COVID-19 has caused havoc on the schools across the U.S. In the spring, school districts did whatever they could to provide the tools to students to get through the end of the school year. As schools are starting up around the country this month and next month, the challenge school IT departments are having is how to secure all of the devices distributed to students. Here, we talk to Jake Kouns, CEO and CISO for Risk Based Security, where he leads the company’s technology strategy and is responsible for product vision and leadership in the security industry.

Prior to founding RBS, Kouns worked for Capital One and was also the Director, Cyber Security and Technology Risks Underwriting for Markel Corporation. He has briefed the DHS and Pentagon on Cyber Liability Insurance issues and is frequently interviewed as an expert in the security industry. He is also the founder of RVAsec and has presented at many well-known security conferences, including RSA, Black Hat, and DEF CON among others. He is the co-author of Information Technology Risk Management in Enterprise Environments and The Chief Information Security Officer. In addition, he holds a number of certifications, including: ISC2's CISSP, and ISACA's CISM, CISA and CGEIT.