Schools are now the world’s most attacked industry, facing 4,388 cyberattacks per organization weekly in 2025. Education institutions hold vast sensitive data—student records, staff information, financial details—yet typically lack robust cybersecurity resources, making them prime targets for criminals demanding ransoms averaging $556,000. The average breach recovery costs $3.76 million beyond ransom payments. Every school administrator must treat cybersecurity as urgently as physical safety








