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Protecting Our Schools Against Ransomware
Building Resilience in K – 12 schools
What's Inside?
K – 12 schools and colleges are a lucrative target for cybercrime groups due to the large attack surface, relaxed BYOD policies, and lack of investment in cybersecurity resources. Educational institutions collect and store a treasure trove of personally identifiable (PII) information, have financial information for tuition, and can serve as a jumping-off point for other sophisticated cyberattacks. They additionally have high visibility when things go wrong as parents, elected officials, and news media can put immense pressure on the school’s administration when things go wrong.
Unfortunately, most education institutions have very limited budgets for modernizing IT departments and even less to invest in cybersecurity innovation and qualified staffing. This combination has proven to be a breed ground for ransomware attacks. In 2021, the downtime for US schools due to ransomware incidents is estimated to have cost $3.56B and impacted close to 1,000,000 students (about the population of Delaware).
The July 2022 ransomware attack against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) highlights the fact that existing security tools are unable to effectively detect and prevent ransomware showing that a new approach to building resilient infrastructure is needed.
See how you can protect your schools and your students. Download our guide to ransomware prevention in K-12 Schools today.
Stop ransomware, prevent business downtime, and recover without backups.
Halcyon is the only cybersecurity company that eliminates the business impact of ransomware. Modern enterprises rely on Halcyon to prevent ransomware attacks, eradicating cybercriminals’ ability to encrypt systems, steal data, and extort companies. Backed by an industry-leading warranty, the Halcyon AntiRansomware Platform drastically reduces downtime, enabling organizations to quickly and easily recover from attacks without paying ransoms or relying on backups.
Together with Aliado Solutions, an IBM partner, Halcyon is changing the industry to reduce ransomware risk to zero.
Prevent, Recover, & Eliminate Ransomware Threats
Halcyon's ransomware prevention engine constantly examines each endpoint for ransomware attack precursors to stop it in real time. Additionally, our platform intercepts the encryption keys generated during an attack in order to automatically decrypt any impacted endpoints and protect the broader fleet. Never pay for a ransom or have to restore from backups again.
Supercharge Your Endpoint Controls
Modern endpoint controls are common targets for attackers to get around. Halcyon’s sidekick protection ensures your other investments in security are always communicating and never compromised.
Stop Double-Extortion & Data Loss
Ransomware attackers commonly siphon sensitive data off victim networks to hold for a second ransom, threatening to sell this data to the highest bidder or release it publicly. Halcyon's Data Exfiltration Protection (DXP) automatically prevents this from happening.
Gain Board Approval, Alignment, & Confidence
Shifts in legality have turned cyber into a top board concern. With executive leadership on the hook for an effective cybersecurity program, security teams turn to Halcyon to provide a truly resilient anti-ransomware program.
Testimonials
Halcyon was partially deployed against previously unseen ransomware. The threat actor had disabled our AV and EDR, but failed to execute on endpoints running Halcyon. We saw the attackers pivot to unprotected machines, but Halcyon’s services and keyless decryption helped us recover critical data in less than 24 hours. 99% of our data was recovered in under 48 hours.
Enterprise - Manufacturing (Q2 2023)
After recovering from a ransomware incident, we installed Halcyon as an additional security measure on our endpoints. During deployment, Halcyon quickly identified and blocked a Sunburst backdoor that was missed by all of our other (new and old) controls we had put in place.
Enterprise - Retail Distribution (Q3 2023)
We were compromised by an active ransomware group while searching for an anti-ransomware product. Our IR firm and MSSP both forecasted a long recovery. We tried Halcyon’s services and keyless decryption in a PoV and were able to recover critical systems and data (90% of files and 95% of infrastructure) within hours. We now have Halcyon deployed across our entire environment.
Midsize - Construction (Q3 2023)