The SGMP National Education Conference (NEC) is an annual event featuring over 20 hours of professional development sessions, exciting keynote speakers, an industry tradeshow, networking opportunities, a fundraising silent auction, and more! Please see our website to view the agenda! The 2024 National Education Conference (NEC) will take place on May 7 – 9, 2024 at the Hilton Omaha and CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Our theme is ...

Educational institutions and state and local agencies historically have been challenged to keep up with technological advancements – their budgets are tight, their users are increasingly distributed post-pandemic, and they face significant operating expenses from maintaining legacy architectures and equipment. Digital transformation is appealing, but for many organizations the challenge is where to start. As the generation of data has ex...

State and local governments and education produce large amounts of unstructured data in a wide range of data types. From student report cards that contain personally identifiable information (PII) to municipal tax rolls full of information that fraudsters want to steal, these organizations have a data protection challenge on their hands. Keeping these diverse data sets safe and ensuring their high availability are essential for smooth educatio...

Cybersecurity professionals working for state and local agencies and educational systems are likely already aware that cyber attacks targeting their organizations are increasing sharply – the second quarter of 2023 saw a 40% increase over the first quarter of the year. System defenders face the ongoing challenges of resource constraints, increasingly complex networks, and data overload. Add in emerging cyber threats from the accelerating...

Recent headlines have been full of stories about state and local governments and school systems being targeted by malicious actors. And these organizations are likely to face tight budgets and limited manpower to deal with a cyber threat. For many agencies, the reality is it’s a matter of when – not if – they will be attacked. There are steps that can be taken to be better prepared to cope with the arduous task of recovery, m...

The Cybersecurity Higher Education and Workforce Development Working Group’s vision is to build a collaborative framework of educators, industry, and government to provide strategic recommendations on enhancing national cybersecurity education and workforce development. The group will recommend policy, best practices, and tools for the implementation of innovative and comprehensive national career pathways at all levels of education as w...

Join ATARC’s Cybersecurity Higher Education & Workforce Development Working Group monthly, Friday afternoon meeting. For more information on ATARC Working Groups contact ATARC’s Working Group Manager, Elizabeth Wyckoff, at ewyckoff@atarc.org. The post ATARC Cybersecurity Higher Education & Workforce Development Working Group appeared first on ATARC.

Join us for an engaging and informative webinar designed to empower public and private sector professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the world of grant writing, grant management, and the importance of broadband connectivity for all communities. In this session, we will explore the critical aspects of successful grant applications, effective grant management strategies, and the transformative impact of broadband access o...

Our nation’s K-12 schools are data-rich, but often resource-poor. That combination makes them very attractive targets for ransomware attacks. The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, part of the Center for Internet Security, just released a new report that 29% of its member organization reported being victims of ransomware attacks – and the rapid expansion of remote learning in response to the pandemic has only made...

Even before the pandemic, U.S. K-12 school districts were undergoing a digital transformation - digitizing paper-based processes and adopting ‘smart’ technologies for core services, including facilities management, transportation, HR and staffing, business services, and teaching and learning. The pandemic accelerated those trends, in support of providing online learning to children sheltering at home. But this also means that schoo...