Reacting To Privacy News: What School System Tech Leaders Need To Know
News headlines provide almost daily rundowns of privacy and security incidents happening in and outside of education. The stories are often dramatic, but short on key details, leaving many school…
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Cybersecurity Remains K-12 EdTech Leaders’ No. 1 Priority in 2023
Annual CoSN Report Highlights Nationwide Survey Results of Key Trends & Challenges for K-12 IT Leaders Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2023) – CoSN today released its 2023 State of EdTech…
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State of EdTech Leadership Survey 2023
“Technology is an integral part of how students learn and are assessed, how teachers teach and are evaluated, how parents are kept informed, and how an individual school is integrated…
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Apply for Twitter Verification (Grey)
As part of ongoing conversations with social media platforms, NSPRA and CoSN are sharing the following update on how school districts’ Twitter accounts can be verified, based on information provided…
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Cybersecurity Insurance and Risk Assessments Webinar Recording (Free for CoSN Members)
Amy Mclaughlin serves as coast and cyber security initiative director. Traditionally in October, we do a webinar focused on the cyber security topic in honor of the cybersecurity awareness month. …
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How to Build a Cybersecurity Program
Why does my district need a cybersecurity program School districts routinely collect, store, and access hundreds of pieces of protected personally identifiable information and educational records for students and staff.…
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K12 Cybersecurity Toolkit: Selecting a Cybersecurity Framework
What is a Cybersecurity Framework? Similar to education curriculum frameworks, a cybersecurity framework is a conceptual structure that describes tools and approaches to articulate the practices a school, district or…
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Security Planning Rubric
The grid describes the status of issues that districts can examine to determine current degree of security preparedness. Log-in to Read More... (Member Exclusive)
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Ransomware
Issue Recap It’s been described as the “number one online threat targeting public and private organizations.” It’s led to critical system outages, the release of student data, the complete shutdown…
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Cyber Insurance
Do you meet the requirements for payout? To take advantage of breach or Cyber Insurance, you must meet all of the conditions necessary for the payout by the insurer.…
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