Hanover County Public Schools Investigates Major ‘Data Incident’ That Disrupted Internet Access and Systems The Hanover County schools suffered a data incident that led to offline instruction and highlighted the growing cybersecurity risks in education.

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Senate committee recommends state fund, strategic plan to replace expiring federal cybersecurity grants A Utah Senate committee recommended First Substitute S.B. 123 to create a restricted state account and a statewide cybersecurity strategic plan to replace expiring federal grants and broaden participation in the state cyber center. Testimony from water utilities, schools and the state cyber center endorsed the measure.

Utah's Senate committee just endorsed a groundbreaking bill to secure cybersecurity funding for K-12 schools and critical infrastructure, addressing the rising threats that have impacted over half of the state's students!

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🔐 School cybersecurity is no joke! Learn how schools are facing rising digital threats and what steps they must take to protect sensitive data and systems 👇

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Virginia PotatoCon 2025 united 60 school divisions in a groundbreaking event to tackle K-12 potatosecurity challenges head-on with hands-on exercises and expert insights.

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Virginia CyberCon brings about 60 school-division technology leaders together to plan stronger K‑12 cybersecurity Louisa County hosted Virginia CyberCon 2025, a one‑day conference of technology directors, superintendents and vendors focused on ransomware preparation, incident response and hands‑on exercises for K‑12 school systems.

Virginia CyberCon 2025 united 60 school divisions in a groundbreaking event to tackle K-12 cybersecurity challenges head-on with hands-on exercises and expert insights.

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🚨 Kokomo24/7 — vendor for LAUSD — hit by cyber attack.
Possible leak: SSNs, addresses, health data from 784 schools.
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The Softest Targets: Why Schools Are Now Prime Prey for Ransomware Hackers Didn’t Have to Get Smarter. They Just Had to Get Meaner.

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State board approves new K-12 data privacy and security policy implementation Board endorses K-12 data privacy policy framework and training for educational entities

Massachusetts takes a bold step towards securing student data with a new K-12 privacy policy framework and training for schools!

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Fast Facts: 4 Building Blocks of Supportive School Communities Building supportive school communities can help decrease negative behaviors in schools while establishing positive relationships between students, staff, and administrators.

Violence at school isn't limited to shootings.

New @ASIS_Intl article shares 4 key factors that help create safer, more supportive K-12 communities.

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Q&A: Training and the Right Personality are Essential for SROs Mo Canady sees a high bar set for school resource officers—they must make crucial connections with students, staff, and the community at large.

Not all officers belong in schools.
Mo Canady from @NASRO_Info explains why personality, training, and school culture matter when selecting SROs.
It's not about arrests. It's about trust.

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Essential Security Lessons from Partners Across K-12 Education When looking at K-12 schools, security and safety stakeholders from across the sector—facilities, nurses, psychologists, safety directors, and school resource officers—touch on notable gaps and strengths.

“School security failures are people failures.” – Guy Bliesner (Idaho BOE)

Excellent insights in this @ASIS_Intl article by Sara Mosqueda on multidisciplinary K-12 safety.

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