DPS News and Updates
Education Law 2-d Part 121 Update
The 45 day public comment period for the proposed Part 121 regulations closed on September 16. The implementation timeline shown below is dependent upon the Board of Regents adopting the updated proposed Part 121 regulations in October. Visit the NYS Education Department’s Student Data Privacy page for the latest updates.
Digital Citzenship Week is October 14-18 this year. Visit Common Sense Media’s Digital Citizenship Week’s page to learn more. You can also visit the RIC One DPS Digital Citizenship Resource Center to access a variety of digital citizenship resources.
Government Warnings Issued to Take “Immediate Action” to Defend Against Ransomware Attacks
A statement was released by four government technology organizations warning state and local governments (this includes school districts) to take “immediate action” and steps to defend themselves from ransomware attacks. The statement issued by the Department of HomelandSecurity’sCybersecurityandInfrastructure
Security Agency, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, the National Governors Association and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center explains the growing number of attacks makes “cyber preparedness a priority.” Districts should take necessary steps toward cyber- resilience as advised in this statement.
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