Babson College

Babson College, a private institution located in Wellesley, Mass., was founded in 1919. It’s well-known for its entrepreneurship program, which has been ranked as the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report. More than 3,000 students attend Babson, representing almost all 50 states and approximately 80 countries.

We’ve been very happy with ESET’s performance and ability to detect malware.

Sol Kamerman, Manager – Client Services and Technical Support

THE CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGE

The college uses Windows 10 along with Windows servers, according to Sol Kamerman, Manager, Client Services and Technical Support. To ensure stability at the client level, Kamerman creates standard images for each laptop and desktop model, preconfiguring the machines as required by the curriculum. Software can be added later through the creation and deployment of installation packages as needed. During a standard security review in 2006, Kamerman discovered that the college's antivirus solution was inadequate, leaving the community vulnerable to malware and other threats, as well as experiencing system slowdowns and interruptions.

THE CYBERSECURITY SOLUTION

After researching multiple AV vendors, and seeing ESET’s awards and independent test results, Kamerman recommended an ESET business trial. Extensive internal testing showed ESET to be much lighter in memory usage and systems resources than other products. And ESET’s overall detection rates of malware, spyware and viruses were significantly higher than the competition’s.

"After the rollout of ESET, we immediately saw a dramatic decrease in spyware and virus infections within our network."

Today, 12 years after switching to ESET, he remains a satisfied customer. Still, as a conscientious IT manager, Kamerman continues to evaluate ESET’s performance and reviews against the competition on an annual basis.

"Every year we review other endpoint security products in the market and find that ESET continually receives high marks on detection and performance."

And once again, he’s choosing ESET, citing its seamless protection, ease of use and low system impact.

"It works. That’s why we’re still with ESET."