Clifton, NJ - January 9, 2025 - ClassLink, a global leader in education technology, made groundbreaking announcements at CyberSession 2025, unveiling its latest innovation—Advanced Threat Detection—designed to protect schools from ever-evolving digital threats.
Introducing Advanced Threat Detection
ClassLink Advanced Threat Detection helps schools secure their learning environments with six fundamentals to flag suspicious activity:
- Unusual Login Locations: Detect logins from abnormal locations (country, region, state, etc.)
- Failed Login Attempts: Identify potential brute force or credential-stuffing attacks by tracking 3+ failed login attempts
- Impossible Location: Identify logins from geographically impossible locations through an IP address comparison
- Uncommon Login Times: Track anomalies with uncommon login times compared to regular activity patterns
- Password Recovery Attempts: Monitor password recovery attempts and flag any unusual activity (e.g., multiple recovery attempts)
- Different Logins From The Same IP: Flag suspicious activity where an IP address is attempting to access multiple accounts
“Today, we’re delivering on our commitment to keep schools secure by design. Education needs the best cybersecurity solutions, and our mission is to provide these tools without burdening schools with commercial-level costs. Threat Detection is a critical step forward in protecting our learning environments.”
Advanced Threat Detection aligns with ClassLink’s pledge to equip schools with powerful tools that are cost-effective and impactful. As showcased during CyberSession 2025, the solution reinforces the importance of proactive security measures to counteract increasing cyberattacks on K-12 school systems.
Addressing the Need for Protection
The announcement comes at a critical time as the U.S. Department of Education reports that school districts are experiencing an average of five cyber incidents per week. During the event, speakers from the Department of Education and CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) emphasized the increasing need for affordable, high-quality cybersecurity solutions in education.
Enhancing the Security Center
Alongside Advanced Threat Detection, ClassLink also unveiled significant updates to its Security Center, featuring:
- Streamlined dashboards for faster insights.
- Enhanced quality-of-life improvements for IT teams.
- Comprehensive threat scoring metrics for better decision-making.
Advanced Threat Detection and the additional ClassLink Security Center updates will be available for the 2025 Back-to-School season at no additional cost to ClassLink customers.