Managing Third-Party Risk in K-12 Education
Schools rely on a complex web of technology partners to deliver instruction, streamline administration, and connect communities. From learning management systems to specialized apps for math practice or literacy, third-party vendors have become essential to modern education. But every time a new tool is introduced, so is a new potential risk to student data. As […]
How Ecosystem Orchestration Transforms K-12 Student Data Privacy
There was a time when keeping student records meant maintaining a manila folder that was tucked away in a locked filing cabinet for which only one or two officials had a key. Those days are long gone. Today, nearly everything required throughout a school day, from lesson plans, quizzes, and group projects to personally identifiable […]
Back to School, Not Back to Breaches: How K-12 Schools Can Secure Student Data in 2025
As we head back to school, here’s what K-12 IT leaders should focus on to protect student data and keep learning on track in 2025,
MFA in K-12 Schools
Recognizing the crucial nature of MFA for K-12 schools, SchoolDay has developed an MFA solution that enables every school to implement MFA for every student.
Zero Trust Data Exchange and Ecosystem Orchestration
“Schools need to be more diligent now more than ever. A transformation to zero-trust ecosystem data governance is a must – not just an option. Zero-trust data exchange and ecosystem orchestration is the answer to cybersecurity threats for schools deploying hundreds of third-party SaaS tools. Don’t procrastinate “ – Robert Iskander At SchoolDay, we are […]
A New Era in Education Communication: Tokenized CPaaS
As K-12 schools grapple with the enormous responsibility of safeguarding personal information, one area that has presented a challenge is effectively managing communications among parents, students, and educators. Districts often turn to technology to enhance and streamline those efforts, but there is inherent risk in transferring personally identifiable data (PII) to EdTech vendors. To ensure […]
K-12 School Cybersecurity: Protect Student Data
Districts around the country are being targeted by sophisticated cybercrime operations that are using personally identifiable information (PII) to target schools and extract student data. Threats coming from Russia and from within our own country have compromised schools and districts throughout the U.S. The Threat Landscape Has Grown Since the Pandemic Districts were already well […]
Cybersecurity Protection – Is your District Insurable?
In January 2022, 3,000 schools were caught up in a cybersecurity incident. And the number of attacks continues to increase. Because of the increase in cybersecurity attacks against schools, many districts are considering cybersecurity protection in the form of cybersecurity insurance. The losses that school districts face are enormous. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, But to […]