Missouri school district announces data breach Security Staff October 27, 2023 Reeds Spring School District discovered in late September that threat actors had gained access to files between April 26, 2023 and May 18, 2023. Read More
The hidden cost of the cybersecurity deficit in K-12 education Patrick Pocalyko October 6, 2023 Why are underfunded organizations like schools targets of cyberattacks? Simply put, schools are low-hanging cyber fruit and there are a lot of them. Read More
University of Tulsa opens cyber research institute Security Staff August 28, 2023 The growing significance of cybercrime and the deficit of cybersecurity workforce fuel the launch of the Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute.Read More
White House announces K-12 cybersecurity plans Security Staff August 7, 2023 The White House has announced steps for providing various resources for K-12 schools to update their cybersecurity practices and report incidents. Read More
Cybersecurity is top concern for education technology leaders Security Staff July 7, 2023 A recent report by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) analyzed the cybersecurity priorities of education technology (EdTech) leaders. Read More
Gurvinder Rekhi named VP and CIO at the University of Dayton Security Staff June 16, 2023 Gurvinder Rekhi was hired as the University of Dayton VP and CIO. Rekhi joins the university with more than 25 years of IT and leadership experience.Read More
FTC orders Edmodo to stop using minor education data for advertising Security Staff May 31, 2023 Education technology provider Edmodo received an order from the FTC for collecting children's personal data without proper parental consent.Read More
Transact appoints David Shaw as Chief Information Security Officer Security Staff May 11, 2023 David Shaw has joined Transact Campus as CISO. Shaw has experience in identity & access management, regulatory compliance and incident response.Read More
Security leaders weigh in on school district ransomware attack Rachelle Blair-Frasier May 2, 2023 A Minneapolis school district is still dealing with ramifications after being the victim of a ransomware attack earlier this year. Security leaders share their thoughts. Read More
Florida moves to restrict TikTok across university campuses Security Staff April 6, 2023 The Florida Board of Governors has issued an emergency proposed regulation aiming to ban the use of TikTok on university campus networks.Read More