Ransomware thrives in chaos, particularly in unmonitored security gaps that often exist between front-end and back-end cyber defenses. Unfortunately, higher education institutions are susceptible to these cybersecurity vulnerabilities, leaving them scrambling for different tools and solutions to protect themselves and the data of their students, staff and faculty. Cybercriminals show no sign of relenting – in the past year alone, several...

Meet With Your Peers, Solve Common Challenges For nearly 30 years, Internet2 has convened the worldwide research and education (R&E) community for strategic conversations and discussions at the forefront of innovation and technology. Those include discussions around the policy implications and effects of a variety of emerging developments in networking, federated trust and identity, cloud-based computing services, information security, and...

Cybersecurity continues to be one of the biggest challenges public sector technology leaders face. In an industry that moves so fast and affects so many, state and local government information security leaders, as well as their counterparts at higher education institutions, are continuing to adapt to an ever-changing reality. From new threats ushered in from generative AI, to workforce challenges, to a constant need for additional funding, cyb...

Our "Coffee Break Series: SLED Research Brew," is designed for professionals navigating state, local and education (SLED) sales and marketing. Each episode serves up a fresh cup of insights and strategies, all before you are finished with your morning coffee. Our experts will dive into the latest products, tools and methodologies that are shaping the future of SLED research – and how to implement these tools to gain a better understandin...

Registration is Sold Out Email info@k12six.org to be added to the overflow registration waiting list. Hosted by the K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX), the 2024 National K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Conference is an in-person only event designed to identify and share solutions and best practices to better defend the K-12 education sector from emerging cybersecurity threats, such as ransomware and data breaches. Building on the succes...

State and local governments, K-12 districts, and higher education institutions face two kinds of threats: (1) Trusted Insider threats and (2) ‘Virtual’ Trusted Insider threats. Trusted Insider threats are rogue employees using authorized access to do unauthorized acts. This can include theft of data and services, fraud, or even system destruction or theft of IP and trade secrets. Virtual trusted insider threats happen when an emplo...

Classrooms have never been more connected. While technology and data have helped digitally transform the educational experience and improve how students learn, they have also significantly increased the attack surface for school districts. K-12 data breaches are an ongoing threat, and the stakes are high. Join the Center for Digital Education and Arctic Wolf for a live 30-minute webinar tailored for K-12 school administrators, teachers, staff,...

Higher education institutions know all about leveraging technology to advance student learning, but many institutions haven't yet adopted key technology in one crucial area: talent management. While other organizations have transitioned to more streamlined, unified systems to manage the employee lifecycle, many higher education institutions still rely on disparate, legacy systems that aren't equipped to help higher ed leaders engage and retain...

The Center for Digital Education is offering a Texas Higher Education IT Leadership Summit for those working to grow their technology leadership careers. Areas to be explored include principles of managing, how to lead with the right influence, communications/collaboration strategies, problem solving tips, and ways to manage time during hectic periods. Those attending will gain an improved understanding of how to build, recruit, retain, think...

We're excited to extend an exclusive invitation to you and members of your staff to virtually attend the December meeting of the Center for Digital Education’s Council on Navigating the Future of K-12 Education. This month, we have invited Deborah Snyder, retired New York Chief Information Security Officer and leader in cybersecurity defense and preparedness attending to discuss her insights on: What Superintendents and IT leaders needed...