Board presses KSDE on district cybersecurity funding after briefing on risks and vendor breaches KSDE staff outlined outreach to districts and use of the NIST cybersecurity framework; board members asked whether districts have dedicated cybersecurity funding after recent breaches and vendor incidents. KSDE said no statewide dedicated cybersecurity funding for districts is in place and emphasized low‑cost mitigations and vendor vetting.

Kansas school districts face an urgent need for robust cybersecurity measures as funding cuts raise concerns over their preparedness against breaches and vendor risks.

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In today's #CybersideChats episode, we unpack Amazon’s recent incident in which a North Korean IT worker was detected through behavioral anomalies & what to do now.

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