Key points:
IT leaders are tasked with protecting school district networks and must constantly evaluate their cybersecurity strategies as attacks from external threats increase in frequency and become more sophisticated.
Educational institutions are among the most targeted, and the shift to cloud-based virtual learning has given hackers new ways to infiltrate networks, according to new data.
In a 2022 survey by the UK-based National Cyber Security Centre, 78 per cent of schools had been affected by at least one cybersecurity incident.
In September 2022, the Los Angeles Unified School District suffered a cyberattack that led to a massive computer system shutdown. In May 2022, Lincoln College closed permanently after a ransomware attack financially devastated the 157-year-old institution.
As IT leaders scramble to find new ways to secure school networks, they often turn to zero-trust network access (ZTNA) strategies. ZTNA does not trust a single user, device, or application and always assumes that the network is hostile, that external and internal threats are always present, and that location is not enough to determine trust.
ZTNA approaches can help educational institutions protect their networks and get back to the basics: teaching and learning.
Learn more about how ZTNA can help your district's IT team better protect school networks and valuable personal information.
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