Cyber Crime
Trend Micro Protects Kingston University During Peak Clearing Period
Higher education institutions will be filling tens of thousands of places over three months
We are pleased to confirm that Trend Micro is supplying managed detection and response (MDR) capabilities to Kingston University free of charge to mitigate the threat of serious cyber disruption during their busiest time of year for student recruitment.
Each year from July-October, many of the UK’s higher education institutions compete to fill any places they might still have on over 30,000 courses.
According to our data, the education sector was one of the top four sectors affected by malicious files last year, and in the past, universities have found critical systems supporting Clearing operations taken offline by carefully timed attacks.
Trend Service One’s MDR functionality will slot into Kingston University’s existing Trend cyber protection portfolio, which includes Trend Vision One, Trend Apex One, Cloud App Security and Trend Cloud One. It will offer rapid detection and response including:
- 24/7 analysis, monitoring and correlation of threats across email, endpoint, cloud server and Azure AD
- 24/7 support via email, phone, and case portal
- Trend Micro threat analysts that work behind the scenes to detect, investigate, and perform threat hunting
- Rapid, round-the-clock service response and recovery, guided by Trend experts
During the intense Clearing Period, it is important for the University to prevent any kind of disruption caused by threat actors. With Trend's partnership, the Managed Detection and Response services will bolster Kingston University’s defences against potential attacks. Working closely together, Trend’s expertise and the University’s in-house cyber security team will work to maintain a secure environment during such a critical time.
