Education
Education IT and security — student data, campus safety, real budgets.
K-12 districts and small higher-ed institutions face an unfair fight: enterprise-class threats, public funding, and student populations that test every control. We run managed IT, cybersecurity (Huntress or Guardz), content filtering, and campus physical security with FERPA, CIPA, and state-specific requirements aligned. Lincoln work is LPS-adjacent and UNL-adjacent professional/education environments — not a claim that we run the university. Omaha-metro.
What we see
What we see in education.
Showing Student devices outside the perimeter: Sunset over a Midwest grain field with sunbeams across the horizon
Frameworks & regulatory context.
- 01FERPAFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act protections for student records — access management, audit logging, retention.
- 02CIPAChildren's Internet Protection Act content filtering for federally-funded K-12 environments. We deploy and tune filtering that meets the spirit of the rule without breaking legitimate learning.
- 03Huntress Managed SATSecurity awareness training adapted for educator-friendly delivery. Phishing simulations help staff become harder to compromise.Reference
What we deploy for education.
- 01Cybersecurity (Huntress)Huntress Managed EDR, ITDR, SIEM, SAT. 24/7 SOC for incident response across student + staff environments.Open
- 02Network DesignMulti-building campus WiFi, VLAN segmentation (admin / staff / student / IoT), guest isolation.Open
- 03Physical SecurityCampus cameras + access control with retention sized to incident review timelines.Open
- 04Google WorkspaceWorkspace for Education administration — student accounts, classroom integrations, parent consent flows.Open
- 05Microsoft 365M365 Education tenancies — Intune device policy, Defender, Entra ID, license optimization.Open
- 06vCISODistrict or campus vCISO — cyber insurance renewal support, FERPA risk assessments, board-ready reporting.Open
Education FAQ
Do you work with K-12 districts or higher ed?+
Both, with a leaning toward smaller K-12 districts (under 5,000 students) and small higher-ed institutions where a full internal IT team isn't available. We bring enterprise-grade tooling without enterprise overhead.
How do you handle student device 1:1 programs?+
Intune (M365) or Google MDM for device enrollment, compliance policies, app deployment. Huntress Managed EDR on every device for outside-perimeter visibility. Conditional access policies for resources.
What about cyber insurance for districts?+
K-12 cyber insurance has become difficult. vCISO engagements support renewal questionnaires, evidence packages, and the specific controls (MFA, EDR, backup, SAT) carriers now demand.
Can you support our SIS or LMS?+
We support the operating environment around them — identity, network, workstations, security. SIS / LMS application support stays with those vendors; we make sure the surrounding environment is sound.
Written for operators by Colton Porter, Founder & CEO of SAINT Technology Services — U.S. Army veteran. Hickman-based; Lincoln first, Omaha second · Education IT & security.
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Bring SAINT to your education environment.
A 30-minute assessment scoped to your vertical. You leave with a written plan and clear next steps. Hickman-based; Lincoln and Omaha are service markets, not storefronts. Call 531-625-2111.
15 minutes. NIST-aligned report. No obligation.