All organizations, including schools, should act now to protect themselves against malicious #cyber activity. For steps your school should take to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate the impact of potential cyberattacks, visit cisa.gov/shields-up.

Register TODAY: Essential K-12 Cybersecurity Protections for the Cloud (4/7) - mailchi.mp/k12cybersecure…

Do you know what's on your school network?

Nominations are now open for the 2022 Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award, which honors two K-12 teachers who instill in their students the knowledge & skills to succeed in cybersecurity education & careers. Submit nominations & learn more: cte.ed.gov/cyberaward

74 Interview: Cybersecurity expert @douglevin discusses the massive Illuminate Education breach and how students can protect themselves buff.ly/3N7UJ5P

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Your school is hit by a #cyberattack: What’s the 1st move: power down all servers? (Prolly not!) How do you let department heads know? How do you let parents know? @k12six released a free incident response plan template for #schools. Every school needs it!bit.ly/3aBmrtI

What does every K-12 school need for the 2022-23 year? A Cybersecurity Response Plan and K12 SIX prepared one tailored specifically to the needs of K-12 organizations. How is your district engaged in this work? Share your input on our national survey surveymonkey.com/r/SUCybersecur…

Register TODAY: The Long Tail of K-12 Cyber Incident Response and Recovery (8/16) - mailchi.mp/k12cybersecure…

Join K12 SIX for the National K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Conference! We're gathering school district IT & security professionals to share best practices for defending against cyber threats. Network w/ your peers & hear educational presentations: k12six.org/2023-conference

The National K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Conference will allow IT leaders to share challenges and best practices to better defend America's school districts. Join us! Register soon and book a room before the hotel block closes on January 30: k12six.org/2023-conference

Join us in February! Hear from speakers like Kacey who will share details on the Emotet breach of the Rockingham County Schools network and challenge you to think about your own network and data protection. Learn more: k12six.org/2023-conference

Join us in February! Hear from speakers like Lenny, Julie & Marlon who will talk cybersecurity adoption across a leadership team, how to build buy-in & change mindsets for an ecosystem that addresses tech & the role of people/processes in securing assets: k12six.org/2023-conference

Join us Feb. 22-23 in Austin, TX! Brad will present firsthand info & lessons learned from his time handling a ransomware incident this year, to help prep attendees for a potential attack on their own infrastructure. Learn more: k12six.org/2023-conference

This is the last business day to book a hotel room for the National K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Conference in Austin, Texas. Don't forget to reserve your spot! k12six.org/2023-conference

Attend the conference Feb. 22-23 and learn more about Heartland AEA 's MSP cybersecurity program serving central Iowa schools with vendor sourcing, evaluation, contracting and management: k12six.org/2023-conference

See you in 3 weeks! Jim will walk through a 2020 cyberattack & cover the district’s recovery & process to rebuild its security enterprise. He'll cover what worked, what was learned, & what unexpected issues arose. Learn more here: k12six.org/2023-conference

At the 2023 National K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Conference Alaina Clark & @douglevin will have a fireside chat on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's role in education cybersecurity, the recent CISA report on the sector, & how schools can best defend themselves: k12six.org/2023-conference

At the conference see Cody Venzke of Center for Democracy & Technology present on the legal aspects of cybersecurity in K-12 education including pending regulation, legal requirements for schools, vendor management and info sharing. Learn more: k12six.org/2023-conference