In this episode, I sit down with Gary Hardy, a seasoned EdTech professional and cybersecurity advocate from Atom IT Solutions. We first crossed paths at the Association for Network Managers (ANM) Conference in Birmingham, where his insights into cybersecurity for schools and Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) caught my attention. His presentation made me rethink a challenge I’ve been grappling with—how schools can realistically manage and sustain cybersecurity protection, particularly across Microsoft 365 tenants in a cost-effective way. Gary talks about the Kaseya 365 service that Atom IT provide, and how it can radically improve and simplify the way that school IT teams can provide the experience of a SOC, without the significant investment traditionally associated with this service.
