SAFEND FOR EDUCATION

ENDPOINT PROTECTION FOR SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Targets of 4% of recorded information breaches, educational institutions are a very vulnerable market segment. Threatened externally and internally, schools, colleges and universities also face attacks from students testing their technical knowledge or in revenge. Shared on laptops, mobiley and on attachable devices, data at risk is a growing concern.

DPS for Education balances productivity and performance without compromising daily activities. DPS is granular, has comprehensive integration and a full-range of compliancy features. You know where your data is and who is accessing it. You can also limit Wi-Fi connectivity. DPS port and device control stops information leakage from endpoints, including from lost or stolen devices like laptops, tablets, mobiles and USBs.

HACKED

A few facts and figures

2016: 87% of UK universities had at least one incident
Virginia University: during 2014 and 2015 personal information in HR files was compromised following a malicious email. Staff were informed only in 2016
Harvard University: 8 schools and administrative organizations were asked to change their computer, user passwords and email passwords after an intrusion was spotted
Penn State: a breach compromised servers containing information on approx 18,000 people
Auburn University: social security numbers of over 360,000 applicants and people not affiliated with the university went online
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) 2015: exam results of 2 million students were compromised

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

THREATS

Unauthorized access to protected or unprotected data

Data leakage via endpoints

Innocent provision of information

Extortion, forced handover and trafficking

Viruses, Trojan horses or worms entering via endpoints

RISKS

Data about people, their families, finances, study program, exams, certification and assessments

Facility: internal and external information, nearly all digital data

This may happen

Stealing and misusing information, exam materials and results, certification, plagiarism

Financial loss

Failing to comply with regulations and standards like like like EU GDPR, or HIPAA

Wasted resources spent handling successful attacks

Irreparable damage to a facility’s integrity and image

Malicious control of a facility’s data networks and shutting down educational networks and web-portals

TO PROTECT YOUR DATA

Data Protection Suite Modules

INSPECTOR

Inspector checks both file content and metadata without preventing the natural flow of business.

REPORTER

Reporter automatically pulls strategic and periodic information into reports and distributes them to defined recipients.

ENCRYPTOR

Encryptor, a smooth-running and transparent data encryption tool, fully protects your company’s private information.

DISCOVERER

Discoverer provides the knowledge and insight for security personnel to introduce current and strong data security policies to protect sensitive company information.

PROTECTOR

Protector has the flexibility and strength to control your port and device endpoints and to shield your company against external hazards.

AUDITOR

Auditor pinpoints all usage of USB, FireWire, PCMCIA, PCI, internal storage and WiFi connections in exportable reports.