How many public-facing assets does a typical institution actually have?

Most security leads can't give a number. A mid-size school can run hundreds of subdomains; admissions CRMs, research platforms, donation portals, most bought without security in the loop.

We don't have a security team. Can we still use this?

Yes. Most cybersecurity solutions for education assume a staffed SOC. Styx doesn't: a dedicated analyst is included, and most teams are up and running within days.

Educational Institutions

One leaked password, every student record exposed

Fake financial aid pages, leaked staff logins, and false stories about school safety compromise your reputation. Styx maps what's exposed under your institution's name and gets it taken down.

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Threat Landscape

The threats hitting educational institutions

Sprawl nobody mapped

A university runs dozens of departments, labs, and satellite campuses, each free to choose its own tools without visibility for your security team.

northly.eduApproved university domainKnown asset

bio-lab.northly.eduDepartmental site · unregisteredUnmanaged

@northlyathleticsSports account nobody approvedShadow IT

Schools are easy to fake

Financial aid season brings fake FAFSA pages. Admission season brings lookalike domains. Ticket and donation scams hit athletics and alumni programs.

aid.northly.eduOfficial financial aid portalLegitimate

northly-fafsa-aid.comFake financial aid pageLookalike

northlyedu-admissions.netLookalike admissions domainLookalike

One SSO, multiple systems

One SSO login touches your LMS, financial aid portal, health records, and research network. One leaked password opens all of them.

Faculty SSO ••••3312One login · LMS, aid, researchCombo list

Student SSO ••••9047Seen in credential dumpExposed

Staff SSO ••••1188Password reused across portalsTesting

How Styx protects your institution

ATTACK SURFACE · ASSET DISCOVERY

A live inventory of every public-facing asset

MONITORING

admissions.university.edu
Public portal
Owned by AdmissionsTLS valid
Moderate
Resolved
Verified today
athletics-store.university.edu
Unregistered subdomain
No owner on recordPayment form present
High
In progress
Owner being confirmed
biolab-research.university.edu
Shadow IT site
Departmental deploymentOutdated CMS
High
New
Discovered 3h ago
alumni-giving.university.edu
Donation portal
Third-party hostedCard fields present
Moderate
Resolved
Reviewed in 8h

846

Assets discovered

112

Previously unknown

Awaiting your review

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The result

What security leaders say about Styx

Institutions rely on Styx to understand what's exposed under their name and act before threats escalate.

“As a government and public services entity, trust is everything. Styx helps us safeguard our digital footprint, ensuring that brand reputation is never at risk. Their expertise in managing third-party risks adds another layer of protection that we depend on.”

Sumon AcharjeeChief Information Officer, City of Markham

Attack Surface Management

You can't secure what you don't know exists. Departments, coaches, and clubs create sites without telling anyone. Styx keeps a live inventory of all of them and more.

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Brand Monitoring

Fake FAFSA pages, lookalike admissions domains, ticket and donation scams. Styx catches every threat to your institution's brand.

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Dark Web & Data Leakage

Without active monitoring, the first sign of trouble is the breach itself. Styx surfaces exposed credentials circulating online before they're used against you.

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Explore Full Platform

Built for lean teams

Enterprise-grade protection without the enterprise overhead

No SOC required

Your team stays lean while Styx does the heavy lifting.

Go live in days, not months

No lengthy onboarding. Active threats don't wait for you to learn a new tool.

Dedicated analyst. Always included.

With Styx, you have a partner in digital risk monitoring and remediation.

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See how Styx protects organizations like yours in 30 minutes

Book a demo and see the platform in action with someone who knows your industry and can show you exactly how Styx capabilities directly to your exposure.

What to expect

A live walkthrough of the platform, analyst support capabilities and more
A clear picture of what protection looks like for a team your size
Honest answers without pressure to commit

Most teams are live in days. The demo is where it starts.

FAQ

Cybersecurity for schools

Education wasn't built around one IT environment. A university runs dozens of departments, labs, and satellite campuses; a district spans dozens of school sites and accounts nobody on the security team approved. That sprawl sits outside the perimeter and outside change management, which is exactly where external risk lives.