Defending State, Local and Education (SLED) Organizations
Trinity Cyber’s Breakthrough Capability Protects SLED Agencies
Trinity Cyber secures state, local, and education (SLED) agencies both large and small throughout the sector. These SLED organizations remain prime targets for adversaries and face unique challenges in managing critical operations and sensitive data – from personal records to essential public services:
- Sensitive Data at Risk. From student information to critical public infrastructure, SLED organizations oversee highly-sensitive data that is constantly targeted by attackers
- Resource Constraints. Many of these institutions operate under tight budgets, making it difficult to keep pace with evolving threats
- Distributed Communities. Multiple sites, remote learners, and instructors all need access to key systems
- Regulatory Compliance. Navigating the complex web of cybersecurity regulations adds another layer of complexity, requiring advanced solutions to remain compliant
Traditional cybersecurity methods relying on reactive detection and alerts only exacerbate these challenges. The growing volume of alerts overwhelms teams, while delayed threat responses can lead to serious data breaches. Recent research highlights why the SLED sector needs Trinity Cyber’s Full Content Inspection (FCI) capability:
- Educational institutions experience nearly 1,540 breaches a year – the highest of any sector, according to the annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Public administration agencies are seeing 1,085 breaches annually – ranking fifth among all sectors.
- The average cost of a data breach for educational organizations is $3.5 million, and the average cost of a breach for the public sector is $2.55 million, according to IBM.
- An estimated three-quarters of U.S. state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) organizations say they do not have enough funding for security, and 63% are concerned about the increasing sophistication of threats, according to the Center for Internet Security. Four of five say they have less than five dedicated security employees.
- Ransomware incidents cost U.S. educational institutions $550,000 per day of downtime, which has risen to 12.6 days on average compared to just under nine days in 2021, according to Comparitech.
- The EDUCAUSE Review – the voice of the higher education technology community – lists the establishment of core cybersecurity competencies as the #1 priority on its 2024 EDUCAUSE top 10 list to develop institutional resilience.
Trinity Cyber Recognized in New Gartner® Report
A New, More Proactive Threat Detection Model
A recent report from Gartner highlighted that some companies are developing “a new, more proactive threat detection model” for Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response (TDIR). It states: “The new model moves from a reactive telemetry detect, alert and respond model reliant on indicators of compromise (IOCs) to a proactive full-content inspection capability that detects and removes threats from live traffic before they enter or leave an enterprise.”
In the report, Gartner recommends: “Security product leaders must pay attention to disruptive startups to inform product roadmaps and identify new business opportunities.”
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These threats will disrupt vital city services, emergency response, tax payments, and academic classes, among other consequences. In response, Trinity Cyber brings a proactive approach that ensures SLED organizations can defend themselves while remaining compliant with strict government and industry regulations.
Trinity Cyber’s FCI technology detects and neutralizes threats in real-time, preventing incidents before they disrupt operations. With reduced workloads and lower costs, SLED organizations can focus on delivering public services and education with confidence that their data and systems are safe.
With Trinity Cyber, government and education customers benefit from:
- Real-Time Threat Mitigation. Neutralize threats as they occur, reducing the risk of ransomware, phishing, and advanced persistent threats (APTs)
- Streamlined Compliance. Keep your organization compliant with state and federal regulations, including data privacy and cybersecurity standards
- Reduced Alert Fatigue. Eliminate false positives and reduce IT workloads with our fully managed service that offers insights – not alerts
As a result, these public agencies and educational systems can focus on their core mission, knowing that they are protected with:
- Less risk. Less risk of getting hacked. Less risk of losing data. And less compliance risk
- Speed. The Trinity Cyber FCI capability completes the entire detection, response, and remediation cycle in a single real-time movement
- Accuracy. The technology is more accurate – often by 1000x – than any other network control, so security teams waste less time
- Ease-of-implementation. Get it going in three simple steps. Make Trinity Cyber your path to the internet; accept or install a Trinity Cyber certificate; and log into the portal to watch the Trinity Cyber capability protect your network like no one else
From the largest state government to the smallest educational institutions, SLED organizations need to focus on serving their communities. With Trinity Cyber, they can have the protection and efficiency they need to operate without fear of attacks.
If you’re not fully inspecting your traffic before it enters or leaves your enterprise, then you’re not doing everything you can to protect your network and your customers.