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Protecting students, teachers, and administrators from phishing and malware with Avanan

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	Bethel School District in Washington state realized the need for a proactive security solution after two major phishing attacks on nearby districts resulted in significant losses. One attack led to the theft of $50,000 worth of computer equipment, while another resulted in a breach of personally identifiable information from all finance department employees. While Bethel Schools had not experienced breaches of this magnitude, they had endured some phishing attacks in the past. After learning of these events, a breach of that nature seemed increasingly possible. Read More
About Customer	The Bethel School District covers over 200 square miles in southeast Pierce County, with an enrollment of over 20,000 students. The district is committed to the educational and personal development of young people, preparing them for the challenges they'll face as adults. A key part of their mission is ensuring students have the skills and abilities needed to meet the challenges of an information society and to utilize its rapidly changing technologies. Students and teachers in the district collaborate on projects and share files using Gmail and Google Drive. Chad Marlow, the director of operation of technology at Bethel Schools, oversees the information security of the entire district. Read More
Solution	After the targeted attacks on neighboring districts, Chad decided to run Avanan in Protect mode to block phishing campaigns at Bethel Schools. Avanan uses SmartPhish, an AI engine that scans emails and attachments in real time. SmartPhish uses over 300 unique indicators of phishing to analyze each email and continuously adds hacker methods to that list of indicators. This approach ensures that the algorithm is updated on the latest threats and can identify variations of those attacks in the future. SmartPhish also baselines historical and real-time communication using NLP, making its processing power more specific to Bethel School District. Using Avanan's detailed forensics, Chad can investigate attacks quickly, quarantine phishing campaigns affecting multiple inboxes, and block similar threats in the future. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

Bethel School District in Washington state realized the need for a proactive security solution after two major phishing attacks on nearby districts resulted in significant losses. One attack led to the theft of $50,000 worth of computer equipment, while another resulted in a breach of personally identifiable information from all finance department employees. While Bethel Schools had not experienced breaches of this magnitude, they had endured some phishing attacks in the past. After learning of these events, a breach of that nature seemed increasingly possible.

About Customer

The Bethel School District covers over 200 square miles in southeast Pierce County, with an enrollment of over 20,000 students. The district is committed to the educational and personal development of young people, preparing them for the challenges they'll face as adults. A key part of their mission is ensuring students have the skills and abilities needed to meet the challenges of an information society and to utilize its rapidly changing technologies. Students and teachers in the district collaborate on projects and share files using Gmail and Google Drive. Chad Marlow, the director of operation of technology at Bethel Schools, oversees the information security of the entire district.

Solution

After the targeted attacks on neighboring districts, Chad decided to run Avanan in Protect mode to block phishing campaigns at Bethel Schools. Avanan uses SmartPhish, an AI engine that scans emails and attachments in real time. SmartPhish uses over 300 unique indicators of phishing to analyze each email and continuously adds hacker methods to that list of indicators. This approach ensures that the algorithm is updated on the latest threats and can identify variations of those attacks in the future. SmartPhish also baselines historical and real-time communication using NLP, making its processing power more specific to Bethel School District. Using Avanan's detailed forensics, Chad can investigate attacks quickly, quarantine phishing campaigns affecting multiple inboxes, and block similar threats in the future.

Impact #1	Avanan's seamless security has furthered Chad's and Bethel School District's broader goals: increased productivity, learning, transparency, and less disruption in the classroom.
Impact #2	With Avanan, teachers are not receiving phishing emails, which means they don't have to take the time out to forward it to me, or to make a decision on whether they should click or not.

Impact #1

Avanan's seamless security has furthered Chad's and Bethel School District's broader goals: increased productivity, learning, transparency, and less disruption in the classroom.

Impact #2

With Avanan, teachers are not receiving phishing emails, which means they don't have to take the time out to forward it to me, or to make a decision on whether they should click or not.

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Protecting students, teachers, and administrators from phishing and malware with Avanan

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