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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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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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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CoSN Reveals 2021 K-12 Cybersecurity Policy Trends in New Report
Washington, D.C. (January 26, 2022) – CoSN released a new policy report revealing 2021 trends in cybersecurity legislation impacting education and illustrates that cybersecurity concerns continue to be the number one…
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Blaschke Report: Best Practices from CoSN’s Peer Review Program
Since 2016, CoSN has conducted 21 Peer Reviews for school districts around the country. The purpose of this research is to discover commonalities among school districts as well as distinctions…
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Self-Assessment (District Security Checklist)
What is your district’s state of security readiness? Security means reliability and integrity of the operation as well as keeping the door locked on data. Use this questionnaire to gain…
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Student Data Privacy Toolkit Part 1
Student Data Privacy Toolkit Protecting student data privacy is a critical and fundamental school system requirement. But addressing legal requirements and community expectations for student data privacy while allowing for…
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