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Overview

Cyber security in Education

In today’s changing threat landscape, protecting the confidentiality of sensitive information is just as important as providing a high standard of education. Education providers that fail to implement appropriate measures risk the theft of important research and the disclosure of student personal and financial information.

In 2019, 65% of university students said that they would be less likely to apply to a university with a reputation for poor cyber security (Higher Education Policy Institute). The challenge for organisations within the education sector is to manage valuable data and resources while mitigating the current and emerging risks of cybercrime.

Challenges

Do these challenges sound familiar?

Protecting large, decentralised IT estates
Balancing information security and academic openness
Identifying and responding to breaches
Mitigating a rise in cyber-espionage and DDoS attacks
Complying with the GDPR, PCI DSS and other data security standards
Overcoming a lack of in-house security skills and resources
70%
of incidents in education in 2019 were ransomware
145m
UK universities cybercrime losses in H1 2018
€20m
maximum GDPR fine for an unreported data breach

Key questions

Key security questions you need to ask

  • How is staff and student personal data processed and protected?
  • How often are networks and applications tested for vulnerabilities?
  • Is card payment processing PCI DSS compliant?
  • What systems and controls are in place to mitigate insider threats?
  • Are suitable controls in place to prevent, detect and respond to threats?
  • How are supply chain security risks managed? 

Compliance

Cyber security compliance in Education

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By helping organisations in the education sector to identify and address security exposures and proactively detect and respond to threats, Redscan’s cyber security services support compliance with the GDPR, DPA 2018, PCI DSS and other data security standards.

We’re experienced at working with universities, colleges and schools and better placed to understand the security challenges your organisation faces and how to address them.

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Global Plastics Manufacturer
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Head of Technology & Cybersecurity
Housebuilding Company
"Redscan's cost effective service gives us peace of mind that we are doing all we can to protect our clients, our business, our staff, our counterparties and other partners."
Head of IT Infrastructure
Asset Management Firm
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Global Plastics Manufacturer
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Head of IT
Global Shipping Company
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“We have been very impressed by the quality of Redscan’s engagement, communication and reporting. We will not hesitate to use them for any future testing requirements.”      
Information Security Officer
Investment Advisory
“The personal approach is something I noticed from my first engagement with Redscan and it is still true today. We have 30 locations worldwide and it is valuable to have a third party being proactive in identifying potential security issues.”
Head of IT
Global Shipping Company
“Services like these are few and far between.”
Head of IT Infrastructure
Asset Management Firm
“I value the fact that Redscan aggregates insight about the cyber-attacks it sees on other customers and retrospectively applies it to other organisations, so we all benefit from that knowledge.”  
Head of Cyber Security
Specialist bank

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