Operating from Manchester's premier financial hub in Spinningfields, Oakwood & Peel manage highly confidential, high-value corporate litigation files daily. As the firm embraced a long-term hybrid working model, their aging on-premise local servers and basic software VPNs became major liabilities. Slow file access times frustrated remote legal teams, while the threat of sophisticated ransomware targeting legal businesses became a serious compliance worry. The firm required a complete infrastructure modernization that allowed secure, lightning-fast file access while maintaining strict data compliance standards.
NetMonkeys completed a comprehensive technical and compliance audit of the firm's legacy networks. We designed and implemented a secure, modern migration strategy leveraging localized cloud environments and deployed our robust cybersecurity services in Manchester. This included transitioning the team to a strictly monitored Zero Trust architecture. We set up enforced Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), secure conditional access policies, and advanced endpoint threat detection across all corporate laptops, while establishing redundant, end-to-end encrypted backup systems to guarantee business continuity.
With their new, resilient infrastructure, Oakwood & Peel easily met and exceeded the rigorous data protection requirements outlined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Remote lawyers can now securely access and collaborate on active legal briefs in seconds without bypassing corporate security layers. The system proved so secure that the firm sailed through their ISO27001 accreditation audits. If your professional practice needs similar security enhancements, please reach out to our secure support team.
Zero
Data breaches or security incidents
45%
Increase in remote file access speeds
100%
SRA & ISO27001 Security Compliance
