K-12 schools must have a firm understanding of their threat environment to align spending with their greatest cybersecurity needs.

Safeguarding K-12 school networks with proactive cybersecurity approaches


K-12 schools must have a firm understanding of their threat environment to align spending with their greatest security needs

Key points:

  • School districts need bigger cybersecurity budgets and support mechanisms
  • Cybersecurity threats are not going away, and knowledge is a large factor in protecting networks
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  • Learn How to Lower Cybersecurity Threats to Your School

Now more than ever, safeguarding students and staff from targeted cyberattacks is critical to the health of our U.S. education system. Local K-12 schools are a top target for cybercrime. Estimates from the nonprofit organization K12 Security Information Exchange reveal more than 1,300 publicly disclosed cyberattacks against U.S. schools since 2016.

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