Co‑managed security pitch grows
MGT highlighted the IT talent gap—affecting 70% of districts—and promoted co‑managed cybersecurity offerings that pair 24/7 monitoring and specialists with small in‑house teams. The message frames co‑management as a way for solo IT pros to scale coverage without hiring full staff. (x.com)
MGT’s marketing pages now position an “AI‑powered Cyber Fusion Center” as part of its co‑managed stack, advertising predictive analytics and 24×7 threat detection to augment small district teams. (mgt.ai) In its K‑12 briefing post, MGT cites Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report numbers — noting the report analyzed 22,052 incidents and recorded 1,075 incidents in education with 851 confirmed data disclosures — to argue education’s exposure justifies outsourced SOC capabilities. (mgt.us) MGT points to CoSN’s 2025 district leadership survey data showing 78% of districts report spending on cybersecurity monitoring/detection even as just 27% of leaders rate phishing as “high risk” and 13% rate ransomware as “high risk,” framing co‑management as closing that perception gap. (mgt.us) The company highlights a doubling in third‑party involvement in breaches — from 15% to 30% in recent analyses — and says co‑managed contracts can operationalize vendor risk reviews, app allow‑lists, and NIST CSF 2.0‑aligned contract language to reduce supply‑chain exposure. (mgt.us) MGT has expanded its K‑12 capacity through partnerships and rollups, including an announced integration with Ednetics to broaden services across education technology, cloud, and cybersecurity offerings. (prnewswire.com) MGT’s K‑12 guidance emphasizes playbooks targeting multi‑campus controls — specifically recommending MFA, segmented backups, and network segmentation as priority controls that co‑managed teams can implement and document for boards and insurers. (mgt.us)
