Public and private organizations have set cybersecurity guidelines for ed-tech companies, in an effort to shift some of burden for policing away from districts.
Cyberthreats Are On the Rise. Here’s How Education Companies Need to Help
A Leading Association of District Tech Directors Wants to Standardize the Questions K-12 Systems Ask Vendors
A leading K-12 association is moving to standardize the questions districts ask vendors about how they will protect against cyberattacks.
A survey of state ed-tech officials reveals major concerns about generative AI and cybersecurity emerging from the school district level.
A consultant to school districts talks about the implications of a new cybersecurity pilot program announced by the FCC.
The head of a coalition that advocates for stronger broadband for schools and libraries talks about an FCC plan to allow E-rate dollars to be used for K-12 cybersecurity.
One State’s Ambitious Plan for Protecting Student Data Privacy
South Carolina Officials Partnered With a Consortium to Set Consistent Standards for Ed-Tech Vendors
South Carolina has given all of the state’s school districts access to a consortium meant to create uniform ed-tech standards, including for protecting student data.
The nation’s second-largest school district is investigating a cyberattack that compromised the personal information of an undisclosed number of contractors.
What Role Do Vendors Need to Play in Preventing Cyberattacks?
Stricter Rules on Procurement Could Be Coming to the Education Sector, Predicts a Top Consultant on Cybersecurity
Stricter rules linking contracts to cyber protections could be coming to the education sector, predicts a leading expert.
A survey of top state officials who oversee technology reveals a gap between their schools’ vulnerabilities to cyberattacks and how much their states are spending to combat it.
A prominent ed-tech company has been delisted from the Student Privacy Pledge, following a breach that affected a pair of the nation’s largest school systems.