Data Security, School Districts, Cyber Attacks

How Schools Should Respond to the PowerSchool Cyberattack

Fisher Phillips on 1/13/2025

The country’s largest provider of cloud-based education software for K-12 schools announced on January 7 that it fell victim to a massive data breach – which may lead to questions about the implications for your school....more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 5, May 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/1/2023

Cyber Resilience Programs Falling Short on Preparing Workers for a Crisis- “At two-thirds of organizations, there is a fear that almost all employees, 95%, will not understand how to recover following a cyberattack.” ...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 4, April 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/25/2023

Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible? It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you...more

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Tells K-12 Institutions to Start Small, Build Up, and Collaborate to Fight...

Foley Hoag LLP on 2/1/2023

With the adoption of new technology, including the quick and unexpected shift to virtual learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 institutions are at an increased risk of cyberattacks and threats thereof. The rise in...more

Cyberattacks Hitting School Districts

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 10/17/2022

The recent ransomware attack targeting Los Angeles Unified School District is another frightening reminder school districts are especially vulnerable to hackers and must continuously assess all of the individual systems...more

Cybersecurity Advisory for K-12 Educational Institutions

Sands Anderson PC on 12/18/2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, recently released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory warning that cyber...more

Emerging Cyber-Security Threats for 2020: The Rise of Disruptionware and High-Impact Ransomware Attacks

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 1/27/2020

Disruptionware is defined by the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) as a new and “emerging category of malware designed to suspend operations within a victim organization through the compromise of the...more

Security Breaches In Schools: 10 Steps To Protect Your Information

Fisher Phillips on 6/6/2019

California’s San Diego Unified School District recently disclosed that it had sustained a data breach when multiple phishing emails from malicious hackers were used to gather login information of staff members throughout the...more

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