Thai educational institutions rank in the top 10 cybersecurity attack targets globally, with average data breach costs reaching $3.86 million (~130M baht) per incident. Synology emphasizes that data governance—managing data as a strategic asset across access control, protection, and recovery—must become an executive-level priority, not just an IT function. Three critical challenges: rising storage costs, PDPA compliance for student/staff/research data, and ransomware resilience. Organizations should strengthen on-premises infrastructure, audit access controls, implement robust backup strategies, and adopt cyber resilience frameworks to minimize operational and reputational damage.