Cloudflare Helps K-12s Go Back to School

Public schools in the United States, especially K-12s, have experienced a significant increase in cybersecurity attacks, with 408 publicly-disclosed incidents reported in 2020 alone. This marks an 18% increase over 2019 and follows an upward trend since the K-12 Cyber Incident Map started tracking incidents in 2016. Despite this growing threat, school districts often invest insufficiently in cybersecurity measures. To address this issue, technology companies like Cloudflare are offering tailored onboarding experiences to provide education entities with enterprise-level security services at an affordable price. One such solution is Cloudflare One, a network-as-a-service solution designed to replace traditional hardware boxes and on-premise appliances with a single network that provides cloud-based security, performance, and control through one user interface. This comprehensive approach helps protect schools from various cyber threats, including ransomware attacks, data breaches, and phishing scams.