Austin, Texas — Dec. 9, 2025 — Portnox, a leader in cloud-native zero trust access control solutions, today announced the successful, rapid deployment of its Portnox Cloud platform at the New Albany Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation (NAFCS). The deployment streamlined device visibility and secure access control across the district’s 20 buildings and approximately 15,000 connected endpoints.

The Challenge: Enterprise Risk, Limited Resources

NAFCS, an Indiana K-12 district serving over 13,000 students and staff, manages a diverse device ecosystem, including more than 12,500 Chromebooks. Facing escalating cyber risk, the district required a comprehensive Network Access Control (NAC) solution capable of managing both its wired and wireless environments effectively.

After a thorough vendor evaluation, the district selected Portnox’s cloud-native NAC platform specifically for its operational simplicity, deployment speed, and scalability.

“In just a few days, we implemented all of the necessary policies for our network. Portnox’s ability to scale has been very impressive. With the start of the new school year, we expanded from just a few hundred registered devices to well over 10,000 in a matter of days.”

— Christopher Bowers, IT Manager at NAFCS

Big-Team Outcomes, Small-Team Implementation

Denny LeCompte, CEO at Portnox, noted that K–12 districts face risks similar to large enterprises but often lack the corresponding resources. “That’s exactly where cloud-native access control shines,” he said. “By removing the complexity of traditional NAC, we empower small IT teams to achieve big-team outcomes — faster, easier, and without the expensive hardware tax. NAFCS’s rapid rollout is the kind of success story we built Portnox Cloud for.”

Key Deployment Highlights and Benefits

  • Rapid Rollout: The district-wide deployment was completed in weeks, managed efficiently by a two-person network team.
  • Unified Device Management: Enabled seamless control of both managed endpoints (Chromebooks) and unmanaged/IoT devices across all 20 buildings.
  • Google Workspace Integration: Seamless integration supports the district’s massive Chromebook footprint, simplifying identity management.
  • Eliminated Manual Work: Delivered real-time visibility and eliminated the need for static switch port assignments. Devices now connect, and Portnox handles access control automatically.
  • Cost-Effective Security: Strengthened the district’s security posture and met compliance requirements without needing additional hardware investment.

Unexpected Operational Wins:

  • Rapid resolution of a Google Workspace sync issue, thanks to responsive Portnox support.
  • Non-IT departments (such as Facilities) gained autonomy to deploy IP-based systems without burdening the core IT team.

 

About Portnox

Portnox provides simple-to-deploy, operate and maintain network access control, security and visibility solutions. Portnox software can be deployed on-premises, as a cloud-delivered service, or in hybrid mode. It is agentless and vendor-agnostic, allowing organizations to maximize their existing network and cybersecurity investments. Hundreds of enterprises around the world rely on Portnox for network visibility, cybersecurity policy enforcement and regulatory compliance. The company has been recognized for its innovations by Info Security Products Guide, Cyber Security Excellence Awards, IoT Innovator Awards, Computing Security Awards, Best of Interop ITX and Cyber Defense Magazine. Portnox has offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. For information visit http://www.portnox.com, and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.。

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