Adopt a zero trust architecture to modernize K-12 and higher education cybersecurity and networking
Protect and empower users
Safeguard sensitive data
Meet regulatory compliance
The Problem
Legacy security is ineffective against modern ransomware
Every year, ransomware in the education sector grows. Attackers are getting more focused, often targeting specific schools and administrators with convincing AI-generated phishing campaigns. Their payloads increasingly hide in encrypted traffic, exploiting blind spots in many K-12 and higher education systems.
These critical gaps put students, teachers, staff, and sensitive data at risk. As the sector faces ever more advanced attacks, schools need a more effective way to stop them.
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Find more Education-specific insights in the ThreatLabz Ransomware Report
Solution Overview
Eliminate blind spots to stop ransomware cold
The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform enables seamless, secure access for employees and students in K-12 and higher education. Built on a cloud native zero trust architecture, it inspects 100% of TLS/SSL traffic to find and block ransomware and other advanced threats.

Secure your users
Empower users to work, teach, and learn from any device or location. Extend secure access to the internet, SaaS, and private apps while preventing sophisticated threats and data loss.

Secure your workloads
Deliver secure cloud-to-internet, cloud-to-cloud, and cloud-to-data center connectivity. Eliminate the attack surface, prevent lateral movement, and reduce the risk of breaches.

Secure your research
Manage policy-based, secure third-party access to sensitive data and intellectual property, with full Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and StateRAMP compliance.
Benefits
Securely modernize education IT
Enforce zero trust access
Prevent data loss from endpoints, SaaS, and the cloud as a result of accidental exposure or external threats.
Protect users, data, and devices
Deploy comprehensive, integrated cyberthreat and data loss prevention built on zero trust principles.
Optimize digital experiences
Give users fast, reliable, secure app access from anywhere, and enjoy centralized visibility and control.
Reduce costs and complexity
Eliminate firewalls, VPNs, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, and the overhead required to maintain them.
Use Cases
A cloud-first approach for education

Give users consistent, seamless experiences when connecting to the internet or applications, no matter their device or location. Quickly diagnose and fix performance issues from a central console.

Broker direct, one-to-one connections between authorized users and specific apps with the world's most deployed ZTNA solution. Keep users off the network, and apps hidden from the public internet.

Minimize capex and scale up or down according to your needs. Take advantage of a simple subscription model with per-user pricing and no data caps or bandwidth limits.

Effectively block or filter harmful content, protect controlled unclassified information (CUI) and other sensitive data, and gain complete visibility for security assessments.

Eliminate the need for security stacks with an efficient multitenant architecture. Share threat information across a global install base to improve cyber defense and prevent unauthorized access.

La nostra piattaforma
Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Proteggi la comunicazione tra utenti, carichi di lavoro e dispositivi,
sia internamente sia tra filiale, cloud e data center.
Zero Trust Everywhere
Blocca gli attacchi informatici
- Diventa invisibile agli aggressori
- Prevenire le compromissioni
- Previene il movimento laterale
Dati al sicuro
- Trova, classifica e valuta il profilo di sicurezza dei dati
- Previeni la perdita dei dati su tutti i canali
Proteggi l'AI
- Proteggi l'uso dell'AI pubblica
- Proteggi le applicazioni e i modelli di AI privati
- Proteggi le comunicazioni degli agenti
Automatizza le operazioni
- Accelera le operazioni di sicurezza
- Ottimizza le esperienze digitali
Partner ecosystem for education
Tight integrations ensure our services are easy to deploy and manage in today's K-12 and Higher Education environments.
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We proudly serve education institutions through a variety of contract vehicles






Compliance
The United States Department of Defense requires universities to meet CMMC 2.0 compliance to qualify for certain funding opportunities. Learn how the Zero Trust Exchange can help your school comply.








