Education
In a sector frequently targeted by cybercriminals, are you taking the right steps to protect your organization?
Overview
Why Cyber security matters for the Educational Institutions
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 organizations within the education sector is to manage valuable data and resources while mitigating the current and emerging risks of cybercrime.
Challanges
Common cybersecurity challenges faced by the Educational Institutions:
- Protecting large, decentralized 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.
Key Questions to Assess Your Cybersecurity
- 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?
How Vtangent can help?
With years of experience working with organizations across the Education sector, our specialists better understand the security challenges your organization faces and how to address them. Vtangent offers following services to meet your cybersecurity needs and help you achieving the regulatory compliance.
Vulnerability Assessment
With our vulnerability assessment service, you can better understand and manage your organization’s cyber security risks by receiving help to identify, classify and mitigate them.
Penetration Testing
Our qualified team of pen testers will simulate real-world attacks on your network infrastructure to identify existing and potential gaps that hackers can exploit.
Risk Assessment
Guidance on how businesses must address information security and how to best allocate resources to deal with security risks, compliance and existing breaches.
Compliance
Through strong documentation and improved staff awareness, Vtangent will help ensure your organization can meet its many strict compliance requirements –ISO 27001:2013, PCI DSS 3.2.1, GDPR
Policies & Procedures
Developing policies and procedures to provide a roadmap for day-to-day operations. It ensures compliance with laws and regulations, give guidance for decision-making, and streamline internal processes.
Web Application Testing
Assess applications for potential bugs before going live.
Awareness Training
Deliver security awareness training for key business stakeholders such as employees.
Social Engineering
Exploit human weaknesses found in the organization. Spear phishing – educate your employees on spear phishing campaigns.
Why Vtangent ?
Reasons you can rely on us.
High-quality Service
Outcome Focused
Actionable & Detailed Reports
Product Agnostic
Expertise
Vtangent employs highly-certified and experienced cybersecurity professionals with deep expertise in a broad range of security domains. Our security qualifications:
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- Understand your needs
- Determine your project scope
- Provide a cost estimate
- Send you a detailed proposal
Email: info@vtangent.com