Call to Action: Essential K-12 Cybersecurity Protections

The K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX) is pleased to announce the general availability of the updated 2022-2023 School Year ‘K12 SIX Essential Cybersecurity Protections’ series of products. Developed by K-12 IT practitioners for K-12 IT practitioners, K12 SIX-recommended protections are designed to defend school districts against the most common cyber threats they face, including those identified by the FBI, CISA, and school cyber insurance providers.

Over the least several years, cyber criminals have begun to specifically target school districts and other K-12 organizations over the Thanksgiving and winter holidays with ransomware and targeted phishing attacks. Indeed, the next 8 calendar weeks represent one of the most perilous times of the year for the K-12 sector.

K12 SIX strongly encourages members of the K-12 IT community to review our updated recommendations, share them with your leadership, and collectively commit to their implementation.

The development of the ‘K12 SIX Essential Cybersecurity Protections for the 2022-2023 School Year’ was made possible with the support of Cisco’s Duo Security.