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Total Credits: 1.0 including 1.0 MASBO Credit(s)
Tags: Essentials Events
This session will examine the growing importance of cybersecurity in education, framing it as a critical business risk with significant financial and operational consequences—where breaches can cost millions, while prevention remains far more affordable. With schools facing heightened risks due to expanding digital footprints, sensitive data, limited resources, and diverse users, the presentation will highlight today’s top cyber threats and emphasize best practices such as incident response planning, staff training, and technical safeguards like multifactor authentication, patch management, and endpoint detection—measures that strengthen resilience, reduce financial exposure, and improve insurability.
Essential Briefing recordings are available to be viewed for two years after the initial presentation. Due to this timing, it is possible that some of the information may no longer be fully accurate, and it is recommended that you follow up with the appropriate resource with any questions.
Rachel is a collaborative educational technology leader dedicated to leveraging technology for systemic change and innovation in public education. Her career journey includes roles as a classroom teacher, technology integrationist, and curriculum coordinator, along with corporate project management experience. Rachel's commitment to leadership has been recognized with the District 191 Community of Excellence Award and selection as the Minnesota Technology Leader of the Year. She currently serves as the Board Chair for CoSNMN which is the state chapter of the Consortium for School Networking, a professional association for K12 education technology leaders.
