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K12 SIX In the News

2024

Riddell, Roger. “4 key strategies for school ransomware prevention and response.” K-12 Dive. 1 November 2024.

Arundel, Kara. “School ransomware attacks are on the rise. What can districts do?” K-12 Dive. 28 October 2024.

Vesco, Brandi. “K12 SIX Releases Updated Framework for School Cybersecurity.” Government Technology. 25 October 2024.

Quinlan, Keely. “Flat networks and small cyber budgets left schools vulnerable, but analysts say there’s help.” StateScoop. 23 October 2024.

Bazzaz, Dahlia. “After Hack, Seattle-Area School District Turns Back to Paper.” Seattle Times. 4 October 2024.

Feiner, Lauren. “FCC is offering $200 million to protect schools and libraries from hackers.” The Verge. 2 October 2024.

Song, Susanna. “Lessons Learned: Combating the Growing K-12 Cybersecurity Crisis.” Cybersecurity Simplified Podcast, Episode 54. 30 September 2024.

Vesco, Brandi. “AI Can Help Schools Quickly Detect, Remediate Cyber Threats.” Government Technology. 26 September 2024.

Zucco, Erica. “Highline cancels second day of class amid rise in tech troubles for districts nationally.” King 5 News. 9 September 2024.

Stiffler, Lisa. “‘They’re attractive targets’: Cybersecurity attacks on schools are becoming more frequent and severe.” GeekWire. 9 September 2024.

Ng, Alexandria. “The ‘Good Hackers’ Helping Education Companies Test Their Cybersecurity Practices.” EdWeek Market Brief. 30 August 2024.

Torres, Monica. “4 Mistakes Parents Make When Posting Their Kids' First-Day-Of-School Photos.” Huffington Post. 30 August 2024.

Quraishi, Ash-har, Sen, Ari, Pham, Scott, Corral, Amy, & Johnston, Taylor. “Ransomware attacks on schools threaten student data nationwide.” CBS News. 26 August 2024.

Barack, Lauren. “Classroom tech needs guardrail process to ensure cybersecurity.” K-12 Dive. 14 August 2024.

DiMolfetta, David. “Cyberattacks still ravage schools, defying White House efforts launched last year.” Nextgov/FCW. 5 August 2024.

Klein, Alyson. “Billions of Dollars for Ed Tech in Schools Are Now in Jeopardy. Here’s Why.” Education Week. 25 July 2024.

Fittes, Emma Kate. “‘Freemium’ Ed-Tech Products Come Under Scrutiny as Cybersecurity Concerns Rise.” EdWeek Market Brief. 26 July 2024.

Roberts-Grmela, Julian. “Here's how schools can bolster cybersecurity defenses after 'rocky year'.“ Chalkboard News. 15 July 2024.

Young, Jeffrey R., “An Education Chatbot Company Collapsed. Where Did the Student Data Go?” EdSurge. 15 July 2024.

Griesbach, Rebecca. “Cyber Attack May Have Exposed Alabama Student, Teacher Data.” Government Technology. 5 July 2024.

Keierleber, Mark. “L.A. Schools Investigates Data Breach as FCC Approves $200M Cybersecurity Pilot.” The 74. 7 June 2024.

Klein, Alyson. “FCC Pilot Program to Help Schools Fight ‘Real and Growing’ Cyberattacks.” Education Week. 6 June 2024.

Ofgang, Erik. “Guarding Your District Against AI Deepfakes, Including Porn.” Tech & Learning. 28 May 2024.

Merod, Anna. “How a CISA proposal could impact K-12 cyber incident reporting.” Cybersecurity Dive. 14 May 2024.

Ofgang, Erik. “Hackers Are After Student Data. Here’s Why.” Tech & Learning. 6 May 2024.

Klein, Alyson. “Ed-Tech Companies Are Vulnerable to Cyberattacks. A New Federal Effort Wants to Help.” Education Week. 2 May 2204.

REMS TA Center. “Episode 30: First Steps to Improve Your School’s Cybersecurity Posture.” REMS on the Air Podcast. 1 April 2024.

Fox-Sowell, Sophia. “Education Dept. launches council to stop K-12 cyberattacks.” StateSCOOP. 28 March 2024.

Lucariello, Kate. “Vinson and K12 SlX Partner to Create Free K–12 Cybersecurity Survey Tool.” THE Journal. 21 March 2024.

Lee, Christine. “Scranton School District continues ransomware attack probe; FBI contacted.” The Times-Tribune. 18 March 2024.

Cardoza, Kavitha. “Hackers are targeting a surprising group of people: young public school students.” NPR. 12 March 2024.

Cardoza, Kavitha. “One reason school cyberattacks are on the rise? Schools are easy targets for hackers.” NPR. 11 March 2024.

Schneider, Craig. “School cyber incidents on Long Island: Reported cases rose sharply in 2023.” Newsday. 25 February 2024.

Caffrey, Michelle. “As Schools Cope With a Cybersecurity ‘Wild West,’ Advocates Roll Out Guidelines for Vendors.” EdWeek Market Brief. 16 February 2024.

Keierleber, Mark. “Leaked Active School Shooter Plans Revive Scrutiny of Ed Tech Privacy Pledge.” The 74. 2 February 2024.

REMS TA Center. “Episode 28: The Importance of Collaboration in Cybersecurity and Risk Management.” REMS on the Air Podcast. 1 February 2024.

Diamond, Michael L. “Freehold schools back after cyberattacks. What happened and what should parents do?” Asbury Park Press. 31 January 2024.

Prothero, Arianna. “A Massive Data Leak Exposed School Lockdown Plans. What Districts Need to Know.” Education Week. 24 January 2024.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “'Too Small and Too Slow': FCC Cybersecurity Pilot Proposal Draws Criticism.” THE Journal. 23 January 2024.

2023

Roberts-Grmela, Julian. “'Underreported' school cybersecurity attacks cost money, threaten privacy.” ChalkBoard News. 27 December 2023.

Buck, Tara E. “What Are the Privacy Implications of Biometrics in K–12 Schools?” EdTech: Focus on K-12. 18 December 2023.

Keierleber, Mark, Marcantel, Stephen, & White, Ashley. “Thousands of Louisiana Teachers and Students Had Their Information Leaked After Cyberattack, But Were Never Notified.” The74. 4 December 2023.

Durkin Richer, Alanna. “K-12 schools improve protection against online attacks, but many are vulnerable to ransomware gangs.” Associated Press. 19 November 2023.

Ferguson, Dana. “Minnesota schools turn to voters, plead for lawmaker help in fending off cyberattacks.” MPR News. 14 November 2023.

Keierleber, Mark. “Why a New Brand of Cyberattack on Las Vegas Schools Should Worry Everyone.” The74. 8 November 2023.

Valley, Jackie. “Schools get serious about a different kind of bully: Cybercriminals.” Christian Science Monitor. 26 October 2023.

Hernandez, Rocio. “Clark County students back to pen and paper assignments after cybersecurity breach.” The Nevada Independent. 21 October 2023.

Wootton-Greener, Julie. “CCSD continues to investigate cybersecurity incident.” Las Vegas Review-Journal. 19 October 2023.

Lonas, Lexi. “Rising cyberattacks on schools put students at risk.” The Hill. 26 September 2023.

Elsen-Rooney, Michael. “NYC schools are tightening cybersecurity. Some educators fear unintended consequences.” Chalkbeat New York. 18 September 2023.

Gottfried, Mara. “‘Data security incident’ at St. Paul school district involved 43,000+ student names, email addresses.” Pioneer Press. 15 September 2023.

Keierleber, Mark. “It’s Back to School for Cyber Gangs, Too.” The74. 14 September 2023.

Fox-Sowell, Sophia. “Cyberattacks against K-12 schools continue to worsen, says analyst.” StateScoop. 12 September 2023.

Fox-Sowell, Sophia. “Texas IT division launches security incident reporting portal.” StateScoop. 5 September 2023.

Mandy, Erica. “Special Edition: Hackers Targeting Schools - Why & What to Do.” The Newsworthy Podcast. 26 August 2023.

DeWitt, Ethan. “‘It’s really a defense’: As cyberattacks rise, officials urge schools to take precautions.” New Hampshire Bulletin. 22 August 2023.

Garriss, Kirstin. “Experts believe AI could help prevent some cybersecurity attacks in schools.” FOX 30 Action News Jax. 21 August 2023.

Rosenthal, Josh. “As classes begin, schools confront rise in cyber threats.” Fox 5 Washington DC. 18 August 2023.

Langreo, Lauraine. “Schools Are a Top Target of Ransomware Attacks, and It’s Getting Worse.” Education Week. 17 August 2023.

Langreo, Lauraine. “7 Data Breaches That Left Schools in the Lurch.” Education Week. 17 August 2023.

Scanlon, Tom. “Cyber crooks terrorize school districts.” Scottsdale Progress. 16 August 2023.

DiMolfetta, David and Starks, Tim. “Schools may have a long way to go to protect against cyberattacks.” The Washington Post. 9 August 2023.

Keierleber, Mark. “‘Do Not Underestimate the Ruthlessness’: White House Takes on K-12 School Cybersecurity Threat at First-Ever Summit.” The74. 8 August 2023.

News Staff. “Feds Announce Massive K-12 Cybersecurity Resilience Program.” Government Technology. 7 August 2023.

Jones, David. “White House rolls out millions in funding to combat K-12 cyberattacks.” Cybersecurity Dive. 7 August 2023.

O’Donnell-Welch, Lindsey. “White House Wants to Bolster School District Cybersecurity.” Decipher. 7 August 2023.

Langreo, Lauraine. “Biden Administration Announces Cybersecurity Initiative for K-12 Schools.” Education Week. 7 August 2023.

Thompson, Ben. “Schools lack the resources to defend against cyberattacks, cyber expert says.” WCNC Charlotte. 5 August 2023.

Keierleber, Mark. “New $200 Million FCC Proposal Could Help Schools Combat Cyber Attack Onslaught.” The74. 24 July 2023.

Klein, Alyson. “Newly Proposed Grants Could Help Districts Extinguish a Cybersecurity ‘4-Alarm Fire’.” Education Week. 12 July 2023.

Haimson, Leonie, and Alicea, Daniel. “Talk out of School: Student Data Breaches: Are NYS & NYC Doing Their Job?” WBAI. 9 July 2023.

Gifford, Aaron. “ISTELive 23: Cyber Insurance a Costly Proposition for K-12.” Government Technology. 3 July 2023.

Sabin, Sam. “School cyber teams go back to the drawing board.” Axios. 27 June 2023.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “K12 SIX Invites Input for 2023-24 Updates to Essential Cybersecurity Protections Series.” THE Journal. 30 May 2023.

Sammons, Rebecca. “Three Ways to Defend K-12 Schools from Ransomware Attacks: Insights from CISA.” Today’s Modern Educator. 24 May 2023.

Derickson, Tyler. “Fact or Fallacy: Don’t Fall for These Common Myths About MFA in K–12.” EdTech: Focus on K-12. 23 May 2023.

Keierleber, Mark. “How Leaked School Security Maps Could Put Minneapolis Kids in Danger.” The74. 15 May 2023.

Keierleber, Mark. “From Campus Rape Cases to Child Abuse Reports, ‘Worst-Case’ Data Breach Rocks MN Schools.” The74. 5 May 2023.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “Ransomware Gang Claims Edison Learning Data Theft.” THE Journal. 1 May 2023.

Schneider, Craig and Tyrrell, Joie. “School cyber incidents on Long Island: Number of reported cases more than doubled last year, records show.” Newsday. 29 April 2023.

Collier, Kevin. “Students’ psychological reports, abuse allegations leaked by ransomware hackers.” NBC. 26 April 2023.

Langreo, Lauraine. “Schools Are Major Targets of Cyberattacks. A Bipartisan Effort in Congress Aims to Help.” Education Week. 20 April 2023.

Davis, Angela and Cloutier, Danelle. “Keeping online information safe after Minnesota schools hacked.” Minnesota Public Radio. 14 April 2023.

Richert, Catharine. “Rochester schools end week without internet, questions linger about cyber attack.” Minnesota Public Radio. 14 April 2023.

Richert, Catharine. “Rochester Public Schools says data was breached.” Minnesota Public Radio. 10 April 2023.

Erdahl, Kent. “Rochester Public Schools confirm data breach; experts explain why it's happening more often.” KARE 11. 10 April 2023.

Gifford, Aaron. “The Road to Restoration: Baltimore Schools Rise from Cyber Attack.” Government Technology. 30 March 2023.

Dernbach, Becky Z. “Minnesota education bill would let schools apply for cybersecurity grants.” Sahan Journal. 30 March 2023.

Reed, Jonathan. “More School Closings Coast-to-Coast Due to Ransomware.” Security Intelligence. 27 March 2023.

The Editorial Board. “Schools need standards, resources to improve cybersecurity.” Boston Globe. 23 March 2023.

Keierleber, Mark. “Days After Missed Ransomware Deadline, Stolen MN Schools’ Files Appear Online.” The 74. 22 March 2023.

Keierleber, Mark. “Ransomware Group Claims Massive Data Leak But MN Files’ Whereabouts a Mystery.” The74. 17 March 2023.

Bauman, Josh, Racine, Mark, and Warden, Chris. “Episode 109 - K12 SIX Conference Recap and Doug Levin Interview.” K12 Tech Talk Podcast. 9 March 2023.

Rowe, Taashi. “CISA Urges K–12 Schools to Prioritize Stronger Cybersecurity Investments.” EdTech: Focus on K-12. 9 March 2023.

Keierleber, Mark. “Hackers Use Stolen Student Data Against Minneapolis Schools in Brazen New Threat.” The74. 9 March 2023.

Shockman, Elizabeth. “District says private data from Minneapolis schools computer system posted online.” MPR News. 7 March 2023.

Shockman, Elizabeth. “School cybersecurity expert weighs in: What’s happening in Minneapolis?” MPR News. 3 March 2023.

AirTalk with Larry Mantle. “An Investigation Reveals the LAUSD Data Breach Exposed Student Mental Health Records.” LAist | 89.3FM. 27 February 2023.

Keierleber, Mark. “Trove of L.A. Students’ Mental Health Records Posted to Dark Web After Cyber Hack.” The74. 22 February 2023.

Klein, Alyson. “‘Cybersecurity Is Huge.’ Educators Make the Case for More Federal Funding.” Education Week. 16 February 2023.

News Staff. “K12 SIX Debuts Free Tool for Finding Compromised Accounts.” Government Technology. 9 February 2023.

Pattison-Gordon, Julie. “CISA Offers Advice, Cybersecurity Resources for K-12.” Government Technology. 26 January 2023.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “New CISA K-12 Cyber Report: Leaders – Not Just IT Staff – Must Be Involved in Security Strategy.” THE Journal. 26 January 2023.

Polit, Kate. “CISA Looks to Help K-12 Schools Address Evolving Cyber Threats.” MeriTalk State & Local. 26 January 2023.

Merod, Anna. “CISA: K-12 cybersecurity change falls on leaders, not just IT staff.” K-12 Dive. 26 January 2023.

Langreo, Lauraine. “3 Ways Schools Can Reduce Cybersecurity Risks.” Education Week. 25 January 2023.

SC Staff. “CISA sheds light on K-12 cybersecurity in review.” SC Media. 25 January 2023.

Freed, Benjamin. “CISA publishes long-awaited K-12 cybersecurity roadmap.” StateScoop. 24 January 2023.

Sabin, Sam. “Exclusive: CISA releases new K-12 cybersecurity game plan.” Axios. 24 January 2023.

Torchia, Rebecca. “Why Are Schools Underreporting Cyberattacks?” EdTech: Focus on K-12. 20 January 2023.

Smith, Cory. “Calls grow for TikTok bans, but experts warn other apps are also risky.” The National Desk. 6 January 2023.

Langreo, Laurine & Klein, Alyson. “Most Teachers Think Cyberattacks Won’t Affect Schools. District Leaders Disagree.” Education Week. 5 January 2023.

Klein, Alyson. “Should Schools Ban TikTok? Louisiana Ed. Chief Urges Districts to Do It.” Education Week. 4 January 2023.

2022

Pattison-Gordon, Jule. “What Can Schools Do Against the Onslaught of Ransomware?” Government Technology. 22 December 2022.

Klein, Alyson. “E-Rate Money for Cybersecurity? The FCC Is About to Get an Earful From Schools.” Education Week. 14 December 2022.

Sganga, Nicole. “Ransomware group Vice Society targeted dozens of schools in 2022, new report finds.” CBS. 6 December 2022.

Perez, M.G. “Cybersecurity threat hits San Diego schools.” KPBS. 5 December 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “Texas CIO Report Calls for New Law Requiring K–12 Schools to Report All Cyber Incidents.” THE Journal. 1 December 2022.

Thompson, Ann. “Kids' information is more valuable than adults'. That's one reason schools are getting hacked.” WVXU. 21 November 2022.

Wood, Colin. “Texas signals potential changes to cybersecurity policies.” StateSCOOP. 17 November 2022.

Freed, Benjamin. “Cyber threats in K-12 are 'here to stay'.” StateSCOOP. 2 November 2022.

Mollenkamp, Daniel. “School Districts Are Being Held For Ransom Over Data. Are Solutions On The Way?” EdSurge. 27 October 2022.

Kenney, Kara. “Growing number of Indiana school districts victims of cyberattacks.” WRTV. 26 October 2022.

Ward, Micah. “Districts can only do so much to prevent cyberattacks. They need federal support.” District Administration. 26 October 2022.

Klein, Alyson. “Education Dept. Slow to Recognize Seriousness of Cyberattacks, GAO Watchdog Report Finds.” Education Week. 25 October 2022.

Freed, Benjamin. “Feds still behind on K-12 cybersecurity, audit finds.” StateSCOOP. 24 October 2022.

Greig, Jonathan. “Ransomware group claims attack on Wisconsin school district.” The Record. 24 October 2022.

Hess, Frederick. “Schools Are Getting Hit Hard By Cyberattacks. What Can They Do About It?” Forbes. 21 October 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “New Guide 'Cybersecurity Frameworks: What K-12 Leaders Need to Know' Released by K12SIX, SETDA.” THE Journal. 20 October 2022.

Parker, Carey. “Protecting Schools and Students.” Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons Podcast. 17 October 2022.

Merod, Anna. “4 steps districts can take to shore up cybersecurity.” K-12 Dive. 14 October 2022.

Sequeira, Kate. “California schools seek to fend off cyberattacks.” EdSource. 12 October 2022.

Irish-Glass, Jennette, Whelan, Sean, and Rizzo, John. “Episode 4: The K12 Security Information eXchange.” C:\bot_run : A K12 Cybersecurity Podcast. 11 October 2022.

Ward, Micah. “Should schools pay ransoms? Here are 3 scenarios to look out for.” District Administration. 11 October 2022.

Hayhurst, Chris. “How School Districts Can Take Incident Response Planning to the Next Level.” EdTech: Focus on K-12. 10 October 2022.

Hess, Rick. “Why Are Schools a Target for Cyberattacks?” Education Week. 6 October 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “New California Law Requires Schools to Report All Cyberattacks Impacting 500 or More.” THE Journal. 6 October 2022.

Langreo, Laurine. “Should School Districts Pay a Ransomware Demand? It’s Not Always Simple.” Education Week. 5 October 2022.

Keierleber, Mark. “LAUSD downplays student harm after cyber gang posts sensitive data online.” LA School Report. 4 October 2022.

FOX 11 Los Angeles. “LAUSD hack: What's the impact of released data?” FOX 11 Los Angeles. 3 October 2022.

Keierleber, Mark. “Cyber Gang Posts Los Angeles Students’ Sensitive Data on Dark Web After Hack.” The 74. 3 October 2022.

Tat, Linh. “Hacking group has reportedly released LAUSD data stolen during recent cyberattack.” Los Angeles Daily News. 2 October 2022.

Tat, Linh. “LAUSD says it won’t pay ransom after cyberattacker threatens to release sensitive information.” Los Angeles Daily News. 30 September 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “Federal Appeals Court Ruling Means Class-Action Suits Over Data Breaches No Longer Require Proof of Actual Harm.” THE Journal. 27 September 2022.

Hughes, Stephanie. “Schools call on FCC for cybersecurity funding.” Marketplace. 22 September 2022.

Tat, Linh. “LAUSD receives ransom demand from Labor Day weekend cyberattacker.” Los Angeles Daily News. 21 September 2022.

Freed, Benjamin. “StateRAMP attracts more states, education sector.” StateScoop. 20 September 2022.

Merod, Anna. “$1B federal cybersecurity grant to be distributed to states over 4 years.” K-12 Dive. 20 September 2022.

KPCC 89.3FM. “In Wake Of LAUSD Cyberattack, How Can Schools Be Better Protected From Cybersecurity Threats?” AirTalk. 16 September 2022.

Ward, Micah. “This is why it’s imperative for smaller districts to share information about cyberattacks.” District Administration. 15 September 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “LAUSD Chief Gets Unlimited Emergency Spending Powers After Vice Society Claims Stolen Data From Ransomware Attack.” THE Journal. 14 September 2022.

Keierleber, Mark. “LA Schools and the Mystery of the Missing Ransom Note.” The 74. 13 September 2022.

Albanese, Giovanni. “Could ID Management Limit Cyber Attacks on K-12 Districts?” Government Technology. 14 September 2022.

Garriss, Kirstin. “VIDEO: FBI warns hackers are targeting K-12 schools and potentially your student’s personal data.” WFTV9. 12 September 2022.

Garriss, Kirstin. “FBI warns hackers are targeting K-12 schools and potentially your student’s personal data.” KIRO 7. 12 September 2022.

Stokes, Kyle. “Two Years Before Online Attack, Auditors Warned Los Angeles Unified About Cybersecurity. How Bad Were The Problems They Found?”. The LAist. 9 September 2022.

Faife, Corin. “LA school district was warned of ransomware threat before recent shutdown.” The Verge. 9 September 2022.

Kirk, Jeremy. “LA School District Forewarned of Malware, Attack Risks.” Data Breach Today. 9 September 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “LAUSD Ransomware Attack: A Wake-Up Call for Policymakers?”. THE Journal. 8 September 2022.

Starks, Tim. “The Cybersecurity 202: ‘Back to school’ is also ‘back to cyberattacks’ for some districts.” The Washington Post. 7 September 2022.

Morales, Robert. “Is your school prepared to fend off a cyberattack? LAUSD’s situation is a cautionary tale.” Daily Breeze. 7 September 2022.

Klein, Alyson. “Why the Los Angeles Cyberattack Is a Wake-Up Call for Every School District.” Education Week. 6 September 2022.

Kapko, Matt, and Merod, Anna. “Ransomware attack takes down multiple Los Angeles Unified School District systems.” K-12 Dive. 6 September 2022.

Rivero, Victor. “Cybersecurity in K-12: Where to Go For Help.” EdTech Digest. 31 August 2022.

Mitchinson, Dan. “New law might mandate schools to report cyberbullying to the state.” KCBS San Francisco. 29 August 2022.

Geist, Eric. “Local ISD Victim of Ransomware Attack.” The Dallas Express. 29 August 2022.

Newsday Staff. “School year to start with 'stability,' fewer COVID mandates, officials say.” Newsday. 28 August 2022.

Klein, Alyson. “5 Big Technology Challenges Teachers and Administrators Will Face This School Year.” Education Week. 26 August 2022.

Watts, Julie. “New law would require eliminate underreporting of school cyberattacks.” CBS Sacramento. 23 August 2022.

Pattison-Gordon, Jule. “School Districts Share ‘Lesson Plan’ for Boosting Cybersecurity.” Government Technology. 19 August 2022.

Sabin, Sam. “The threat of back-to-school cyberattacks.” Axios Codebook. 19 August 2022.

Cox, Joseph. “A Tool That Monitors How Long Kids Are in the Bathroom Is Now in 1,000 American Schools.” Vice. 18 August 2022.

Stride. “How do schools protect their sensitive data from cyberattacks?” Podcast: What I Want to Know with Kevin Chavous. 17 August 2022.

ISACA. “Current State of Cybersecurity in K12.” ISACA Podcast. 16 August 2022.

McKenzie, Lindsay. “How a Seattle-area school district recovered from a ransomware attack.” StateScoop. 16 August 2022.

Keierleber , Mark. “Illuminate Ed Pulled from ‘Student Privacy Pledge’ After Massive Data Breach.” The 74. 8 August 2022.

Ceres, Pia. “Kids Are Back in Classrooms and Laptops Are Still Spying on Them.” Wired. 3 August 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “Hear Ransomware Victims Describe the Response & Recovery Lessons Learned at Virtual Event for IT Practitioners.” THE Journal. 3 August 2022.

Keierleber , Mark. “After Huge Illuminate Data Breach, Ed Tech’s ‘Student Privacy Pledge’ Under Fire.” The 74. 24 July 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “K12 SIX Releases Essential Cyber Incident Response Template for Schools.” THE Journal. 13 July 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “Why Student Data Breaches Are Dangerous & How They May Alter the Ed Tech Marketplace.” 12 July 2022.

Zou, Dandan. “99 Plainedge school employees affected in cyber incident.” Newsday. 1 July 2022.

Travis, Scott. “School Admin Shared Non-Public Details of Ransomware Attack with Private Company.” Government Technology. 21 June 2022.

Travis, Scott. “Investigation: School administrators kept ransomware details secret — then used them for private business.” Sun Sentinel. 17 June 2022.

Merod, Anna. “Illuminate Education data breach now reported in Los Angeles schools, too.” K-12 Dive. 6 June 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “Illuminate Education Breach Included Los Angeles Unified & Riverside County Districts, Pushing Total Impacted to Over 3M.” THE Journal. 6 June 2022.

Wells, Andrea. “Schools and Underwriters Do Their Cyber Security Homework.” Insurance Journal. 6 June 2022.

Keierleber, Mark. “74 Interview: Cybersecurity Expert Levin on the Harms of Student Data Hacks.” The 74. 31 May 2022.

Merod, Anna. “Chicago Public Schools data breach affects nearly 500K students.” K-12 Dive. 24 May 2022.

Mookerjee, Shourjya. “Schools should prep for ransomware with response and comms plans, experts say.” GCN. 20 May 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “Illuminate Data Breach Spreads to Fifth State as Oklahoma City Notifies Parents.” THE Journal. 17 May 2022.

Torchia, Rebecca. “5 Reliable K–12 Cybersecurity Resources.” EdTech: Focus on K-12. 13 May 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “Illuminate Data Breach Impact in CO Grows to 8 Districts Plus 1 CA District and 3 in CT.” THE Journal. 12 May 2022.

Freed, Benjamin. “K-12 vendor breach spreads across New York State.” StateScoop. 5 May 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “Number of Districts Impacted by Illuminate Student Data Breach Grows as a Third Alerts Parents.” THE Journal. 25 April 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “Another School District Says Student Data Breached Within an Illuminate Education Product.” THE Journal. 21 April 2022.

Bergal, Jenni. “WA Schools Prepare for Potential Cyberthreat from Russia.” Crosscut. 8 April 2022.

Bergal, Jenni. “US Schools Prepare for Potential Cyberthreat from Russia.” Pew Stateline. 5 April 2022.

Merod, Anna. “Data breach exposes 820K New York City students’ information.” K-12 Dive. 31 March 2022.

Klein, Alyson. “What Schools Can Learn From the Biggest Cyberattack Ever on a Single District.” Education Week. 30 March 2022.

Veiga, Christina. “After massive NYC student data breach, here are steps you can take to protect your family.” Chalkbeat New York. 29 March 2022.

Freed, Benjamin. “New York City wants vendor investigated after apparent hack affecting 820,000 students.” StateScoop. 29 March 2022.

Elsen-Rooney, Michael. “Personal Data of 820,000 Students Exposed in NYC Hack.” Government Technology. 28 March 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “IO Classroom Cyberattack in January Compromised Personal Data of Over 800K NYC Students.” THE Journal. 28 March 2022.

Schneider, Craig and Tyrrell, Joie. “LI schools hit with 29 ransomware attacks, hacks, other cyber incidents in past 3 years.” Newsday. 27 March 2022.

Elsen-Rooney, Michael. “Data of 820,000 NYC students compromised in hack of online grading system: Education Dept.” Daily News. 25 March 2022.

StateScoop. “Why school districts need to be more transparent on cyber.” StateScoop Priorities Podcast. 24 March 2022.

Klein, Alyson. “K-12 Cyber Attacks Fell in 2021 Despite Overall Ransomware Increase.” Governing. 22 March 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “Cybersecurity Experts Call for More Transparency and Immediate Resources for Schools.” THE Journal. 17 March 2022.

Merod, Anna. “K-12 cyber incident report calls for more public disclosure of cyberattacks.” K-12 Dive. 14 March 2022.

Freed, Benjamin. “K-12 cyber incidents are drastically undercounted, group says.” StateScoop. 10 March 2022.

Brake, Bryan, Boettcher, Brian, and Berlin, Amanda. “K12SIX's Eric Lankford and Doug Levin on helping schools get added security -p2.” Brakeing Down Security Podcast. 1 March 2022.

Brake, Bryan, Boettcher, Brian, and Berlin, Amanda. “K12SIX's Eric Lankford and Doug Levin on helping schools get added security -p1.” Brakeing Down Security Podcast. 22 February 2022.

Travis, Scott. “Broward schools took steps to hide key details of data breach.” Sun Sentinel. 17 February 2022.

Klein, Alyson. “Cyber Attacks on Schools: Who, What, Why and Now What?” Government Technology. 14 February 2022.

Merod, Anna. “New Mexico rep pushes $45M K-12 cybersecurity proposal.” K-12 Dive. 14 February 2022.

Klein, Alyson. “School Cyberattacks, Explained.” Education Week. 11 February 2022.

Eiserer, Tanya and Trahan, Jason. “‘They pretty much had access to everything’: WFAA reveals the masterminds behind last year’s Dallas ISD cyber breach. And it’s not who you think.” WFAA. 7 February 2022.

Eiserer, Tanya. “'I was basically an administrator': He was a 6th grader when he hacked a school system. The lack of security made it too easy.” WFAA. 7 February 2022.

Mollenkamp, Daniel. “Epic Outages of Edtech Tools Show K-12 Schools Are Vulnerable to Cyberattacks.” EdSurge. 26 January 2022.

Kuykendall, Kristal. “How to Prepare Your School for a Cyberattack with Limited Resources.” THE Journal. 18 January 2022.

Elsen-Rooney, Michael. “Ransomware feared in weeklong outage of online grading and attendance system used by NYC schools.” Daily News. 14 January 2022.

Klein, Alyson. “Thousands of School Websites Went Down in a Cyberattack. It’ll Happen Again, Experts Say.” Education Week. 10 January 2022.

Rowe, Taashi. “Federal Government Addresses Cybersecurity in K–12 Schools.” EdTech: Focus on K-12. 7 January 2022.

2020-2021

Torchia, Rebecca. “5 K–12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2022.” EdTech: Focus on K-12. 6 December 2021.

Schneider, Craig. “How school districts became a top — and lucrative — target for cybercriminals.” Newsday. 14 November 2021.

Torchia, Rebecca. “The K–12 Cybersecurity Act Becomes Law.” EdTech: Focus on K-12. 22 October 2021.

Sabin, Sam. “New K-12 cybersecurity law is just the first step.” Politico. 12 October 2021.

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