Education Cybersecurity & AI Adoption Study

What industry do you work in?

What educational department do you work in?

What role do you play in making decisions on technology products and solutions?

Which option best describes where you work?

Which type of educational institution do you work at?

What is the primary level of your responsibility within the education system?

How many students are in your institution?

Microsoft Students

Which devices does your educational institution provide for STUDENT use? (Select all that apply). Microsoft Surface

Google Chromebook

Apple iPad

Windows laptop

MacBook

Desktop computer (Windows)

How are you providing devices for STUDENTS?

Which devices does your educational institution provide for STAFF use? (Select all that apply)

Which productivity tools does your educational institution use? (Select all that apply)

Which M365 license do you have?

Which collaboration tools does your educational institution use? (Select all that apply)

Which Learning Management Systems (LMS) are you using?

What AI tools does your educational institution use (including free and paid tools)? (Select all that apply)

Does your educational institution use any cybersecurity products or services from the following companies? (Select all that apply)

How satisfied are you with your current cybersecurity products? Microsoft

Google

IBM

Cisco

Fortinet

Palo Alto Networks

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Check Point

CrowdStrike

McAfee

Darktrace

Sophos

SentinelOne

Trend Micro

Bitdefender

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When you think of cybersecurity, how much do you trust the following companies? Microsoft

Google

Apple

IBM

Cisco

Fortinet

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

CrowdStrike

McAfee

Sophos

How important were the following factors in choosing your cybersecurity products? Cost

All products from one vendor (one-stop-shop)

Compatibility with existing systems

Ease of use and implementation

Effectiveness in preventing cyber threats

Compliance with state or federal regulations

Recommendations from someone within the IT department

Vendor reputation and reliability

Ongoing support and maintenance

Scalability and flexibility for future needs

Recommendations from other school districts or peers

Response to a specific cybersecurity incident

The integration of AI as part of the solution

The ability to defend against AI-driven threats

Other (please specify)

How open is your educational institution to changing or upgrading its cybersecurity products within the next 3 years?

What THREE factors would encourage your school district to refresh its cybersecurity products?

How confident are you in your school district's ability to prevent and respond to cyberattacks?

Has your institution experienced any cybersecurity attacks?

What types of cyberattacks on educational institution(s) would you be most worried about? (Select no more than three)

Malware downloads – Software downloaded from untrusted sources or compromised websites.

Infected devices – Compromised personal or district-owned devices connected to the network.

External hackers – Attackers from outside the district targeting systems directly.

Nation-state hackers – A foreign entity intentionally causing security breaches.

Internal threats – Employees or students intentionally or unintentionally causing security breaches.

Third-party vendors – Weaknesses in systems or services provided by external vendors or partners.

Unsecured networks – Attackers gaining access via public or unprotected Wi-Fi networks.

Social engineering – Manipulating people into disclosing confidential information or breaching security.

Other (please specify)

How would you describe your current cybersecurity solutions?

If you could start fresh, how would you choose your cybersecurity products?

Please select your top 5 cybersecurity priorities.

Among the priorities you selected, how would you rank them?

What is your educational institution’s budget range for cybersecurity solutions per STUDENT per year? (in USD)

Who pays for the cybersecurity solutions for STUDENTS?

What is your educational institution’s budget range for cybersecurity solutions per FACULTY/STAFF per year? (in USD)

What percentage of FACULTY/STAFF are currently covered by cybersecurity products?

What percentage of STUDENTS are currently covered by cybersecurity products?

Does this statement resonate with your educational institution's cybersecurity needs?“Secure learning experiences in the age of AI, backed by world-class protection, consolidated into one unified, cost-effective solution.”

Protection

Technology Environment

Cybersecurity Solutions

Risk

Solutions

Cybersecurity

Response

How is your educational institution currently approaching or considering the use of AI? (Select all that apply)

Which AI use cases are you most interested in for your educational institution? (Select all that apply)

Have you considered allowing / supporting Generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Copilot, Gemini) use by any of the following? (Select all that apply)

Which brand(s) would you trust to protect you from the risks of AI? (Select all that apply)

From the trusted brands you selected, please rank your trust in these brands by dragging and dropping.

Are you currently using AI for cybersecurity purposes?

In what country do you work?

What state do you reside in?

Is there anything else you would like to say about your educational institution's cybersecurity?