When it comes to protecting companies, organizations, or educational institutions that handle sensitive data and information, having an air-tight email security solution is vital in keeping everything where it should be. There’s plenty of highly scalable solutions on the market that do just that.
But what about your local high school?
Elementary, middle, and high schools all process extremely sensitive information and data. Information on students and their addresses, test scores, and more are all important and need protecting. But your average college-friendly solution isn’t applicable to a middle school of some 2000 members of staff, faculty, and students.
When looking for an appropriate email security service, organizations need to look for a few things in particular. Manageability is important. US high school populations can range from 500 to 5,000 students, so deploying an enterprise-level solution not only wastes time, effort, and money, it’s beyond what a school needs to be able to offer comprehensive email security. Solutions must fall in line with strict government guidance and regulations. Cost is also something to consider – most K12-level schools simply don’t have the budget for expensive solutions, both in terms of buying the product and actually running it.
With this in mind, we compiled a list of reasonable email security options that are manageable for small IT teams and cost-effective.