology
  • Comprehensive reporting and compliance engine
  • Integration and migration options available
  • Authentication API
  • Enforce brand image with branded soft token and Increase customer trust and loyalty through easy to use highly secure authentication