Removing Ransomware's Favorite Foothold in Education

Education has become one of the most targeted sectors for ransomware attacks. Universities and school districts share a common vulnerability: endpoints everywhere, limited IT staff, tight budgets and users who need access to get their jobs done. 

Attackers aren't targeting sophisticated enterprise networks. They're targeting the teacher's laptop, the shared library workstation and the staff desktop running an unpatched OS with local admin rights left on for convenience.

And the attack path is almost always the same: an endpoint with too much privilege. 

Join us September 16 for a conversation on how K–12 districts and universities can stop ransomware at the endpoint. 

Attendees will walk away with an understanding of:

• Why education endpoints are among the most ransomware-vulnerable in any sector — and what attackers exploit first
• How standing local admin rights amplify the blast radius of every ransomware infection
• How to remove admin rights without disrupting instruction, research or daily operations
• How to build a practical path from where you are today to a least-privilege endpoint environment — without overwhelming your service desk

Key Takeaways:

• A clear model for removing local admin rights in K–12 and university environments without disrupting users
• Practical application control strategies for classrooms, labs, research environments and administrative workstations
• How to align endpoint controls with CISA guidance, FERPA, GLBA and cyber insurance requirements
• How BeyondTrust EPM reduces ransomware exposure before an attacker reaches an endpoint