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Proactive Cybersecurity Protection for Educational Institutions

Primary and higher education institutions rarely have the funding and staffing required to manage the expansive needs of proactive cybersecurity. Making matters even more challenging, technology and data have transformed the educational experience and improved the way students learn, but at the cost of increased attack surfaces and greater exposure to cyber attacks.

By the Numbers

Schools, colleges and universities store massive amounts of personal information for students, parents and employees. ​

It’s critical to continuously monitor, analyse, prioritise, and manage vulnerabilities to ensure students, parents, employees, and staff — and their data — stay safe.

This requires 24×7, real-time cybersecurity operations that can help educational services organisations monitor, detect, and respond to threats not only during the school day, but on weekends, holidays, and summer holidays. For most institutions, this isn’t something that can be easily managed in-house.

Average cost of a cyber attack to education organisations is £2million
Average cost of a cyber attack to education organisations is £2million
77% of educational institutes experienced a breach or cyber attack in the past year.
77% of educational institutes experienced a breach or cyber attack in the past year.
95% of cyber attacks on the educational services industry are financially motivated.
30% of employees in education were fooled by a phishing campaign impersonating their organization, twice the rate of the average industry.

Customer Testimonial

"Arctic Wolf was 100% the missing link. I can sleep at night now, and my team can get on with their jobs.”
— Sandra Maher, Director of ICT, Brighton Grammar

Upcoming:
E-Rate Funds for Cybersecurity

The FCC has approved a three-year, $200 million School and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program as a way to collect data on which cybersecurity solutions would best help K-12 schools and libraries address the growing cyber threats and attacks against their broadband networks. This is a very exciting opportunity for eligible organizations, and we are ready to help you take advantage of this program.
The School and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program has four categories of eligible solutions:
  • Monitoring, Detection, and Response
    • Explore Arctic Wolf® Managed Detection & Response [link to solutions page]
      Explore Arctic Wolf® Managed Risk [link to solutions page]
      Endpoint Protection
      Identity Protection and Authentication
      Advanced/Next-Generation Firewalls
We are excited to see that the FCC has proposed a three-year, $200 million pilot program as a way to collect data on which cybersecurity solutions would best help K-12 schools and libraries address the growing cyber threats and attacks against their broadband networks.
The FCC has yet to share details on how to participate in the pilot program, but once they do, we look forward to working with our partners, prospects, and current customers on ways to get involved.
Struggling to navigate the complex world of compliance?

Primary schools and institutions of higher education need to protect the privacy of their student records. 

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Education Institutions