Industry
Universities and schools run large, open, constantly changing digital estates with limited security resources. Attack Insights brings continuous, attacker-perspective visibility.
Definition
Education institutions are built for openness — many departments, research groups, student services, portals and devices, with decentralised IT and frequent turnover. That makes for a sprawling external attack surface and abundant shadow IT, often defended by stretched teams. Attack Insights continuously discovers and assesses your internet-facing assets, prioritising the exposures that put student and research data at risk — without adding operational burden.
Why it matters
Decentralised IT, BYOD and research autonomy create constant new exposure, while security teams are typically lean. Continuous, agentless ASM finds shadow assets and prioritises real risk so small teams can focus where it counts.
Where we help
Public apps handling personal data.
Sites and systems spun up by departments and labs.
Internet-facing systems holding valuable data.
Misconfigurations across cloud environments.
Exposed student and staff logins.
Focus stretched teams on what matters.
How it works
Map the full external estate, including shadow IT.
Rank exposures by risk to data and operations.
Confirm what is genuinely exploitable.
Watch continuously as the estate changes.
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FAQ
We discover assets from the attacker’s perspective across departments and research groups, surfacing shadow IT that inventories miss.
No. It is agentless and prioritises real, exploitable risk, so lean teams focus where it matters.
Yes, via dark web and credential monitoring with contextual alerts.
Yes. We attribute and assess assets across campuses and entities.
