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Cybersecurity for Education Institutions

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The Cybersecurity 

Challenge Schools are Facing

Schools face significant challenges due to high turnover rates among students, teachers, staff, and administrators. This frequent changeover requires schools to continually protect the data of former students while managing the influx of new ones. As schools absorb the costs of new classes, they must also safeguard against cybersecurity threats.

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74% of campus leaders report

that recruiting IT staff is a

moderate to severe challenge.

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$1.42 million is the average cost

to remediate a ransomware attack

in higher education

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15% increase in weekly

cyber attacks, averaging 2,507 per school/college/university.

Common Cybersecurity Threats Targeting Educational Institutions

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Phishing

Phishing attacks involve fraudulent emails and websites that trick employees into disclosing login credentials and financial information or downloading malicious attachments, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data, financial losses, and damaged reputation.

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Ransomware

Ransomware encrypts vital data and demands ransom for its release. At the same time, malware infiltrates networks and systems, stealing or destroying sensitive information and resulting in operational disruptions, data loss, financial burdens, and legal ramifications.

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Data Loss

Data loss can occur due to hardware failure, accidental deletion, or cyber-attacks aimed at destroying or stealing information, resulting in disrupted operations, customer dissatisfaction, lost intellectual property, legal liabilities, and even business closure.

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User Risk

Cybersecurity incidents are often caused by human errors, such as weak passwords and clicking on malicious links. Inadequate security practices put sensitive data at risk, leading to financial losses, damaged reputation, and loss of competitive advantage.

Bridging Cybersecurity Gaps in Education

Enhance Your 

Education Security

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Protect the sensitive data of all your students, teachers, and faculty members and more.

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Mitigate the financial risk of being sued or paying significant fines in case of a breach.

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Prevent delays and disruptions to daily classes, exams, and overall operations.

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Build trust among students, faculty, and parents by securing their data.

Common Cybersecurity Threats Targeting Educational Institutions

Phishing

Phishing attacks involve fraudulent emails and websites that trick employees into disclosing login credentials, financial information, or downloading malicious attachments which leads to unauthorized access to sensitive data, financial losses, and damaged reputation.

Ransomware

Ransomware encrypts vital data and demands ransom for its release, while malware infiltrates networks and systems, stealing or destroying sensitive information and resulting in operational disruptions, loss of data, financial burdens, and legal ramifications.

Data Loss

Data loss can occur due to hardware failure, accidental deletion, or cyber-attacks aimed at destroying or stealing information resulting in disrupted operations, customer dissatisfaction, lost intellectual property, legal liabilities, and even business closure.

User Risk

Cybersecurity incidents are often caused by human errors such as weak passwords, and clicking on malicious links. Inadequate security practices put sensitive data at risk, leading to financial losses, damaged reputation, and loss  of competitive advantage.

Bridging Cybersecurity Gaps in Education

Enhance Your 

Education Security

A blue circle with a blue circle in the middle of it.

Protect sensitive data of all your students, teachers, and faculty members.

A blue circle with a blue circle in the middle of it.

Mitigate the financial risk of being sued or paying significant fines in case of a breach.

A blue circle with a blue circle in the middle of it.

Prevent of any delays and disruption to the daily classes, exams, and overall operations.

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Build trust amongst students, faculty, and parents that their data is secure.

The Key to Robust Cybersecurity in Education

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Faculty

While your teachers and faculty members have relatively low turnover, they require dependable security solutions as they interact most with the student body. By implementing a comprehensive cybersecurity solution, faculty members can be assured that they have taken the best steps towards a safe and secure school environment for old, new and existing members.

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Students

Phishing attacks pose a significant threat to students, especially on social media. This can be addressed by raising awareness and educating students on recognising and reacting to phishing emails, protecting them from inadvertently disclosing private information.

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Administrators

The administration office demands exceptional protection. In the event of a hacker gaining access to an admin account, it could result in severe consequences for the school and jeopardise their reputation. Therefore, keeping this data safe should be the priority. By adopting a holistic cybersecurity solution and ensuring awareness, the department can have peace of mind that important school data is protected from the inside out.

The Key to Robust Cybersecurity in Education

Faculty

While your teachers and faculty members have relatively low turnover, they require dependable security solutions as they have the most interaction with the student body.By implementing a comprehensive cybersecurity solution, faculty member's can be assured that they have taken the best steps towards a safe and secure school environment for old, new and existing members.

Students

Phishing attacks pose a significant threat to students, especially on social media. This can be addressed  by raising awareness, and educating students on how to recognize and react to phishing emails protecting them from inadvertently disclosing private information.

Administrators

The administration office demands exceptional protection. In the event of a hacker gaining access to an admin account , it could result in severe consequences for the school and jeopardize their reputation. Therefore keeping this data safe should be first priority. By adopting a holisitic cybersecurity solution and ensuring awareness, the department can have peace of mind that important school data is protected from the inside out.

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Email Security

Stay ahead of potential email threats by leveraging a userfriendly API-based active protection

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Cloud Data

Enable cloud data protection to achieve a safe and secure data collaboration with external users

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Awareness Training

Equip employees to be the first line of defense against the evolving landscape of cyber threats

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External Risk

Gain actionable insights on external threats by scanning digital footprint and exposed vulnerabilities

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Endpoint Security

Protect laptops, and desktops from cyber threats such as malware, and ransomware

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Secure Browsing

Keep your browser secure with a secure extension to protect you against viruses and malicious sites.

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Phishing Simulation

Continually simulating cyber attacks like phishing emails to highlight weak spots

Email Security

Stay ahead of potential email threats by leveraging a userfriendly API-based active protection

Cloud Data

Enable cloud data protection to achieve a safe and secure data collaboration with external users

Awareness Training

Equip employees to be the first line of defense against the evolving landscape of cyber threats

External Risk

Gain actionable insights on external threats by scanning digital footprint and exposed vulnerabilities

Endpoint Security

Protect laptops, and desktops from cyber threats such as malware, and ransomware

Secure Browsing

Keep your browser secure with the Guardz extension for protection against viruses and malicious sites

Phishing Simulation

Continually simulating cyber attacks like phishing emails to highlight weak spots

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