Education

Schools, school boards, and universities hold some of the most sensitive data in the country—student records, health information, research IP, and the personal details of children and young adults. At Valencia, we specialize in protecting the education sector from cyber threats and privacy risk, so institutions can stay focused on what matters most: teaching and learning.

Carefully protecting Canada's classrooms and campuses

Education institutions are increasingly targeted by ransomware, phishing, and data breaches—and they’re often doing it with stretched IT budgets and small security teams. Valencia provides expert audit, assurance, privacy, and incident response services built for the realities of school boards and universities alike.

Guard against disruption.

Education has become one of the most targeted sectors for ransomware and cyberattacks. We help protect student data, research, and campus operations from fraud and malicious attacks through security programs built for how schools and universities actually operate.

Optimize risk management.

Public budgets and tuition dollars have to stretch. We design practical, right-sized solutions that meet your institution’s obligations without the cost or complexity of an enterprise program you don’t need.

Navigate with confidence.

Between provincial privacy law, ministry requirements, and board-level oversight, compliance can feel like a maze. We guide you through it with clear, actionable strategies that hold up to scrutiny.

Cybersecurity Tailored to Your Institution

Education isn’t one-size-fits-all, and neither are we. 

School Boards

Protect student, staff, and operational data while supporting secure learning environments across schools, campuses, and administrative offices.

Universities & Colleges

Strengthen cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance across complex academic, research, and administrative environments.

Valencia Game

Build cyber awareness and strengthen security skills through Valencia's interactive educational game, designed to make learning engaging, practical, and memorable.

We’re ready when you are.

We know how education procurement works—trust, references, and process matter as much as price. Valencia is prequalified for supply arrangements. This means we’re already at the starting line, and we can move swiftly to a solution. 

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o   Service Category 1 – Assurance Services
o   Service Category 2 – Business Risk Services
o   Service Category 3 – Controllership and Business Advisory Services
o   Service Category 4 – Information Management and Information Technology Audits

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24. Professional Services: Cyber Security Tabletop Exercises
25. Professional Services: Cybersecurity Education and Awareness
33. Professional Services: Ethical Hacking / Penetration Testing and Red Teaming

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Why Choose Valencia?

We are experts in protecting your industry.

Our principals and associates have served as trusted advisors to private, public, and healthcare sector organizations since 1998. Essentially, we’ve got you.

  • We help our healthcare clients protect their patient records and stay compliant with healthcare regulations, privacy laws, and breach reporting requirements.
  • We help our public sector clients steward the information and tax dollars of citizens.
  • We help our private enterprise clients protect their finances, sensitive data, and reputations.
When you need customized cybersecurity advice adapted to your enterprise, you need Valencia.

Our subject matter experts, technical professionals, and automated cybersecurity dashboard add up to results you trust.

Protection.

Your stakeholders can rest easy knowing your organization is protected from the breaches and vulnerabilities that have plagued others in your industry.

Freedom.

Your leaders can direct funds and energy to business development that would have gone toward piecing together an expensive team and in-house program.