Preemptive Cybersecurity Measures for Educational Institutions

Both K-12 and higher education establishments often lack the financial resources and personnel necessary to effectively address the extensive requirements of proactive cybersecurity. Complicating matters further, the integration of technology and data has revolutionized the educational landscape, enhancing learning methodologies for students. However, this advancement has concurrently expanded attack surfaces and heightened vulnerability to cyber threats.

Cybersecurity Solutions For School Districts and Universities​

Educational institutions, encompassing K-12 schools, colleges, and universities, house extensive personal data belonging to students, parents, and employees. Continuous monitoring, analysis, prioritization, and mitigation of vulnerabilities are essential to safeguarding the safety and privacy of individuals and their data. Implementing round-the-clock, real-time cybersecurity operations is imperative for educational service providers to effectively monitor, detect, and respond to threats, even beyond regular school hours and during breaks. However, for most institutions, managing such operations internally proves to be a formidable challenge.

The average cost of a data breach for organizations in education is $3.86M.


SOURCE: IBM 2022 COST OF A DATA BREACH REPORT

87% of education intitutions have experienced at least one data breach.


SOURCE: OSTERMAN RESEARCH, 2021

95% of cyber attacks on the educational services industry are financially motivated.


SOURCE: VERIZON 2022 DBIR

30% of employees in education were fooled by a phishing campaign impersonating their organization, twice the rate of the average industry.


SOURCE: OSTERMAN RESEARCH, 2021