Case Study: Carroll County Public Schools strengthens student data security with Microsoft Corporation

Taking school security seriously: how Carroll County Public Schools is approaching school vulnerability

Carroll County Public Schools needed a scalable way to strengthen security and protect sensitive student data as its technology use grew, but it had limited staff to manage complex IT defenses. The district turned to Microsoft Corporation and its cloud security tools, including Azure Information Protection, Microsoft Cloud App Security, and Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection.

Microsoft Corporation helped Carroll County Public Schools implement anti-phishing protections, encrypted email controls, Windows Defender, and threat monitoring across devices and tenants. The district reported finding leaked credentials, malware, suspicious websites, and risky activity, while also seeing a decline in attempted attacks, including recent attempts from China, showing measurable improvement in security visibility and protection.

Carroll County Public Schools

Chuck Kistler

Senior Network Engineer