K–12 Schools are Shifting To a Longer-Term Cyber Resilience Strategy

Data from a recent Comparitech report shows a 9% decline in the number of confirmed ransomware attacks on U.S. educational institutions from 2024 to 2025. While incidents may not be rising as fast as they once were, and though average ransom amounts are down 33%, the overall rate of attacks and the severity of breaches is still high. The bottom line is that cyberattacks of any kind aren't going anywhere, and that’s leading schools to shift from emergency response mode toward a longer-term cyber resilience strategy. Brock Boggs, IT director of Cityscape Schools in Dallas, Texas, says that his…