FALL 2023, ISSUE 30
RIC ONE DPSS DIGITAL DIGEST
DATA PRIVACY AND CYBER SECURITY FOR K-12
HAPPY CYBERSECURITY MONTH!
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IN THIS ISSUE
GOOD NEWS ON AESA AWARD AND THE 2024 RIC ONE DPSS STATEWIDE CONFERENCE
OCTOBER IS CYBERSECURITY MONTH
CISA’S SECURE OUR WORLD CAMPAIGN
DPO DOWNLOAD EPISODE 11
JOINT HEARING ON RANSOMWARE ATTACKS
HELPFUL RESOURCES
GOOD NEWS !
The Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA) selected the RIC One Data Privacy Service as their 2023 recipient of AESA’s Exemplary Service and Innovation for Technological Advancement Award. This award is granted to agencies that advance the goals of educational service agencies, support innovative technology programs to cause positive improvement and use technology effectively to enhance operations and accountability. The Chair of the NYS Regional Information Center Directors accepted this award on behalf of RIC One DPSS. We are grateful for receiving this award and will continue to provide quality data privacy and security resources and support for NYS districts. RIC ONE DPSS SELECTED AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE EXPEMPLARY SERVICE AND INNOVATION FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AWARD BY AESA
Left to right: M. Statile (NERIC), L. Pollak (Nassau RIC), J. Bass (AESA), M. Doughty (NERIC) and M. Romano (LHRIC)
OCTOBER IS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH!
SECURE OUR WORLD FOR CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH 2023
This is the 20th campaign promoting Cybersecurity Awareness and this October focuses on Securing Our World by promoting these behaviors:
Use strong passwords and a password manager Turn on multifactor authentication Recognize and report phishing Update software
You can get resources to support this campaign from: The “OG”, The National Cybersecurity Alliance Resources & Guides
CISA Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resources NIST Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resources
CISA’S SECURE OUR WORLD CAMPAIGN
“SIMPLE WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM ONLINE THREATS”
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency has launched a new public service campaign to help citizens and businesses protect themselves from online threats. Visit CISA’s “Secure Our World” page to learn more.
EPISODE 11
NCA’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHARES K-12 CYBERSECURITY TIPS FOR CYBERSECURITY MONTH
DPO Download Podcast hosts Monica Statile and Josh Becker met with National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) Executive Director Lisa Plaggemier to learn about the NCA, how Cybersecurity Month has evolved over the last 20 years and what K-12 institutions can do to improve their cybersecurity posture. Ms. Plaggemier also shared how you can protect your professional and personal data by applying the behaviors promoted this October 2023: Strong passwords, MFA, phishing awareness and software updates.
Listen to the DPO Download on your favorite streaming service. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dpodownload
JOINT HEARING ON RANSOMWARE ATTACKS
The subcommittees for Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation and for Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs called a joint meeting to address ransomware threats to K-12, heath care and U.S. infrastructure. Watch the video to hear testimony from impacted schools. Main takeaways can be found here.
HELPFUL RESOURCES
SEVENTY QUESTIONS TO ASSESS RISK ON A RAPIDLY CHANGING THREAT LANDSCAPE
ISACA published 70 questions to assess cybersecurity risk. Every “yes” reduces risk while every “no” can be mitigated to further reduce risk.
READY.GOV BUSINESS PLANNING RESOURCES
Ready.gov provides disaster planning resources that can be applied to natural disasters and cybersecurity disasters. The Ready Business Planning page has resources for developing plans, including for business impact analysis, risk assessment, and risk mitigation, The Emergency Plan page includes resources for developing business continuity plans, crisis communications, and IT disaster recovery. Enjouy!
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