PRESS RELEASE
Houston, Texas, April 4, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Action1 Corporationa provider of integrated real-time vulnerability detection capabilities and patch management automation solution, today unveiled its “School Defense” program aimed at improving cybersecurity at small U.S. schools. The program will offer free access to Action1 services and other resources to help IT teams at public schools and community colleges streamline vulnerability remediation and improve their skills.
Small educational institutions that serve our local communities and play a critical role in shaping the future of our society are on the front lines of the fight and confront sophisticated threat actors when it comes to defending against cyber attacks. In addition to ensuring day-to-day operational reliability, the small IT teams at these taxpayer-funded organizations are now tackling national security issues and cyber threats, wearing multiple hats.
“Ensuring school security doesn’t just mean protecting sensitive data and systems; this is about safeguarding the education and well-being of the nation’s citizens,” said Mike Walters, president and co-founder of Action1. “As a cybersecurity company, it is our responsibility to step up and provide support.”
Second statistics29% of attacks on educational institutions result from exploiting vulnerabilities, with an additional 30% coming from phishing campaigns targeting K-12 schools in 2023 alone. On average, there are Every week, 2,300 attacks are reported against educational organizations, highlighting the urgent need to improve cybersecurity measures. At the same time, studies prove it a middle school spends less than 8% of its budget on cybersecurity.
Jonathan Kim, director of technology at the Woodland Hills School District, highlighted the importance of tailored cybersecurity offerings for public schools and community colleges: “Unlike businesses, educational institutions often don’t have the opportunity to develop cybersecurity skills and resources. Therefore, having a cybersecurity provider introduce school-specific initiatives is incredibly valuable, addressing the specific challenges schools face and providing much-needed support.”
The “School Defense” program will include:
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Action1 platform free for the first 100 endpoints, which allows small schools to simplify the remediation of security vulnerabilities in the operating system and third-party apps in a single solution that can be deployed in less than five minutes.
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Access to educational resources to help understaffed IT teams in small schools improve their skills and expertise, both tailored to the specifics of education and generally focused on cybersecurity.
Eligible organizations are K-12 public schools and community colleges located in the United States. By providing these organizations with the necessary tools and knowledge, Action1 aims to improve their defense against cyber threats, safeguard educational operations and mitigate the potential impact of cyber attacks on local communities.
For more information on the Action 1 “School Defense” program, please visit this link: www.action1.com/patch-management-for-education/.
About Action1 Corporation
Action1 reinvents patch management with an infinitely scalable, highly secure platform that can be configured in 5 minutes and that just works. With built-in real-time vulnerability detection and automated remediation for both third-party software and operating systems, peer-to-peer patch deployment, and IT ecosystem integrations, ensures continuous patch compliance and reduces security risks and ransomware, all while reducing costs. Action1 is SOC 2/ISO 27001 certified and trusted by thousands of companies managing millions of endpoints globally.
Action1 was founded by cybersecurity veterans Alex Vovk and Mike Walters, who previously founded Netwrix, which was acquired by TA Associates.
Find out more about: www.action1.com.