Education
Educational institutions face unique challenges that make them especially vulnerable to hacker attacks and exfiltration of both personal information and intellectual property.
Live and Learn
The education sector handles massive amounts of personal information and sensitive IP that criminals and other attackers covet, yet must still promote the spirit of academic access and openness. The good news is despite these challenges and industry-wide skills shortages, you can take steps to take back control.
What the Education Sector Needs to Do
Implement strong supply chain risk management and vendor risk assessment processes.
Deploy an effective vulnerability management program covering all technology platforms.
Implement strong access control and security awareness to help prevent phishing attacks.
Deploy technologies that provide real-time protection against malware, including ransomware.
Reduce detection time, particularly on endpoints, as the number of connected devices grows.
Conduct table top scenarios and crisis management exercises to test incident response processes.
RESEARCH REPORT
2024 Education Threat Intelligence Briefing and Mitigation Strategies
An in-depth briefing on the unique cybersecurity risks in the education industry, along with actionable insights on how to stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape.
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Services
Trustwave is well positioned to help schools, colleges, universities and education service providers handle emerging threats and move towards a resilience-focused security strategy. These are some key areas we get asked to help our education sector clients.
Penetration Testing & Red Teaming
Conduct end-to-end testing of databases, networks and applications to proactively identify known and unknown threats, vulnerabilities and cybersecurity risks to your people, process and technology.
Advisory Services
Advice for boards and top management on strategy, governance, compliance, and security to maximize return on investment.
Digital Forensics and Incident Response
Determine the source, cause, and extent of a security breach quickly, and better prepare for the inevitable incident.
Managed Security Services
Establish a first-line of defense with Email Security - MailMarshal, Data Security – DbProtect, and Firewall & Technology Management.
Managed Detection and Response
24x7 managed detection and response powered by our proven Trustwave Fusion platform, connecting to your existing security tools with advanced analytics and best-in-class Trustwave SpiderLabs threat intelligence and expertise.
Trustwave Security Colony
Get a head start on your security program by accessing solutions to the challenges you face today, as developed by hundreds of peer organizations.
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