CyberCatch and Soter Technologies Launch Partnership to Provide CyberSafety to K-12 Institutions in light of Vulnerabilities and Attacks at Schools Across the USA and in Response to New California School Cybersecurity Law mandating Reporting of Cyberattacks

CyberCatch's Scan of more than 11,000 K-12 Websites finds more than 60 Percent Vulnerable Across The USA

SAN DIEGO and RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Nov. 15, 2022 /CNW/ -- CyberCatch and Soter Technologies today announced a strategic partnership to provide CyberCatch's cybersecurity solution to K-12 schools throughout the United States. 

CyberCatch's K-12 Vulnerabilities Report, which involved randomly scanning 11,118 websites of public schools in the ten most populous states (California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina and Michigan), discovered more than 60% with vulnerabilities that attackers can easily exploit to break in, install ransomware and steal data:

Vulnerability	Number of K-12 Schools w/ Vulnerability	Percentage w/ Vulnerability
Spoofing	7,513	68 %
Session Riding	6,296	57 %
Clickjacking	4,415	40 %

In the most populous state, California, CyberCatch scanned 3,898 websites of school districts, public and charter schools and also discovered significant levels of vulnerabilities that attackers can easily exploit:

Vulnerability	School Districts	Public Schools	Charter Schools
Spoofing	62 %	64 %	60 %
Session Riding	58 %	79 %	56 %
Clickjacking	35 %	46 %	48 %

CyberCatch's research report follows the enactment of "Assembly Bill 2355 School Cybersecurity" in California that was signed into state law on September 23, 2022, mandating reporting of cyberattacks suffered by school districts, public and charter schools.

"Threat actors are actively targeting K-12 institutions, as exemplified by the recent attack against the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest school district in the United States. In New York, the Albany School District also recently suffered an attack and over 25 similar attacks on schools took place just in Long Island earlier this year. CyberCatch's findings should be a wakeup call for all K-12 institutions to enhance cybersecurity in California, New York and rest of the nation," said Sai Huda, founder, chairman and CEO, CyberCatch.

"Cyberattacks on K-12 schools are growing in number and must be addressed immediately. The theft of student confidential and personal data is especially concerning. It can result in identity theft and harm for life. This is why the new California law was enacted to prod K-12 institutions to beef up cybersecurity and report a cyberattack to mitigate the threat posed. Partnering with Soter Technologies, a leader in the K-12 technology market, will allow us to bring cyber safety to  schools and districts throughout the United States that are currently unprepared and vulnerable," continued Mr. Huda, a globally recognized risk and cybersecurity expert and author of the best-selling book, "Next Level Cybersecurity."

"Thousands of K-12 institutions trust Soter Technologies to provide safety solutions to protect against threats. We are impressed with CyberCatch's affordable and highly effective approach  which provides a  much needed  solution for cybersecurity.  Through our partnership we will provide schools a better way to protect student data and comply with new legal mandates," said Derek Peterson, founder and CEO, Soter Technologies.

To download a copy of CyberCatch's K-12 Vulnerabilities Report, please visit website.

About CyberCatch
CyberCatch is a unique cybersecurity Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company that protects small and medium-sized organizations from cyberattacks by focusing on the root cause why these organizations fall victim: security holes. It provides an innovative cloud-based SaaS platform coupled with deep subject matter expertise to help implement just the right type and amount of cybersecurity controls. The platform then performs automated testing of controls from three dimensions: outside-in, inside-out and social engineering. It generates the Cyber Breach Score to continuously measure cyber risk, and finds security holes and guides the organization to fix them promptly, so attackers cannot exploit any missing or broken controls to break in and steal data or infect ransomware. CyberCatch's continuous value proposition: Test. Fix. Secure. Learn more at: https://www.cybercatch.com

About Soter Technologies
Our team at Soter Technologies has delivered hundreds of technical solutions for a variety of industries. Backed by decades of experience and dedication to product design, we now deliver the most comprehensive safety and security products on the market to K-12 institutions. Our caring for the communities around us is the foundation of our passion for applying cutting-edge technology to improve and save lives. The Soter name is inspired by Greek mythology wherein Soter is the personification of safety, deliverance, and preservation from harm. Using advanced sensor and software technology, Soter Technologies develops and delivers innovative solutions for environmental and social intelligence – to make the world a safer place. Our products and services impact thousands of K-12 institutions and have a proven record of identifying and averting threats – including being credited with saving the lives of students who were contemplating suicide. Learn more at: https://www.sotertechnologies.com

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