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Education cybersecurity

Keep learning on track by preventing breaches before they start

Educational institutions take twice as long as other sectors to recover from cyberattacks, costing districts between $50,000 to more than $1 million per attack in recovery costs and lost time.
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With ThreatLocker, you can prevent malicious execution and ensure a single click won't disrupt your curriculum.
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24/7/365 Cyber Hero® support • Typical response within 60 seconds

“The biggest difference with ThreatLocker is predictability. We know what's running, why it's running, and who approved it. That's incredibly powerful. We're not constantly reacting anymore—we’re operating from a position of control."

-Robert Johnston, VP of Enterprise Networks & Systems at Georgia Military College

“ThreatLocker MDR alerted me in real time multiple times. One night around 11 p.m., I received an alert that a user had been moved into a remote users group. It turned out to be one of my staff members working late—but moments like that make it feel like ThreatLocker MDR truly has my back.”

-Jim Tyler, Director of Technology, Niles Community Schools

“Since implementing ThreatLocker, we estimate it has saved about 20% of our engineers’ annual time previously spent handling security-related situations. With ThreatLocker, containment and validation happen much more efficiently, and the platform operates reliably once deployed.”

-Raul Gonzalez-Lopez, IT Director, University of the Americas Puebla (UDLAP)

“We're just one phishing link or one malicious file away from an incident every day. What ThreatLocker does is provide that bottom layer in our layered security approach. Even if all the other systems we have fail and something malicious gets onto our network, ThreatLocker will stop it from running."

-Dave Johnston, IT Director/CTO, Mendocino College

“We sleep better. Our security posture is much stronger, and day-to-day operations are calmer. Software requests are easier because their Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Cyber Hero Team handle approvals for applications we already use, while we keep control over anything new. That reduces workload without compromising security."

-Matthew Keyes, Director of Network Operations Center, Georgia Military College

The education sector is heavily targeted by cybercriminals, with expanding attack surfaces and identity-driven threats the most common paths to a breach:

74%

of breaches worldwide involve human error or social engineering  

496

cybersecurity incidents impacted education institutions across the globe last year

Growing fraud

Fraudulent student applications and identity abuse are among the fastest-growing risks in higher education

Business impact

Cyber incidents now threaten institutional funding, reputation, and long-term stability
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Get secure, uninterrupted access to learning and research

Ditch the added complexity for lean IT teams and disruption for students, faculty, and researchers that is often associated with applying Zero Trust controls across decentralized, user-heavy environments. Get a practical framework that enables both hardened security and straightforward access.

Stop ransomware and unauthorized software from running
Reduce risk from identity compromise and human error
Control lateral movement across campus environments
Simplify security for decentralized IT teams
AI & application execution control

Ditch the added complexity for lean IT teams and disruption for students, faculty, and researchers that is often associated with applying Zero Trust controls across decentralized, user-heavy environments. Get a practical framework that enables both hardened security and straightforward access.

How ThreatLocker helped Georgia Military College address core security requirements across a complex and large education environment.

Geffen Mesher knew traditional security tools could not always prevent an attacker who gained a foothold from using legitimate applications and system tools to move through the network. The CPA firm needed stronger control over its endpoints, users, and devices.

Challenge before implementation
How ThreatLocker solved it
Repeated ransomware incidents created operational disruption
Zero Trust enforcement blocked unauthorized execution
Complex environment spanning K–12, college, and cadet corps
Centralized application control across diverse users and systems
Reliance on reactive tools and alert-heavy workflows
Default-deny controls reduced uncertainty and improved response
Risk of phishing-led compromise
ThreatLocker prevented payloads from executing even after user mistakes
Concern about ransomware encrypting local and mapped drives
Application Control stopped untrusted software from running
Heavy admin burden around software approvals
MDR and approval workflows streamlined application management
Highly virtualized infrastructure created deployment complexity
ThreatLocker collaborated with GMC to adapt controls to the environment

Check out the case study for the full story on Georgia Military College’s journey with ThreatLocker

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Discover why these state & local government IT leaders use ThreatLocker

We were supported throughout the entire process. Years later, we still have regular meetings with our ThreatLocker team. Our expectations were greatly exceeded. ThreatLocker has been one of the best installations we've done. It really was what they said it was going to be.

- Dave Johnston, IT Director/CTO, Mendocino College

When we needed cybersecurity insurance, we ran into challenges because we didn’t have a 24/7 SOC. The MDR solution gives us 24/7/365 monitoring, which helped us meet those requirements.

- Robert Johnson, VP of Enterprise Networks & Systems, Georgia Military College

Teachers reacted very positively to the rollout. They found it reassuring to know expert eyes were on the system and that we were protecting their computers in a proactive rather than reactive way. ThreatLocker has allowed me to reprioritize my time and not constantly worry about end-user computers.

- Robert Schuster, Senior IT Technician, Niles Community Schools

ThreatLocker helps us meet compliance requirements related to personal data protection by giving us oversight and authorization control over third-party access to university systems.

- Erik Cerezo-Tamariz, IT Customer Service Coordinator, University of the Americas Puebla (UDLAP)

Our onboarding experience with ThreatLocker was seamless. We had a great solutions engineer who walked us through the product, helped us configure our servers, and assisted with rolling it out to our individual workstations. Overall, it was not a very difficult process.

- Mike Pritchard, IT Director, STEM School Highlands Ranch

ThreatLocker integrated wonderfully with our existing security stack. It complemented the Microsoft Defender EDR solution we already had and ultimately exceeded our expectations for what it could provide.

- Chris Palian, Senior Information Security Analyst, SUNY ESF

Protect learning continuity with Zero Trust security that contains threats before they spread

Avoid added complexity for your IT team while reducing ransomware risk, controlling identity-based threats, and securing your entire academic environment. Strengthen your cybersecurity posture while supporting compliance, audits, and cyber insurance requirements.

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