In October 2025, the education industry ranked third highest in proxy/filter-avoidance requests.

There was a 295% increase on November 8, 2025, in domains containing the term 'roblox'.

In school networks, traffic to proxy and filter avoidance categories increased by 83% on November 9, 2025, compared to the previous 12-month average.

Malicious gaming-related domains rose by 462% on September 22, 2025, compared to the previous 12-month average.

41% of schools report they have already experienced AI-related cyber incidents.

1% of education institutions ban AI tools entirely for faculty and staff.

49% of students use AI for language assistance.

66% of education leaders are aware of privacy concerns as an AI cybersecurity risk.

Awareness of potential AI-related cybersecurity risks is reassuringly high (83%) among education leaders.

20% of education institutions reported that they haven’t experienced AI-generated phishing attempts or misinformation campaigns.

90% of faculty are at least “somewhat concerned” about AI-related cybersecurity threats.

60% of students use AI for brainstorming.

74% of education institutions allow AI tools with guidelines for faculty and staff.

36% of education institutions responded 'Not that I know of' when asked about AI-generated phishing attempts or misinformation campaigns.

82% of education institutions said they feel at least “somewhat prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats.

10% of education institutions discourage but do not ban AI tools for students.

73% of education institutions allow AI tools with guidelines for students.

36% of faculty express substantial worry about financial damage related to AI.

86% of education institutions permit students to use AI tools.

62% of students use AI for research.