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Most school districts are doing a lot with a little. There is a clear need for increased cybersecurity budgeting and support mechanisms across the community. This resource shortfall is a major constraint to implementing effective cybersecurity programs across all K-12 entities. CISA recommends that K-12 organizations take these key steps:
There is nothing more important than ensuring the safety and security of our schools from physical and cybersecurity threats alike. Unfortunately, adversaries have targeted our Kindergarten to Twelfth (K-12) education system due to the extensive amounts of personal and financial data they maintain about our kids, teachers, school staff and records on the schools themselves.
State of K-12 Cybersecurity: Year in Review reports. that from 2016 to 2021, schools in nearly every state in the country were victims of a cyberattack, with the frequency of attacks increasing from an average of about 200 a year in 2016 and 2017 to an average of about 300 a year from 2018 to 2021. The report also finds that while larger and ...
Executive summary. highlights, it is critical for K-12 institutions to invest in cybersecurity in order to protect their students, their families, tea. ers, staf, and communities. This document provides guidance and best practices for school IT administrators on seting up and configuring hardware and software in K-12 institutions.
Impacts of a Cyberattack. According to a 2022 U.S. Government Accountability Ofice report, the loss of learning following a cyberattack ranged from three days to three weeks, and recovery time can take anywhere from two to nine months. The monetary losses to school districts following a cyber incident ranged from $50,000 to $1 million.
This publication provides guidance to industries, government agencies, and other organizations to manage and reduce cybersecurity risks. It offers a taxonomy of high-level cybersecurity outcomes that can be used by any organization to better understand, assess, prioritize, and communicate its cybersecurity efforts. 1. 2.
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Improving K-12 Cybersecurity: First Steps Attacks against K-12 schools and districts have disrupted and closed schools, exposed sensitive data of students, their families, teachers, and ...
