Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) Learn more about the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC). The LTC is the Alliance Member of the SDPC providing access to SDPC resources such as the IL-NDPA and the database for managing data privacy agreements to all Illinois School Districts. See More
Security Studio S2School Resources including IT Security Policy Templates IT Security Policy Templates among additional Security Resources from Security Student See More
Tabletop Exercises (TTX) Center for Internet Security (CIS) Tabletop exercises are available for use with users, administrators, and technical professionals. Tabletop exercises are meant to help organizations consider different risk scenarios and prepare for potential cyber threats. All of the exercises can be completed in as little as 15 minutes, making them a convenient tool for putting your team in the cybersecurity mindset. In addition, each scenario will list the processes that are tested, threat actors that are identified, and the assets that are impacted. See More
K12 SIX Learn more about the K12 Security Information Exchange (K12 SIX). The K12 Security Information Exchange (K12 SIX) is the only national non-profit organization solely dedicated to protecting the U.S. K12 community—including school districts, charter schools, private schools, and regional and state education agencies—from emerging cybersecurity threats. See More
K12 Incident Response Plan Template – Security Studio Utilize the K12 Incident Response Management Plan Template from Security Studio to be better prepared if and when an Incident happens in your District. See More
Sample Communications when using IL-NDPA LTC resource for communicating with vendors about SOPPA and the IL-NDPA. See More
Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) National Data Privacy Agreement (NDPA) Press Release The Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC), a special interest group of the non-profit Access 4 Learning (A4L) Community, is proud to announce the release of the first National Data Privacy Agreement (NDPA) to streamline application contracting and set common expectations between schools/districts and marketplace providers. See More
The K-12 Cyber Incident Map The K-12 Cyber Incident Map, a visualization of publicly disclosed school cyber incidents from 2016 to present. Maintained as a public service by K12 SIX. See More
CoSN Cybersecurity Toolkit Controlling access to organizational systems and resources is an essential element of cybersecurity. The traditional approach to access control has been to assign usernames with complex password requirements, generally a combination of up to eight letters, numbers, and special characters. However, in an era of sophisticated hackers and cybercriminals, this cybersecurity approach is no longer adequate. Download our new Authentication Management Toolkit to improve your security stance. See More
Student Privacy Primer from Student Privacy Compass Great resource from Student Privacy Compass for PD and Trainings about Data Privacy. See More
