Public and private K-12 institutions, college and universities rely on Helios to detect and contain threats before they disrupt classrooms and academic programs, steel student and financial data, abscond with research data and intellectual property, and divert finite funds from learning services to expensive cyber incident clean-ups and recoveries. What’s more, attacks on colleges and universities often affect the institutions ability to solicit funding, endowments or donations from alumni or loyal philanthropists.
The Helios platform provides educational tech leaders and organizations with the means to have an active SOC, focused on reporting benefits, including quick and effective response, decreased costs of breaches and operations, active threat prevention, improved communication and coordination with 24×7 availability of security expertise.
Cyber attacks are a growing threat to the education sector. In 2023, there were 1,780 incidents involving confirmed data disclosure in the educational services sector, a 258% year-over-year increase. This increase is likely due to the fact that schools are an attractive target for cybercriminals. They contain a wealth of sensitive data, including student and faculty information, intellectual property, and cutting-edge research. Additionally, higher education must secure research data and budgets while meeting compliance standards for sponsored research.
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