Compliance
Evaluate adherence to regulations, audit readiness, governance documentation, and risk management policies.
62
%
of institutions store sensitive data in SaaS apps
41
%
experienced data exposure from misconfigurations
USD 3.76M average cost for a K‑12 district to recover from ransomware
Tight budgets and legacy systems make schools prime targets. Mature controls keep classes running and reputations intact.
TRUST
Educational Institutions Count on Trust
It takes just one overlooked control to destory years of hardwork. Are you sure every policy, patch, and person is ready when it counts?
Top Risks for Education & Research Institutions
Stay ahead of ransomware, phishing, and IP theft with education‑ready defenses.
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Top Risks
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Pain Points
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Solutions
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Ransomware and Data Extortion
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Class cancellations, transcript loss, public data leaks. |
Immutable backups, 24 × 7 MDR, recovery playbooks. |
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Phishing and Credential Theft
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Stolen student or faculty accounts enable network takeover. |
Phishing simulation, MFA rollout, real‑time mail analytics. |
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Business Email Compromise and Financial‑Aid Fraud
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Diverted tuition or grant funds. |
Email hardening, payment‑workflow validation, user training. |
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Vendor and Ed‑Tech Breaches
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Third‑party platforms leak millions of records. |
Third‑party risk monitoring, contract security reviews, access audits. |
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Research IP Theft by Nation‑State Actors
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Stolen patents and grant data. |
Network segmentation, data‑loss prevention, red‑team testing of research labs. |
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Top Services for Education Institutions
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
Twenty‑four seven SOC monitoring with education‑specific detection rules that cut attacker dwell time to minutes.
Security Awareness and Phishing Simulation
Role‑based training and live phishing drills that boost faculty and student resilience against credential theft.
Data Privacy
Align policies and processes with FERPA, GDPR, and state privacy laws while reducing exposure in discovery requests.
Risk Assessment
Identify gaps against FERPA, GLBA, and NIST 800‑171, then receive a clear remediation roadmap.
SCORE
Security, Compliance, Operations, Risk Evaluation
Built on expert interviews and continuous industry research, SCORE quickly identifies security gaps and resilience issues—delivering a graded report to guide smarter cybersecurity decisions.
Operations
Review security operations including response readiness, staff awareness, asset control, and SOC monitoring.
Risk
Quantify probable loss for risks identified in business continuity, vendor dependencies, internal vulnerabilities.
Security
Identify gaps in AI security, application architecture, data privacy, and access management.
Evaluation
Measure overall security maturity, benchmark posture against industry standards, and prioritize remediation efforts based on business impact.
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