Menu

If you suspect an active attack on your business, call our emergency hotline at: 612-399-9680
If you suspect an active attack on your business, call our emergency hotline at: 612-399-9680
Threat actors target the education industry by using phishing attacks to gain access to sensitive data networks. Due to the high volume of students and staff entering and exiting a school network, it is incredibly difficult for school’s—often small—IT departments to comprehensively train everyone on the proper data hygiene best practices. This is especially challenging when working with younger K-12 students who are provided with school issued tech.
An added issue is a lack of funding, which can prohibit districts from having the latest cybersecurity protections.
Ransomware or DDoS attacks are other another possible avenues to seize networks or servers. In these instances, an educational institution can lose the ability to access their network if they don’t pay a ransom to hackers. Shutting down these networks can have severe impacts on operations, affecting constituents from students to administration and everyone in between. In the age of remote and hybrid learning, these attacks can be even more problematic.
The average cost of data breach in the education industry totaled $3.79M in 2021.
The education industry is uniquely vulnerable to cybersecurity breaches:
Like any industry, there are steps you can take to protect your organization from cyber criminals. Regardless of budget, here are some simple best practices to boost your constituents’ cyber safety:
Lastly, make sure you are working with a world-class IT security team that understands your industry, can give you top-of-the-line protection, and ensures that your critical data and resources are protected. Contact Blue Team Alpha for more information. We provide robust Cybersecurity Rescue and Protection Services, and we can help protect you from an attack or help you recover from a breach.
Contact
Emergency Hotline 612-399-9680
General Number
612-888-9674
Mailing Address
1360 University Ave Ste 104 Unit 122
St. Paul MN 55104