K-12 Education

K-12 schools and training institutions are increasingly relying on technology for teaching, learning, and running day to day operations. While the increasing use of technology facilitates the day-to-day operations, it also increases exposure to potential cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities.

According to a recent report published on data security risks faced by public K-12 schools, districts, charter schools, and other public education agencies (such as regional and state agencies), new cyber-security Incident strikes K-12 schools nearly every three days.

Drawn from the publicly-disclosed incidents, the data shows the majority of incidents including a single occurrence or a mix of data breaches, phishing attacks, ransomware and other malware incidents, and denial of service attacks.

While the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said that the total number of cyber incidents affecting K-12 schools “is impossible to reliably quantify due to a lack of consolidated data,” it added that “reported incidents between 2018–2021 have risen from 400 in 2018 to an accumulated total of over 1,300 in 2021.

K-12 Cyber Incidents: 2018-2021

VEEKRYPT’S SOLUTION FOR PROTECTING PRIVACY AND SECURING THE SENSITIVE DATA BELONGING TO STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS

 

VeeKrypt offers a comprehensive and powerful solution to protect the privacy of students and the sensitive data stored on the computers and mobile devices used by school employees. VeeKrypt’s security solution is easy to implement , easy to use and requires a minimal learning effort for end users and IT administrators.

 Sensitive Data Protection

Cyber Attacks Prevention

Data Loss Prevention

Compliance Monitoring

FEATURED VEEKRYPT PRODUCTS FOR K-12 EDUCATION

THREAT DETECTION AND CONTROL

VeeKrypt’s inGenious is an artificial intelligence based threat monitoring and detection system that provided a layer of defense that sits underneath your existing IT infrastructure. It continuously monitors any suspicious activity like ransomware, spyware, intrusion or hacking attempts and viruses.

In the case of a suspicious activity or cyber-attack on any device, actions are automatically taken to contain the attack and prevent it from spreading and damaging other computers.

VeeKrypt threat management system automatically sends text and email alerts to the concerned staff and generates executive reports that provide insight into the details so that preventive actions can be taken and standard operating procedures may be updated to reinforce security and prevent future incidents.

DOCUMENTS ANF FILES SECURITY ON COMPUTERS AND MOBILE DEVICES:

VeeKrypt’s FileSecure provides a comprehensive data protection and data loss prevention solution for Education  organizations.

The solution uses the industry standard AES 256 bit encryption to protect the documents, files, pictures and videos stored on local computers, laptops, mobile devices and cloud.The solution provides a seemless security mechanism that does not require the end-users to have any technical knowledge about encryption.

The documents and files are encrypted on the local devices thereby protecting the privacy and preventing any sensitive documents or files from lost or theft in the event of a catastrophic cyber-security incident.

VeeKrypt FileSecure application for smartphone and tablets provide the same level of security for the document and files stored locally on the mobile device as well as on cloud,

VeeKrypt’s DATA LOSS PREVENTION AND DISASTER RECOVERY SOLUTION

Automatic cloud backup and recovery protects your sensitive documents and files from an accidental loss as a result of a human mistake or a catastrophic cyber-attack. VeeKrypt’s fully automated and configurable backup and recovery feature is easy-to-use and requires minimum configuration and maintenance by IT administrators and end users.

DOCUMENTS AND FILES SECURITY FOR DROPBOX, GOOGLE DRIVE, BOX AND ONEDRIVE

Security is one of the main reasons why organizations are usually hesitant to move their data to cloud. VeeKrypt’s FileSecure for Cloud, provides a comprehensive encryption based security for documents, picture, videos and audio files stored on Dropbox, Box, Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive.

The product uses the industry standard AES 256 bit encryption technology and the security solution provided by VeeKrypt works for every platform including the desktop computers, laptops, mobile devices and cloud which means you can store document on Dropbox, Box, Google Drive or OneDrive from any platform and access it from any other platform without any restrictions.

VeeKrypt’s FileSecure is easy to use and does not require any technical knowledge or significant training for the end users.

AUTOMATED SECURITY, COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND REPORTING

VeeKrypt’s Enterprise 360 provides a comprehensive framework for security and compliance monitoring.It monitors security information on every computer running in your organization and generates actionable intelligence that can help contain cyber-threats before they can create a disaster situation and a financial risk to your organization.

PREVENTIVE SECURITY CHECKS AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING

To reduce the risk of cybersecurity attacks and regulatory compliance violations, VeeKrypt provides configurable adaptors that perform a daily security and compliance checks on all or selected devices used in the organization.

Consider this as hiring a security and compliance consultant who performs a comprehensive daily check on every computer in your organization and ensures that there are no security vulnerabilities or compliance violations. Off course, that would be a very expensive operation. But VeeKrypt’s, security and compliance monitoring adaptors perform the same function – that is, they perform daily security and compliance checks on every single computer running in your organization. This reduces your risks of security vulnerabilities and results in a saving a significant cost that is typically associated with a security breach or regulatory compliance violation. VeeKrypt’s security and compliance adaptors are configurable and can be customized to perform all or some specific security or compliance checks that are of interest to your organization.

MOBILE PRODUCTIVITY FOR EDUCATION STAFF

The application provides core productivity features including  document management, secured collaboration, scan, fax, forms fill-out  and digital signing for PDF documents

Pay-as-you-go pricing model. No long-term licensing contract.

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