What are the benefits of joint membership? 
In addition to all of the benefits of a CoSN membership, the Cybersecurity Collaborative membership offers: 

• Peer-to-peer collaboration with IT security leaders
• Private member portal with member-contributed content providing a safe, confidential haven to discuss critical challenges and share best practices and mitigation solutions 
• Access to a confidential forum of cybersecurity experts
• Webinars and calls with subject matter experts (SMEs) 
• Daily Morning Security Report identifying the latest cybersecurity threats
• Weekly Monday Morning Security Newsletter
• Access to a searchable database of SME Q&A’s 
• Annual CISO Collaboration Meeting
• CPE Credits 
• Trusted, specialized cybersecurity expertise
• Real-time, daily information and reminders about the cybersecurity issues you and your peers face

What topics will be covered on the webinars and SME calls?
In addition to the Cybersecurity Collaborative Open Webinars and Member Only Calls with SME’s, you will have access quarterly K-12 focused webinars. Current topics on the schedule include:

• Asset management 
• Vulnerability and Patching
• Incident Planning before an Incident 
• Security Awareness Training and Post Incident communications

How are the K-12 Webinar topics selected?
The K-12 Webinars topics were selected by the CoSN Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.

Who do I contact with suggestions for future webinar topics?
Contact CoSN Chief Innovation Officer Susan Bearden at sbearden@cosn.org.

What can I expect to see in the morning security report?
Top-hitting security news articles delivered daily at 6:30 am ET Monday-Friday. Designed to save you from the time-consuming fire drills that happen when IT leaders are caught off-guard, the Morning Security Report gives you the information needed to stay ahead of constantly evolving threats, including:

• A concise, descriptive, on-point title 
• The source of the cybersecurity incident information to allow for additional research, for example, www.threatpost.com
• A short issue summary including specific information about the cybersecurity incident impact

Is there much interaction in the Cybersecurity Collaborative portal? 
Peer to Peer collaboration is the cornerstone of our organization. Our members quickly develop one-to-one relationships and reach out to each other on a regular basis.  

How will this help us with the threat of being hit by Ransomware?
The Cybersecurity Collaborative has SME’S who can provide guidance on preparing and responding to a ransomware attack. Coming soon: A ransomware briefing and response checklist for our content library.

Will this help me better handle DNS attacks?  
This is one of the most powerful features of the Collaborative.  Every organization has a different level of need in areas like DNS.  We will coordinate calls with multiple SME’s in this arena who have addressed this issue for their organization.

With Data Privacy being such a concern, what will I learn that I can easily implement with having limited time and staff?
We will help you prioritize where you should focus on limited time and resources.

This sounds great for a corporate company, but what about Cybersecurity Collaborative content will be K-12 specific?
All organizations face a myriad of common threats from ransomware to employee data, to disruption in the ability to serve their customers. The size, private or public does not change that threat. You will be able to learn from and collaborate with cybersecurity professionals that are dealing with the same issues.