education

SOC onboarding built for universities and research institutions.

Student credential phishing, BEC targeting finance, ransomware on academic systems - calibrated detection priorities, IR runbooks, and a full onboarding pack for the higher education and research sector.

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Threat landscape & detection priorities

The top detection priorities Blueprint calibrates for this sector. Every generated pack includes the source runbooks and response actions behind each of these.

Sev	Threat	Context	Sources
P1	Mass student credential phishing	High-volume student accounts targeted during enrolment/exam periods. Success = SLC loan data, academic records, partner firm data.	M365 Defender · Exchange
P1	BEC targeting finance / payroll	Staff email compromise + fraudulent payment instruction. Elevated risk during tuition fee processing.	M365 Exchange · Entra ID
P1	Ransomware on academic systems	Ransomware on VLE, student records, or library systems disrupts accredited course delivery and exam schedules.	MDE · AD
P1	Compromised admin / IT account	Admin access enables route to student records, partner data, and financial systems. Small admin population — any compromise is P1.	Entra ID · AD · M365
P2	Bulk student data exfiltration (SharePoint/OneDrive)	Mass external sharing = DLP and UK GDPR risk. >50 files or >500MB = ICO 72-hour clock consideration.	M365 DLP · SharePoint
P2	Password spray against institutional domain	High student turnover = variable credential hygiene. Sprays across student and staff accounts common in HE sector.	Entra ID · AD (4625)
P2	Insider: bulk data access by departing staff	End of academic year departures create risk of bulk data export of student/research data prior to exit.	M365 DLP · Entra ID audit
P3	VLE / learning platform anomalous access	Unauthorised access to Blackboard/ELITE/Canvas — could indicate exam answer theft or IP theft.	VLE API (Phase 2)

Relevant frameworks

Blueprint maps your onboarding pack and gap analysis against the standards that matter in this sector.

Cyber Essentials Plus

ISO 27001

NCSC CAF

UK GDPR

JISC / Janet guidance

PCI DSS (payments)

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