Limited budgets, massive attack surfaces, and rich data make education institutions prime ransomware targets.
Thousands of students, faculty, and staff with personal devices connecting to campus networks create an enormous, poorly controlled attack surface that is nearly impossible to fully secure.
Education institutions hold student PII, financial aid records, social security numbers, research data, medical records, and donor information. This data is valuable for both ransom and identity theft.
Education IT budgets are a fraction of what private sector organizations spend on security. Schools often cannot afford dedicated security staff, enterprise tools, or 24/7 monitoring.
Academic freedom and open access culture conflict with security restrictions. Faculty and students resist controls that limit access to research materials, collaboration tools, or personal devices.
Universities hold years of irreplaceable research data, intellectual property, and grant-funded projects. Ransomware that encrypts research databases can destroy decades of academic work.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires protection of student education records. A ransomware breach exposing student data triggers federal compliance obligations.
Essential controls prioritized for education budgets and environments.
Maximum protection designed for education budgets and campus environments.
Comprehensive evaluation designed for limited-budget education environments. Prioritized recommendations that deliver maximum protection per dollar spent.
Isolate administrative, academic, research, and student networks to contain ransomware spread. Protect critical student data systems from the broader campus network.
Immutable backup solutions sized and priced for education budgets. Protect SIS, LMS, email, and research data with tested rapid restoration capabilities.
Security awareness programs designed for diverse education audiences: faculty, administrative staff, student workers, and IT staff with role-appropriate content.
Affordable managed detection and response services sized for education budgets. 24/7 monitoring without the cost of building an in-house security operations center.
Rapid response experienced in education ransomware incidents, including FERPA compliance assessment, parent/student notification, and media communication support.