Dear Superintendents: What I wish school leaders knew about cybersecurity
Welcome to National Cybersecurity Awareness month! Every October, The National Cybersecurity Alliance collaborates with government and private industry to raise awareness about digital security and empower everyone to protect their…
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K12 Cybersecurity Primer released by CoSN
Through the generosity of the Blaschke Fund, we have a new report — Making the Case for Increased Investment in Cybersecurity: A Primer for K12 School Districts just getting started…
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Three Things You Can Do in Less Than Three Hours of Work to Significantly Reduce Cybersecurity Risk
If cybersecurity seems like a never-ending, continuous process improvement effort, it is. There are many ways to reduce risk and improve your school system’s cybersecurity posture. Want to make significant…
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Back to School Blog
This year finally feels more like the typical beginning of school. Breathe, smile, and get ready to focus on your needs! To prepare yourselves and your teams for the ongoing…
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Statement from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN); State E-rate Coordinators Alliance (SECA); State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA); and Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition on the Recent Cyber-attack on the LA Unified School District
The cyber-attack on LA Unified School District has underscored a concerning trend of online attacks on our schools, libraries, and other educational institutions. Statement below on this issue from…
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Return to School: Preparing for the Fall Term 2022, Part 2
Continued from https://www.cosn.org/are-you-systems-ready-for-fall-term-2022/ Taking care of basic reviews is essential to ensuring that schools, physical, remote and hybrid environments are prepared to sustain high performance and quality systems to support…
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2022 CoSN Back-to-School Survey Reveals Increasing School District Technology Funding for Devices and Cybersecurity
Respondents’ Top Technology Pain Points Include Cybersecurity, Interoperability and Home Connectivity Washington, D.C. (August 23, 2022) – CoSN today released its 2022 EdTech Trends and Funding Survey Report, highlighting that…
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CYBERSECURITY – OFFENSE IS YOUR BEST DEFENSE
CoSN’s 2021 IT leadership surveys found that cybersecurity remains a top concern among chief technology officers across the nation. I spoke with David, the Director of Information Services in a…
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To Infinity and Beyond
I attended and presented at the 2022 CoSN conference in Nashville. I’m eager to get back and bring what I learned and experienced to my team. In the meantime, I…
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Understanding Your Risk: How to Keep Your District Safe from Bad Actors
The pandemic has completely shifted the cybersecurity landscape that we must navigate to protect the data of our students and staff. A few years ago – when students did the…
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