ISTELive 2022: Cybersecurity Tips and Trends to Protect K-12 School Systems

Team LOKGEN July 6, 2022

K–12 school IT leaders can take some small but powerful steps to help them properly manage cybersecurity and protect data privacy in their schools. We talked with Robert Olsen, senior managing director with Ankura, about how job postings and social media can provide unintended openings for threat actors.
DIVE DEEPER: Learn how outside experts can help schools beef up cybersecurity.
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