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Wishes and Worries for 2023: What Ed Tech Leaders Are Thinking About

During the final weeks of 2022, THE Journal asked scores of ed tech leaders about their wishes and worries for 2023. Cybersecurity and teacher resources were the most common topics addressed in the responses — many of which include specific ideas for new policies and practices for K–12 education in the United States. Continue reading this article ...

Why Educational Institutions are Prone to Ransomware Attacks (and What They Can Do to Protect Themselves)
Ransomware is the most significant information security threat in the education sector, and K–12 schools and colleges and universities are both targets. Read Full Article
Texas CIO Report Calls for New Law Requiring K–12 Schools to Report All Cyber Incidents
The Texas Department of Information Resources, in its newly released Biennial Performance Report, has asked the state legislature to require Texas school districts to report cybersecurity incidents to its office within a minimum reporting timeframe. Read Full Article
Leveraging Zero Trust to Reduce Cyberattacks in the Education Sector
Zero trust provides an architectural approach to address the need for a unified security solution in today’s fragmented space. Zero trust brings explicit control to the IT environment where all devices and entities must be known — authenticated and authorized; their behavior must be explicitly allowed; and their actions must be understood and monitored. These principles are in stark contrast to what most organizations follow today. Read Full Article

New CISA K-12 Cyber Report: Leaders – Not Just IT Staff – Must Be Involved in Security Strategy
The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency this week released its long-awaited K–12 report and guide for public schools, “Partnering to Safeguard K–12 Organizations from Cybersecurity Threats,” and an accompanying toolkit — both in response to Congress’ demand for an overview of the cyber risks facing elementary and secondary schools and for recommendations that include cybersecurity guidelines designed to help schools face these risks.
Call for Speakers Open for Tech Tactics in Education: Data and IT Security in the New Now
Coming to Orlando, FL, Nov. 7-9, 2023, the new conference from Campus Technology and THE Journal will focus on cybersecurity and data practices across K–20 education.
BadgePass One Integrated with Schlage Intelligent Locks and Readers for Cloud-Based Access Control
Security solutions and products company Allegion US has integrated the BadgePass One platform with Schlage Intelligent Locks and Readers.

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Cybersecurity for Large and Small Districts

School districts from all 50 states have suffered significant cyber incidents, from very small, rural districts to the largest urban schools in the nation. All K-12 districts need to be fully prepared by securing their data and networks from potential attacks. Read more...

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