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Critical Infrastructure Protection: Additional Federal Coordination Is Needed to Enhance K-12 Cybersecurity. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-23-105480
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Hinchman, David B. – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic forced schools across the nation to increase their reliance on IT to deliver educational instruction to students. This amplified the vulnerability of K-12 schools to potentially serious cyberattacks. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to review cybersecurity in K-12 schools. The objectives of this report…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Security, Information Security, Government Role
Data Security: Recent K-12 Data Breaches Show That Students Are Vulnerable to Harm. Report to the Republican Leader, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives. GAO-20-644
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Nowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2020
A cybersecurity incident is an event that actually or potentially jeopardizes a system or the information it holds. When a student's personal information is disclosed, it can lead to physical, emotional, and financial harm. Organizations are vulnerable to data security risks, including over 17,000 public school districts and approximately 98,000…
Descriptors: Information Security, Computer Security, Student Records, Elementary Secondary Education
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Education Should Take Additional Steps to Help Protect K-12 Schools from Cyber Threats. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-22-105024
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Marinos, Nick – US Government Accountability Office, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of schools across the nation, many K-12 schools moved from in-person to remote education, increasing their dependence on IT and making them potentially more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Education Facilities, including K-12 schools, is one of the nation's critical infrastructure subsectors. Several…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Online Courses
Public-Private Solutions to Educating a Cyber Workforce. Joint Hearing before the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session (October 24, 2017). Serial Nos. 115-34 and 115-38
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US House of Representatives, 2018
This document records testimony from a joint meeting of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection and the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development regarding public-private solutions to educating a cyber workforce. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable John Ratcliffe, Chairman, Subcommittee on…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Computer Security, Higher Education, Hearings