ERIC Number: ED627861
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Mar
Pages: 8
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K-12 Cybersecurity Landscape Scan
State Educational Technology Directors Association
Many districts struggle to access the cybersecurity expertise or other resources needed to secure their networks and data appropriately. This isn't because mitigation strategies don't exist. Often, the barrage of suggestions and warnings directed at school IT leaders are too overwhelming to navigate, are not properly scoped for educational situations and infrastructure, or the financial and human resources to implement them are inadequate. Proper cybersecurity practices and routines, much like the networks and other infrastructure they are meant to protect, are new, continually developing, and changing at the pace of technological innovation. To better share information and create awareness to help states address growing concerns, State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and in partnership with K12 SIX and CoSN, has created a Cybersecurity and Privacy Collaborative. This unique group brings together the expertise of technology leaders from some twenty state departments of education and a dozen trusted edtech partners from the private sector. As the group begins its work together, this report represents their shared perspective on the K-12 cybersecurity landscape for 2022.
Descriptors: Computer Security, Information Security, Privacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Crime Prevention, Legislation, State Action, Partnerships in Education, Advocacy
State Educational Technology Directors Association. P.O. Box 10, Glen Burnie, MD 21060. Tel: 410-757-3342; e-mail: setda@setda.org; Web site: http://www.setda.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA)
Identifiers - Location: Michigan; Massachusetts; Minnesota
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