Defending State, Local and Education (SLED) Organizations
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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.
