ESET Back 2 School

Written by Emma Gillard | Sep 2, 2022 8:00:00 AM

So how are schools to protect themselves and their students?

Single sign-on is a good first step, as it helps to reduce the number of passwords in use. But it’s not enough. That’s why schools are looking to multi-factor authentication. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) verifies a user’s identity by requiring multiple authentication factors instead of relying merely on passwords, which are susceptible to being compromised. Typically, the additional authentication factors are stronger, such as a one-time code that expires within a minute, or a biometric factor, such as fingerprint or facial recognition. Strong authentication factors provide increased assurance about the user’s identity since they are not easily compromised. With MFA, a cybercriminal may steal a username and password, but the criminal will be thwarted by having to verify identity in a different manner when attempting to log in. This means educational institutes are taking an extra step to secure their schools and protect their students.

If you want to learn more about how ESET Secure Authentication works, please click here.

Please read below about ESET's impressive portfolio of protection against cybersecurity attacks:

Court Moor School

After a major virus incident took down the network at Court Moor School, ESET
provided support to resolve the issue and a replacement security solution they could
rely on.

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Bishop of Winchester Academy

The Bishop of Winchester Academy needed a reliable and effective security solution to protect their network and crucial student data. ESET Endpoint Antivirus provides
award-winning security that is easy to manage and monitor.

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Newbridge High School Academy

Newbridge High School Academy Trust wanted to be sure they had the highest level
of security for their network, so they looked to ESET for a solution.

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ESET ‘Top of the class’

ESET prides itself on delivering the best to schools and has taken into consideration that budgeting is hugely important when managing funds as this can be difficult for many schools around the UK. To assist schools, ESET has developed a ‘Secure Our Schools’ Programme which focuses on helping create an environment in which schools can learn about being cyber-safe at a cost-efficient expense. The programme offers a number of benefits with ESET's award-winning software.

This includes:

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