From ABC to PhD: Building K-12 Cyber Defense from Kindergarten to Staff Room

Cyber incidents now affect 82% of K-12 schools, presenting a unique challenge: securing a single network used by both young students learning their first digital lessons and staff who are prime targets for sophisticated attacks.

Your network is a bridge connecting kindergarteners learning online safety basics with experienced educators fighting off advanced phishing attempts. Protecting this environment demands more than a generic defense—it requires a specialized strategy.

Join experts from Infosec and Common Sense Media to explore the proven Dual-Track Approach. This method doesn't just treat everyone the same; it strategically tailors cyber defenses by:

• Delivering age-appropriate digital citizenship content to students through engaging lessons.
• Simultaneously hardening staff defenses with targeted, high-impact awareness training

Walk away from this session with the practical tools you need immediately, including:

• Ready-to-deploy lesson plans for students.
• Customizable phishing simulation templates for staff.
• A complete implementation roadmap to transform all your users—from your youngest students to your most seasoned educators—into active, effective participants in your school's cyber defense.