Education & Research
Protect student data and research IP while maintaining open collaboration in educational institutions.
Industry Overview
Educational institutions balance open academic collaboration with protecting student privacy and valuable research. FERPA compliance is mandatory, while research universities face nation-state threats targeting intellectual property. The diverse user population—students, faculty, staff, and researchers—requires flexible yet secure identity management that supports academic freedom while preventing data breaches.
Compliance Requirements
Education & Research organizations typically need to comply with the following frameworks. TrueConfig maps your Microsoft 365 security controls to each of these standards.
CIS Benchmark
Industry-standard security configuration guide for Microsoft 365 developed by the Center for Internet Security.
53 controls mapped →
NIST 800-53
Comprehensive security and privacy controls catalog from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
54 controls mapped →
SOC 2
Service organization control framework for security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy.
54 controls mapped →
Primary Security Challenges
Security Priorities
Common Threats
Education & Research organizations are frequently targeted by these threat vectors.
- •Phishing targeting student credentials
- •Research IP theft
- •Ransomware on research systems
- •Credential sharing among students
- •Foreign government targeting
Key TrueConfig Controls
These controls are particularly important for Education & Research organizations.
Regulatory Bodies
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Secure Your Education Organization
TrueConfig helps education & research organizations achieve and maintain compliance with automated configuration monitoring and remediation.
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