Industries
Education
Open enough to teach, controlled enough to protect.
Schools and colleges operate networks that must serve staff, students and guests, with very different levels of trust, often on shared devices.
They also hold sensitive information about minors, which brings both regulatory obligations and a particular duty of care.
Sector pressures
Technology pressures in Education
Mixed populations
Staff, students and visitors need very different access on the same infrastructure.
Shared devices
Devices used by many people in a day complicate both security and support.
Student data protection
Records relating to minors carry specific handling and disclosure obligations.
Dense wireless demand
Classrooms concentrate many devices in a small area at the same moment.
Where we usually start
Where we usually focus for Education
Network Security
Firewall policy, segmentation and controlled remote access.
Wireless Networks
Coverage and capacity designed for the building and the workload.
Identity & Access Security
Multi-factor, conditional access and privileged account control.
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Protected copies that are isolated, monitored and proven to restore.
Managed IT Services
Your whole IT function, run and maintained as one accountable service.
Security Awareness Training
Short, regular training and phishing simulation that people actually complete.
A practical consideration for Education
Segmentation matters more here than almost anywhere. Student devices, staff systems, building services and guest access should never share an unsegmented network.