Staying Ahead of the Curve: Cybersecurity in the Age of AI
Learn how AI is transforming cyber threats in schools and what your district can do to stay secure.
Why Download This Report?
Schools are high-value cyber targets. This report explains the latest AI-driven threats and gives district leaders practical strategies to defend against them.
Actionable Threat Insights
This report highlights the newest AI-driven attack methods targeting schools. Leaders get early visibility into risks before they spread.
Real Insights
Each section includes concrete steps written for K-12 districts. IT teams and administrators can strengthen defenses right away.
Why schools feel this more than most
School districts are prime targets for cyberattacks due to several factors. They hold vast amounts of sensitive student and staff data, valuable on the black market, while often operating with limited IT staff.
Third-party breaches doubled in the past year (Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report, 2025).
Improper handling of sensitive data remains one of the most common causes of breaches.
Total cybercrime losses in 2024
Third-party vendor breaches doubled in one year
Increase in K-12 DDoS attacks at school year start
Budget season, busy inbox
Accounts Payable gets a friendly “please rush this bank account change” email. It looks perfect. That's a business email compromise (BEC). This isn’t a theory: the School District of Philadelphia, e.g., sent four ACH payments to impostors in 2024—about $700,000—before auditors flagged it.
See the Data
CyberNut’s internal analysis of over 1 million emails shows how AI is reshaping the way phishing attacks are created and delivered.The data reveals which tactics schools are most vulnerable to — from brand impersonation to credential harvesting — and how these risks are accelerating with generative AI.