Case Study: a prestigious US private school strengthens cybersecurity awareness and uncovers hidden vulnerabilities with ScienceSoft red team testing

Reputable Private School strengthens cyber defenses with ScienceSoft’s red team testing for 1,000+ students

A reputable private school with over 1,000 students sought to validate its cybersecurity defenses against real-world targeted attacks. Facing growing threats to the education sector, the school engaged ScienceSoft to conduct a comprehensive red team penetration testing engagement.

ScienceSoft’s ethical hackers performed OSINT, black-box penetration testing, and social engineering simulations including phishing and vishing. The tests confirmed high staff security awareness but revealed several technical vulnerabilities, such as outdated components and misconfigurations, which were missed in previous audits. ScienceSoft provided detailed remediation guidelines, enabling the school’s IT team to promptly fix the issues and strengthen their infrastructure protection.