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Protecting Educational Organizations

Educational organizations increasingly use digital resources for their educational programs, and it becomes crucial to provide secure and safe access to information.

Protecting Educational Organizations

Educational organizations increasingly use digital resources for their educational programs, and it becomes crucial to provide secure and safe access to information.

threat profile of schools and universities

Schools and universities have traditionally been seen as low-risk targets for cyber attacks, but this has changed dramatically in recent years. The education sector now faces an increasingly complex threat landscape, with attackers seeking to exploit vulnerabilities in their IT systems to steal sensitive data, disrupt operations, and compromise the privacy and safety of students and staff. This heightened risk is due to a number of factors, including the growing reliance on technology in education, the increasing use of online learning platforms and cloud-based services, and the rising value of personal and research data held by these organizations. Additionally, many schools and universities operate on limited budgets, which can make it challenging to maintain robust cybersecurity measures and stay up to date with the latest threats.

Education Sector Cyber Security Challenges

Education Sector Cyber Security Challenges

Remote Learning
Remote Learning
As students increasingly study and interact remotely, more insecure endpoints and networks are used.
Limited Resources
Limited Resources
Schools and universities have limited IT security capabilities and cannot counter modern cyber threats effectively.
Lack of Visibility
Lack of Visibility
IT personnel have limited visibility into student activities, and it takes time to trace user account across systems and applications.
Remote Learning
Remote Learning
As students increasingly study and interact remotely, more insecure endpoints and networks are used.
Limited Resources
Limited Resources
Schools and universities have limited IT security capabilities and cannot counter modern cyber threats effectively.
Lack of Visibility
Lack of Visibility
IT personnel have limited visibility into student activities, and it takes time to trace user account across systems and applications.
Despite the increasing threat landscape and limited budgets, universities must maintain large, highly heterogeneous environments with multiple access points and potential vulnerabilities. This can make it challenging to implement effective security measures and stay on top of the latest threats. Additionally, universities must ensure that any security solutions they implement do not compromise the privacy of their students and staff, while still providing the necessary level of protection. To effectively safeguard students' learning activities, universities need to be able to monitor students' online training, while also respecting and protecting their privacy. This can be particularly challenging given that students typically have multiple ways to interact with university systems and resources, and it is not always straightforward to pinpoint activities conducted by any particular individual. However, failure to monitor and protect against potential threats, such as improper use or illegal access to copyrighted material, can have serious consequences for both the university and its students. Moreover, universities must also deal with threats to their research rights and intellectual property, which can be particularly valuable and vulnerable to theft or unauthorized access. In today's globalized and interconnected world, research theft can have far-reaching consequences, including damage to the university's reputation, loss of funding, and even national security risks. Therefore, universities need to deploy comprehensive security measures to protect their research and intellectual property from cyber threats, which can include implementing strict access controls, monitoring for unauthorized access attempts, and using encryption and other security measures to protect sensitive data.
  • Universities must maintain large, highly heterogeneous environments with limited budgets and IT resources.
  • To effectively safeguard students learning activities, universities need to be able to monitor students’ online training, at the same time respecting and protecting their privacy.
  • Students typically have multiple ways to interact with universities systems and resources, and it is not always straightforward to pinpoint activities conducted by any particular individual.
  • Universities need to be able to find a balance between providing an open educational environment where students can ethically conduct research and get access to required data, while at the same time identifying malicious activity and unethical behaviour.
  • Universities need to effectively deal with threats such as improper use (e.g. cryptocurrency mining), research rights protection and illegal access to safety and copywriter material.
  • Universities must maintain large, highly heterogeneous environments with limited budgets and IT resources.
  • To effectively safeguard students learning activities, universities need to be able to monitor students’ online training, at the same time respecting and protecting their privacy.
  • Students typically have multiple ways to interact with universities systems and resources, and it is not always straightforward to pinpoint activities conducted by any particular individual.
  • Universities need to be able to find a balance between providing an open educational environment where students can ethically conduct research and get access to required data, while at the same time identifying malicious activity and unethical behaviour.
  • Universities need to effectively deal with threats such as improper use (e.g. cryptocurrency mining), research rights protection and illegal access to safety and copywriter material.

  • 64%

    of all malware attacks target the education industry.

    64%

    of all malware attacks target the education industry.

  • 84%

    of educational institutes have experienced at least one cyberattack.

    84%

    of educational institutes have experienced at least one cyberattack.

  • 85%

    of schools and universities demand additional cyber security funding.

    85%

    of schools and universities demand additional cyber security funding.

Our Solution

To safeguard student data, research, processes and finance, educational organizations must put strategies to mitigate cyber threats. ThreatDefence SecOps platform empowered with User and Entity Behaviour Analytics provides advanced machine learning and anomaly detection, connecting security event data from applications, wireless networks and cloud infrastructure, and enabling rich context on individuals’ actions and behaviour.

Our Solution

To safeguard student data, research, processes and finance, educational organizations must put strategies to mitigate cyber threats. ThreatDefence SecOps platform empowered with User and Entity Behaviour Analytics provides advanced machine learning and anomaly detection, connecting security event data from applications, wireless networks and cloud infrastructure, and enabling rich context on individuals’ actions and behaviour.
Visibility and Assurance
Visibility and Assurance
Continuous visibility enables you to monitor your entire ICT footprint, including security controls, threats and incidents.
24x7 Security Operations
24x7 Security Operations
Benefit from our continuous security operations and detect cyber threats when your IT staff is not available.
Protect Sensitive Data
Protect Sensitive Data
Our platform helps IT teams to focus on critical asset protection and quickly react to what matters.
Simple and Cost Effective
Simple and Cost Effective
No need to start a new project or hire consultants. We will work directly with your team and get you started in hours.
Visibility and Assurance
Visibility and Assurance
Continuous visibility enables you to monitor your entire ICT footprint, including security controls, threats and incidents.
24x7 Security Operations
24x7 Security Operations
Benefit from our continuous security operations and detect cyber threats when your IT staff is not available.
Protect Sensitive Data
Protect Sensitive Data
Our platform helps IT teams to focus on critical asset protection and quickly react to what matters.
Simple and Cost Effective
Simple and Cost Effective
No need to start a new project or hire consultants. We will work directly with your team and get you started in hours.

Behaviour Analytics for Deep Visibility

The solution helps to understand the behaviour of students and their assets and provides deep visibility into the use of university resources, services and applications. Our platform is pre-configured with multiple detection use cases tailored explicitly for educational institutions.

Behaviour Analytics for Deep Visibility

The solution helps to understand the behaviour of students and their assets and provides deep visibility into the use of university resources, services and applications. Our platform is pre-configured with multiple detection use cases tailored explicitly for educational institutions.
Data Exfiltration
Unauthorized Access
Improper Use of Resources
Anonymous Traffic
Nation-state Cyber Espionage
Data Exfiltration
Unauthorized Access
Improper Use of Resources
Anonymous Traffic
Nation-state Cyber Espionage
  • Connect security data organized around user identities, recording locations, time of use, connectivity patterns, and activities associated with the use of cloud and on-premises services.
  • Baseline normal behavior based on authorizations and resource access events, gradual trends, system usage and work patterns.
  • Real-time correlation and analysis of application and network activity and other data sources, custom detection use cases.
  • A single panel of glass dashboard presenting all activities of any particular student.
  • Automatically detect and distinguish suspicious and risky deviations from normal events.

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY ABOUT US

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ThreatDefence not only gave us visibility into our security posture, but also provided actionable intelligence to help us address issues that we didn't even know existed. The Dark Web visibility component was particularly useful in identifying risky users, allowing as to act proactively. The platform's holistic view of all our security data has been very valuable in enabling us to stay one step ahead of potential threats.
Mark RichardsHead of Information Systems, English Institute of Sport
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ThreatDefence not only gave us visibility into our security posture, but also provided actionable intelligence to help us address issues that we didn't even know existed. The Dark Web visibility component was particularly useful in identifying risky users, allowing as to act proactively. The platform\'s holistic view of all our security data has been very valuable in enabling us to stay one step ahead of potential threats.

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