Umm Al-Qura University Secures Thousands of Endpoints with Absolute Secure Endpoint, Enhancing Cyber Resilience
Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) is one of Saudi Arabia’s largest and most prestigious educational institutions, known for its excellence in education, research, and innovation. Serving a broad academic community, UQU is deeply invested in digital transformation through its Deanship of Information Technology and E-Learning, which oversees the university's expansive IT infrastructure and ensures a secure, efficient technological environment for all users.
Visibility, Control, and Compliance in a Complex IT Environment
As Umm Al-Qura University expanded its digital infrastructure, the complexity of managing thousands of endpoints (desktops, laptops, and tablets) became a serious challenge. The university needed a way to track and manage all devices in real time, monitor installed software, and respond quickly to incidents involving lost or stolen hardware.
Absolute Secure Endpoint is more than just a security tool—it’s become an essential part of our broader IT strategy, helping us enhance efficiency, compliance, and resource management.
How They Did It
Finding the Right Fit for a Complex IT Ecosystem
UQU was searching for an endpoint security solution that could deliver persistent visibility and management across a sprawling campus with a wide range of device types and users. In addition, they needed to provide real-time monitoring and response mechanisms to potential threats, like unauthorized access and the loss or theft of devices. After evaluating options and consulting with industry partners, Absolute Secure Endpoint’s ability to provide persistent endpoint visibility, control, and recovery capabilities distinguished it from other solutions that were evaluated.
Transforming the Ability to Manage and Secure Device Fleet
Once Absolute Secure Endpoint was implemented, the university saw an immediate improvement in its ability to manage and secure its vast number of devices. Real-time reports on device status and location allowed administrators to track usage patterns, monitor software installations, and ensure compliance with internal policies. Absolute Secure Endpoint’s powerful features also enabled the university to analyze user access data and prepare for location-based security rules.
Stronger Endpoint Security Leads to Smarter Endpoint Management
While endpoint security was the original goal, UQU soon found Absolute Secure Endpoint valuable in other areas of IT operations. The software now supports compliance efforts, device health monitoring, and IT resource optimization, helping reduce administrative workload and streamline operations. The university is also leveraging Absolute Secure Endpoint to enforce location-based rules to ensure that devices remain in designated areas within the university; this measure aims to minimize unauthorized device movement, reduce the risk of loss or theft, and enhance overall device security.
Building a Cyber Resilient IT Environment for the University
Even as deployment continues across all devices, Umm Al-Qura University already sees the benefits of the Absolute Resilience platform. With improved visibility, stronger controls, and actionable data insights, the university is better prepared to meet the demands of a secure, modern academic institution, supporting its organization’s resilience.
For Umm Al-Qura University, Absolute Secure Endpoint:
- Improves visibility and control of all endpoint devices by using real-time tracking and monitoring
- Ensures awareness of all device locations and status, reducing device loss or theft
- Protects a vast IT environment by providing a solution to prevent threats such as unauthorized access
- Leverages updated, detailed reports to maintain compliance with security policies
- Streamlines IT resource allocation and reduces administrative workload
- Builds the foundation for enforcing future location-based security protocol
