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The importance of cybersecurity in education institutions is ever-increasing. They need to make cybersecurity a priority. With the sector facing major challenges such as a staffing, resources and funding, cyberattacks are no less frequent or less severe in education. Working with key players in the education sector to ensure they have the right IT security controls and help them identify potential weaknesses.
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The education sector will always be a prime target to hackers. Institutions faced an average of 3,574 weekly attacks in 2024 a 75% rise year-over-year. Mainly because the attack surface is so large. The sheer size of the industry, and with it the potential of great financial gain, data theft and espionage, make it a prime target for cyber criminals. And anyone, from students to employees, faculty members and third-party providers are a prospective target.
91%
Higher-ed institutions reporting breaches in the last 12 months.
70%
Ransomware incidents in higher education rose by 70% in 2023, from 68 to 116 attacks.
3.5K
Weekly cyber‑attacks detected against the education sector.
Fake emails, IMs or even QR codes impersonate trusted senders to steal credentials 100% of UK universities and 97% of colleges reported incidents in the past year gov.uk.
The sector accounted for 13% of all breaches recently leaked student profiles and research data put individuals and institutions at huge risk.
217 attacks hit UK schools & colleges in ’23–’24, averaging $2.8M per breach and 11 days’ downtime disrupting teaching and endangering student data.
While cybersecurity in Education is necessary to protect against financial loss and prevent disruption, it’s also crucial to protect students from harm. Increasing cybercrime requires that a cybersecurity strategy that addresses specific cyberthreats in the education institutions evolves around the following components-
Dionach’s cyber‑security experts have deep experience with everyone from independent schools to multinational universities.
With over 25 years of expertise to support education providers, from independent schools to global universities, we proactively defend you against ever‑evolving threats so you can focus on teaching and learning.
We deliver the whole spectrum of cyber security services, from long-term, enterprise wide strategy and implementation projects to single penetration tests.
Our team works with you to identify and assess your organisation’s vulnerabilities, define enterprise-wide goals, and advise how best to achieve them.
Our recommendations are clear, concise, pragmatic and tailored to your organisation.
Independent, unbiased, personalised – this is how we define our services. We guide you to spend wisely and invest in change efficiently.
Our recommendations are clear, concise, pragmatic and tailored to your organisation.
Independent, unbiased, personalised – this is how we define our services. We guide you to spend wisely and invest in change efficiently.
