Cybersecurity requires strategy, coordination, and at times, tough decision-making. District leaders play a crucial role in keeping connected schools running – as crucial as any firewall, filter, or endpoint protection.
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Cybercriminals don’t need a costume to cause trouble. Meet the four monsters lurking in your network and five easy ways to keep them away this Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
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Explore Fortinet’s free security awareness curriculum, including ready-to-teach lesson plans, slides, and handouts + discover practical ways to integrate these materials to build skills around password hygiene, data privacy, and safe online habits.
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A quick guide to the federal and Illinois student data privacy laws district leaders should know, plus a brief with citations for each.
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Increased reliance on technology to empower learning means increased risk. At SecurED Schools, you can prepare your institution to face that risk head on.
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A two-page summary of ISBE’s July 2026 Artificial Intelligence Guidance: the four foundational tenets and four operational guardrails district leaders need to know.
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With open source intelligence, threat actors can learn a lot about school staff and use it to exploit their trust. An SMS phishing incident at my district made that clear.
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Where the FCC’s $200 million Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program stands in 2026, what it pays for, and what participating Illinois schools and libraries need to do now.
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A guide to the federal, state, and private funding Illinois K-12 districts can use for devices, networks, software, cybersecurity, and school safety technology, with what each source covers and where it stands for 2026-27.
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Free sessions, workshops, and keynotes for K-12 technology teams, plus LTC conferences (SecurED Schools, IETC, SummIT, Hi, AI!) and year-round networking and mentoring for IT staff.
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