Security Operations Center

Creating a Stronghold of K12 Cybersecurity

In today’s digital age, school districts face increasing cybersecurity threats, from data breaches to sophisticated attacks that jeopardize sensitive student and staff information. Xpel by Forward Edge understands that your primary concern isn’t just detecting threats–it’s ensuring a secure, interrupted learning environment. Schools need more than just software; they need a trusted partner who can provide continuous monitoring, immediate response, and true threat identification, without being overwhelmed by false alarms.

Xpel’s Security Operations Center (SOC) is designed specifically for K-12 technology environments. Xpel client districts enjoy access to a dedicated team of K-12 security analysts who understand the unique challenges schools face. Through crowdsourcing of alerts, our system filters out false positives, ensuring only real threats are flagged allowing your team to focus on what matters. Our advanced monitoring tools prevent breaches and protect valuable data, letting you concentrate on educating students while we safeguard your district from cyber threats.

Staying Steps Ahead of Threats

Continuous Monitoring & Prevention

This is all about real-time monitoring for real-world protection. We work to prevent breaches before they happen, so your district–from the privacy of your students to the finances of your institution–stays secure.

Access to K-12 Security Analysts

We put eyes on every alert: our team of trusted K-12 security analysts provide specialized support. We understand the unique challenges of academic and public-institution cybersecurity from top-to-bottom.

Crowdsourcing of Alerts

Harness the power of collective intelligence to protect your district’s data. Our broad network of districts means faster threat detection and improved accuracy through the use of real-time tailored intel. Don’t defend in isolation.

Reduction of False Positive Alert Fatigue

By implementing solutions that improve accuracy (e.g. crowdsourced alerts), we help your team focus on what really matters–doing your job of maintaining the district’s IT infrastructure–instead of reacting to false positive breaches.

True Positive Identification

By ensuring true positive identification, we’re able to respond quicker to actual threats, thus creating efficiencies when it comes to expending the precious resources of a district’s IT team.

High-Value Detections

Protecting high-value data like staff information, students records, and other critical assets that could be threatened by ransomware or DoS (denial of service) attacks avoid disruptions to the digital learning environment.