The white paper Elevating Cybersecurity in Today’s Schools explains how K-12 districts face rising threats from access brokers, ransomware, and faster adversary breakout times averaging 79 minutes, with the fastest just seven. Many schools rely on bare-minimum tools like standard antivirus, leaving dangerous gaps. Cyber insurers now require advanced controls such as EDR, logging, and incident response. The paper recommends consolidating tools into a single security platform, adopting identity threat protection, and leveraging managed detection and response like Falcon Complete. Starting small with modular, cloud-based platforms enables districts to scale protection despite funding and staffing limits, ensuring safer, more resilient learning environments.

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