Security Solutions
Essential Reading
Endpoint Protection for Schools and Universities
UK education sector: 32 significant cyberattacks reported to the NCSC in 2020 alone, with ransomware as the leading threat targeting endpoints across school and university networks.
Email Filtering and Security for Schools
JISC threat reports: phishing email is the most common initial access vector for cyberattacks on UK schools and universities — one click can be the start of a ransomware incident.
Multi-Factor Authentication for Schools
DfE Cyber Security Standards (January 2023) require MFA on all staff accounts. NCSC analysis shows MFA prevents over 99% of password-based account takeovers.
Further Reading
Network Segmentation for Schools
Harris Federation 2021: ransomware spread across networks connecting 50 schools — a segmented network would have limited the blast radius significantly.
Backup and Disaster Recovery for Schools
Lincoln College cited ransomware as a contributing factor to permanent closure in 2022 — system recovery from backup determines whether an institution survives a ransomware attack.