Secure Our Schools: K12 SIX Aims to Shore Up School Cybersecurity During Cybersecurity Awareness Month
The K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX) is pleased to announce a series of new resources and events designed to help U.S. school systems better defend their school communities from emerging cybersecurity threats such as ransomware and data breaches. During October 2024—in support of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month—K12 SIX will host a weekly webinar series, release annual updates to its widely relied upon K-12 cybersecurity recommendations, and share exciting new agenda/speaker information about for the upcoming National K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Conference.
K-12 cybersecurity webinars will be held each Tuesday at 1pm ET during October, beginning on October 8:
Strengthening K-12 Cybersecurity Through an Identity-First Approach (10/8): Featuring Raj Kapur, Executive Director of Information Technology for Orange County Public Schools (OCPS), and Michael Webb, CTO of Identity Automation
Optimizing K-12 Security: Measure, Learn, Certify (10/15): Featuring Tom Ashley, Education Strategist, CDW
Protect Your Schools & Students: The K12 SIX Essential Cybersecurity Protections (10/22): Featuring Brad Hagg, Director of Educational Technology, Indiana Department of Education, John LaPlante, President, Vinson, April Mardock, CISO, Seattle Public Schools, Michael Potter, IT Security Analyst, Northwest Regional Education Service District, and Doug Levin, Director, K12 SIX
Safeguarding Students' Digital Identities in Today’s Tech-Driven Education (10/29): Featuring Mohit Gupta, Director of Product, Clever, Mark Racine, former CIO, Boston Public Schools, and Chad Meyer, Director of Technology, Milwaukee Public Schools
K-12 cybersecurity webinars are free and open to the public. Registration is required individually for each webinar. To register and learn more: https://www.k12six.org/webinars
“Cyber incidents affecting U.S. K-12 school systems have been growing both more frequent and severe,” said Doug Levin, K12 SIX Director. “Just as school systems defend against and prepare for other operational disruptions, it is imperative that they assess their cybersecurity posture and put in place a plan to address weaknesses and deficiencies. Joining a K-12 specific cyber threat intelligence community such as K12 SIX should be on the roadmap for every K-12 organization that relies on technology for its operations.”