Cybersecurity and the Day the Internet Died

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Another average school day is just beginning when…ding! A text message comes through and your stomach sinks. “We’ve been hacked. It’s bad.”

It’s not the start to a new made-for-Netflix blockbuster; Emily Flach lived it in her former role as a tech director at an Illinois school district. Now a Regional Educational Technology Coordinator with the LTC, Emily takes us behind the scenes of “The Day the Internet Died”, sharing her experiences from a real cybersecurity incident, as well as how her team managed the crisis and the critical lessons she learned along the way

As recent news has reminded us, cyber attacks targeting educational institutions like this one are not a thing of the past. The LTC’s IT Strategy Manager, Eric Muckensturm, also joins us this week to highlight the latest risks and explore practical strategies to help IT leaders, educators, and administrators prepare for evolving cyber threats. 

Hear more from both Emily and Eric at SecurED Schools, an online cybersecurity conference for K-12 technology teams coming up on January 28, 2025:

January 28, 11:00 AM – Vetting EdTech

January 28, 12:20 PM – Reasonable Security Practices v2

Emily Flach | Regional Education Technology Coordinator, Learning Technology Center

Eric Muckensturm | IT Strategy Manager, Learning Technology Center

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