ManagedMethods Named a Finalist in Two Categories of The EdTech Awards 2020

BOULDER, Colo., May 13, 2020 (Newswire.com) - ​​ManagedMethods, a leading Google G Suite and Microsoft 365 cybersecurity and student safety platform for K-12 school districts, today announced it has been named a finalist in two categories of The EdTech Awards 2020 by EdTech Digest. ManagedMethods is recognized as a finalist in the Security Solution category of The EdTech Cool Tool Awards and in the Product or Service Setting a Trend Category of The EdTech Trendsetter Awards.

“K-12 school districts are increasingly adopting G Suite and Microsoft 365 applications, especially as remote learning takes center stage. The demand to secure these apps will continue growing as districts realize the need to do so,” said Charlie Sander, Chief Executive Officer of ManagedMethods. “We’re proud to be recognized by EdTech Digest as a leading security product that is setting a trend in K-12 education."

ManagedMethods protects more than one million student and staff accounts at more than 650 schools worldwide. Today, districts face new cybersecurity and student safety challenges due to current circumstances. ManagedMethods is the leading platform that helps district IT teams tackle the emerging needs of a new remote learning environment.

“The EdTech Awards salutes all those on the front lines of help, with an extraordinary shift to online learning. Acknowledging the innovators, leaders, and trendsetters — particularly in our field — is more important than ever,” said Victor Rivero, Editor-in-Chief of EdTech Digest. “A very big congratulations goes to the finalists and winners of The EdTech Awards 2020.”

The EdTech Awards recognizes people in and around education for outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology. This recognition from EdTech Digest comes on the heels of ManagedMethods announcing its new Google Meet & Chat monitoring features, which schools are relying on for remote learning and communication.

For more information on ManagedMethods and its award-winning G Suite cybersecurity, student safety, and compliance platform, visit ManagedMethods.com.

​About ManagedMethods

ManagedMethods is the leading Google G Suite and Microsoft 365 cybersecurity, student safety, and compliance platform for K-12 school districts. The platform monitors district G Suite and Microsoft 365, including Gmail and Outlook 365, 24/7/365 and provides award-winning cloud security that empowers school districts with full visibility and control of the data being stored.

ManagedMethods makes G Suite and Microsoft 365 security easy — no proxy, no agent, no extension, and no special training needed. The platform helps school districts secure sensitive student, staff, and district data using machine learning-powered threat protection against malware and phishing schemes, and detects abnormal behavior to protect account takeovers and the loss of sensitive district data. It also monitors for student safety signals, such as cyberbullying, self-harm, racial and LGBTQ discrimination, threats of violence, and domestic abuse in both text and image content.

ManagedMethods is the K-12 education industry’s only G Suite and Microsoft 365 cybersecurity and student safety platform that can be deployed in minutes with no special training and zero impact on users or network speed. 

Source: ManagedMethods