Strand #4

Organizational culture starts from the top. Senior leadership’s support and willingness to invest time, resources, and political will in privacy initiatives are critical to success. Leaders must identify student data privacy priorities, the potential impact of privacy breaches and how your school or district could implement such mitigation strategies. Representatives from local, regional, state and federal partner agencies will discuss the current state of the cybersecurity and data privacy landscape, including the impact of recent cyber incidents and their agency responsibilities in helping school districts deal with the growing and changing threats. Topics covered include: policies and practice around the legal requirements of Ed Law 2-d, cyber-insurance to ensure you are covered for the unexpected costs of ransomware, legal expenses, and recovery in the event of the problem, business officials and the new digital literacy around cybersecurity. Engage in table-top drills in response to different scenarios. How do we include parents and community members in this conversation to promote a “culture of privacy?”