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82% of K-12 schools

Education is a target. 82% of K-12 schools experienced a cyber incident, with the human element being the primary target.

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3323 attacks per week

The Education/Research sector experienced the highest number of attacks, with an average of 3323 attacks per organization per week.

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Limited IT budgets

The majority (59%) of technology budgets account for 5% or less of a district’s total budget.

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HOW ENZOIC HELPS

Stop Compromised Credentials from Disrupting Learning

From K–12 school districts to colleges and universities, education institutions are increasingly targeted by threat actors exploiting compromised credentials. The sector’s broad attack surface—fueled by remote learning, shared devices, legacy systems, and underfunded IT teams—makes it a prime target for phishing, ransomware, and identity-based attacks.

According to the 2025 MS-ISAC K–12 Cybersecurity Assessment, 82% of schools experienced cyber incidents, with over 9,300 confirmed attacks logged across more than 5,000 institutions. The majority of these incidents targeted the human element, with phishing, malvertising, and password theft. These threats often peak during critical academic periods like midterms, onboarding, or summer maintenance windows—when schools are at their most vulnerable.

Credential theft doesn’t just impact IT systems. In K–12, it can disrupt cafeteria services, special education plans, and classroom technology. In higher education, it threatens research IP, student data, and financial aid systems.

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Automated Credential Protection for K–12 and Higher Education

We believe protecting academic communities starts with protecting credentials. Enzoic enables education institutions to prevent account takeover and stop credential-based threats—without introducing friction for users or overwhelming lean IT teams.

Our solution integrates directly with existing authentication systems to continuously screen credentials against a live database of exposed passwords sourced from the dark web, infostealer malware, and breach data. No passwords are stored or transmitted, and no action is required unless a credential is at risk.

Enzoic gives educational institutions a trusted way to block weak or reused passwords in real-time, enforce NIST SP 800-63B compliance, and provide immediate protection without disrupting learning. Whether you’re managing a school district or a sprawling university network, Enzoic helps you protect access, secure identities, and reduce account takeover risk—without overloading your team.

BENEFITS

Designed for Edtech Teams

Educational IT teams face mounting threats with limited staff, tight budgets, and aging infrastructure. Enzoic provides automated, credential-based protection that’s built for these realities—securing logins without adding complexity. Works for Small, Stretched Teams Enzoic keeps protection  automatic—reducing manual tasks and alert fatigue.

  • Continuous Credential Monitoring
    Block compromised, weak, and reused passwords in real time using a live threat feed sourced from breaches, malware logs, and the dark web.
  • Enforce Modern Password Hygiene
    Block weak, reused, or breached passwords as users create or change them. Enzoic supports NIST SP 800-63B, and state-level compliance frameworks.
  • Deploy Easily—No Disruption to Students or Faculty
    Frictionless integration deploys in under an hour with no user disruption, and seamless support for Active Directory and identity management platforms.
  • Extend Protection Across EdTech Ecosystems
    Enzoic’s APIs allow you to integrate credential threat defense into Single Sign On (SSO), Student Information Systems (SIS), IAM, and university portals

Reduce IT Workloads

Fortify account security without adding friction to the authentication flow. Detect in real-time when trusted passwords and credentials become vulnerable on the Dark Web.

Comply with NIST

Remove outdated policies and follow best practice password policy recommendations from NIST. This includes detecting when good passwords become compromised.

Real-time Alerts

Monitor school login credentials and receive real-time alerts when a user’s information is detected in a data breach. Automate remediation options to keep your academic institution secure.

What Our Customers Say

Large Privacy University

Director of Identity and Access Management

“Passwords remain an effective and affordable authentication solution. However, to keep our systems secure, we determined we needed a way to prevent the use of compromised credentials.”

Research University in California

“Protecting against password attacks is essential to the safety of our university. Enzoic makes that simple. It’s an excellent service that’s saved our butts quite a bit!”

Educational Resources

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Guarding Education: The Impact of Compromised Credentials

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Solving the Password Problem in Education

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The Education Sector’s New Enemy: Cybercriminals

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