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Case Study

The IT Group

Sector
Legal
Solution
ISO 27001 Compliance
Platform
Cisco, VMware, WatchGuard

The IT Group provides forensic and consultancy services to the legal sector. IT Group is a leading supplier of IT consultancy and expert witness services specialising in technology, media and telecommunications with complementary expertise in electronics and electrical engineering.

With over 25 years’ experience of giving expert oral evidence in the High Court, Magistrates, Crown, County Courts and world-wide arbitrations, their digital forensics work includes civil and criminal cases along with corporate investigations, whilst our consultancy activities cover frustrated projects, valuations and loss adjustment, cyber security and e-Disclosure.

Challenges

The IT Group began holding data on an e-discovery platform for civil and criminal cases, providing secure access for solicitors and barristers. To do this, they needed to gain the ISO 27001 certification.

Solution

SysGroup gave advice on the process itself and delivered:

New Cisco networks to support a VMWare HA environment
Protected by 2 high-availability WatchGuard firewalls with security bundles including
- IPS, Application control, AV Spam, WebBlocker, APT Blocker
Wireless infrastructure with WatchGuard access points to support the ISO 27001 standards

Result

The IT Group now has:

A secure virtual solution to meet ISO 27001 standards
New e-discovery platform which has generated tens of thousands in additional annual income
Comprehensive documentation for compliance purposes

Testimonial
Because SysGroup have the ISO certification we find it easier to offer our services…We found that ultimately, we can trust SysGroup as a supplier.
Jason Coyne
Partner, The IT Group

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