Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Katie Fritchen
View the original press release on Newswire.
BOULDER, Colo., June 3, 2025 (Newswire.com) – ManagedMethods, the leading provider of Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 cybersecurity, student safety, and compliance for K-12 school districts, today announces the launch of its Advanced Phishing solution to enhance its core cybersecurity product Cloud Monitor.
During a time of rising cybersecurity threats against the education sector, socially engineered emails pose a weak point in cybersecurity defenses. ManagedMethods now offers the first chain-of-thought (CoT) AI phishing detection tool built specifically for K-12 schools.
“Traditional email filters often miss these more advanced attacks, leaving schools vulnerable. We’re thrilled to introduce enterprise-grade cybersecurity chain-of-thought (CoT) AI phishing detection to K-12 schools so that schools can mitigate this growing and serious risk.”
Charlie Sander, CEO, ManagedMethods
As phishing attempts become more sophisticated, it’s become harder for humans to differentiate between malicious and legitimate emails. According to the 2024 Sophos State of Ransomware in Education, 63% of K-12 organizations were hit by ransomware last year, and 26% of those attacks started with a phishing email. The median recovery cost skyrocketed to $3 million in 2024, four times higher than the previous year.
The new solution brings enterprise-grade artificial intelligence phishing detection to K-12 school districts, and is designed to simulate human-like problem-solving to detect phishing and spam emails across Gmail and Outlook, giving IT teams a smarter, more effective way to protect students and staff.
“Bad actors use sophisticated, socially engineered emails to impersonate trusted sources like administrators, vendors, and even students and parents in order to steal credentials, deploy ransomware, or trick staff into wiring funds,” explained Charlie Sander, CEO of ManagedMethods. “Traditional email filters often miss these more advanced attacks, leaving schools vulnerable. We’re thrilled to introduce enterprise-grade cybersecurity chain-of-thought (CoT) AI phishing detection to K-12 schools so that schools can mitigate this growing and serious risk.”
The AI model learns from real-world attacks targeting schools to improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives and is fully compatible with Gmail and Outlook. Advanced Phishing seamlessly expands the existing protections offered by Cloud Monitor with no additional platforms to manage.
Furthermore, the solution also flags risky emails and provides IT teams with recommended response actions and automated remediation to save valuable time and reduce exposure. This offers comprehensive protection for the entire school district from one easy-to-use platform.
In The News | ManagedMethods Helps K-12 Schools With Launch of Advanced Phishing AI Solution appeared first on ManagedMethods Cybersecurity, Safety & Compliance for K-12.
*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from ManagedMethods Cybersecurity, Safety & Compliance for K-12 authored by Katie Fritchen. Read the original post at: https://managedmethods.com/blog/in-the-news-pr-advanced-phishing-detection/
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