CYBERSECURITY FOR EDUCATION (K-12)
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Safeguard student and faculty privacy, reduce service disruptions and outages, and secure IoT device vulnerabilities, all while cutting operational costs, with Blackswan’s all-inclusive Education (K-12) Cyber Program.
According to the 2022 Annual Report from K12 SIX, between 2016 and 2021, the K-12 Cyber Incident Map has cataloged of total 1331 publicly disclosed school cyber incidents affecting U.S. school districts and other public educational organizations, including:
RANSOMWARE
student & teacher DATA BREACHES
Business email compromise (BEC) scams
Website and social media defacement
Denial of Service (DoS attacks)
INCREASED ATTACKS
The number of ransomware incidents in schools and colleges reached a record high of 121 in 2023, up from 71 in 2022.
VULNERABILITY
In 2023, 80% of lower education institutions reported ransomware attacks.
FINANCIAL DEVASTATION
The average cost of a data breach in the education sector was $3.65 million in 2023.
Blackswan Cybersecurity provides tailored, scalable cybersecurity solutions for K-12 schools, all in one place—offering significant savings in both time and costs.
Backed by seasoned industry experts, Blackswan’s award-winning Cyber Fusion Center is a comprehensive defense hub for managing cyber risks.
The State of Ransomware (2023)
U.S. K-12 schools continue to be a favorite target of hackers, underscoring the growing cybersecurity challenges faced by educational institutions and the increased need for solid cybersecurity.
CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER AS A SERVICE (vCISO)
Blackswan’s vCISO program provides information security consulting in support of your ongoing information security, IT risk, and IT compliance
initiatives.
During our involvement, we work closely with you to provide consulting and advisory support to current information security requirements and projects in addition to consulting to improve performance from the current cybersecurity program.
Establishing a program baseline is fundamental to being able to effectively build a sustainable cybersecurity program. Blackswan will work with Education leadership to evaluate and establish your cybersecurity
program baseline.
K-12 SCHOOL SYSTEM CYBER ATTACKS ARE NOT A MATTER OF IF BUT WHEN?
AROUND-THE-CLOCK
24 x 7 x 365
MONITOR DETECT RESPOND
PROTECT YOUR DATA + REPUTATION
WHY BLACKSWAN CYBERSECURITY?
We strive to democratize enterprise-level security services, offering the same level of skills, capabilities, and protection against data breaches for organizations of all sizes.
In addition to being named one of the Top 250 MSSPs in the country, Blackswan also has a reputation for being committed to the defense of traditionally underserved markets. We accomplish this by “right-sizing” security programs to fit your specific need and budget.
Blackswan Cybersecurity provides affordable, effective information security safeguards to fit your budget.
Continuous (24 x 7 x 365), US-Based Monitoring, Detection, and Response
Constant monitoring for cybersecurity threats across the entire environment.
Access to Real-time Dashboards and Reporting
Provides visibility into your security data and actions taken by Blackswan analysts in defense of your network.
Cyber Fusion Center Analysts Focus Exclusively on Cybersecurity
They manage a variety of networks and respond to volumes of attacks in the normal course of operations.
Dedicated Fusion Center Professionals
Personnel assigned throughout onboarding.
Proactively Manage Cybersecurity Threats
Empowerment to meet specific and often unique requirements.
Cyber Fusion Center
Provides a world-class Cyber Defense solution at a price point that is impossible to achieve through hiring FTE’s, organic staffing models, or procuring these services independently.