In today’s digital classroom, connectivity is key—but it comes with challenges. As technology becomes an integral part of teaching and learning, K-12 schools face the responsibility of supporting classroom technology while safeguarding sensitive student and staff data. The shift to cloud-based tools like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 has opened up new possibilities for collaboration, but also new risks.

ManagedMethods is here to help! We are dedicated to making cybersecurity and safety easy for school IT teams.

At the core of our solutions is Cloud Monitor, a powerful tool designed to provide IT teams with the visibility and control they need to protect their district’s cloud-based environments—without the need for proxies, agents, extensions, or special training. From identifying risks to automating security responses, Cloud Monitor keeps your Google and Microsoft domains safe and compliant, allowing you to focus on education rather than cybersecurity challenges.

Discover the Benefits of Cloud Monitor’s Advanced Cloud Security

Cloud Monitor is a trusted solution for K-12 school districts because it addresses the security and safety challenges that IT departments encounter daily.  Even better, it’s like having a dream team member—working around the clock, never calling in sick, and never asking for a raise. 

Here are a few highlights we think your team will love about it: 

Risks Tab: Provides Visibility Into Sensitive Content 

The Risks tab is the go-to resource for identifying vulnerabilities within your Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 cloud environment. This function continuously provides visibility into Drive, Gmail, and Shared Drive content, flagging sensitive data such as Social Security numbers, credit card details, and more. 

For any flagged risk, the administrators using Cloud Monitor can:

• Drill deeper to understand why the risk was flagged
• Take action by ignoring, quarantining, deleting, sharing, or downloading a .csv report about the risk
• Add notes for follow-up 

You can also customize risks in Cloud Monitor. This allows you to implement specific rules to meet your district’s cybersecurity and safety monitoring needs. For example, you can create custom rules to identify students using proxies or VPNs to get around content filters to play games.

You can view more about the Risks tab here.

Policies: Automating Security Actions 

The Policies section works with the Risks section to automate threat mitigation. For example:

• If a user shares a sensitive file outside the domain, Cloud Monitor can automatically break the sharing permissions
• If an email with a specific subject line enters the domain, the platform can automatically delete it

These automation capabilities reduce manual risk intervention, saving your team time while maintaining a secure Google and Microsoft environment.

You can view more about the Policies tab here.

Accounts: Monitoring and Managing Logins

One of the most frequent security concerns our customers use Cloud Monitor to address is unauthorized account access, particularly logins from outside the United States. To tackle this, Cloud Monitor has a default geofencing feature that automatically flags all login attempts from outside the US, ensuring that your team is alerted of suspicious login activity. 

Using the Accounts tab, administrators can:

• Apply filters to review login attempts, including details such as location, VPN or proxy usage, and whether the login was successful 
• Stay updated with login activity

This feature is invaluable for identifying potentially compromised accounts, detecting students using VPNS, or verifying legitimate logins if a user is traveling. 

When an issue is detected, administrators can take immediate action by: 

• Suspending the compromised account
• Resetting the password
• Digging deeper by using resources like haveibeenpwned to check if that account has been a part of a data breach

You can view more about the Accounts tab here.

Ready to activate your free 30-day Cloud Monitor audit?

From identifying sensitive content to automating Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 security, Cloud Monitor is a great choice to safeguard your district’s student and staff data. That’s why school districts nationwide rely on our free 30-day cybersecurity and safety audit to strengthen their digital defenses. 
With this audit, you’ll get 30 days of free access to our security platform, plus an assessment from our experienced platform specialists. We’ll help you uncover potential risks, offer advice, and guide you in improving your district’s cloud security. Sign up here!

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