Keeper Security Issues Cyber Guidance for Education IT Teams
Brief
Keeper Security has urged schools, colleges and universities to strengthen their cyber defences ahead of the new academic year, warning that AI-powered phishing and a growing number of unmanaged machine identities are widening the education sector’s attack surface.
The identity security and privileged access management (PAM) provider said the annual rush to provision accounts, issue credentials and connect new devices creates a particularly attractive window for cybercriminals.
At the start of an academic year, IT teams can be responsible for onboarding thousands of students, faculty and staff while simultaneously enrolling devices and integrating third-party applications. Keeper warned that this combination can increase the likelihood of misconfigurations, stale credentials and excessive access going unnoticed.