CISA in their January and August 2023 Bulletins again called out some of the most important ways that schools can protect themselves from cyber attacks. In both reports, CISA suggested that schools start their Cybersecurity journey by implementing six of the Highest-priority security measures.

It seems like Cyber Attacks are happening everywhere these days. Whether it’s a national news report of an attack against a company that has your credit card information or local news reporting a school district like yours that’s been hit with a ransomware/data breach, these stories are plentiful.

Everyone knows the adage “No one is perfect”. Unfortunately for anyone with a computer network, the bad actors who want to infiltrate your system are ready to take full advantage of any mistake they can find. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) knows this, as they called out CPG 1.E (Mitigate Known Exploited Vulnerabilities) in […]

New York State K-12 school districts must follow EdLaw 2-d. We all know that is easier said than done. It is hard work with limited staff and limited resources to properly protect student and staff personally identifiable data while protecting the integrity of the district’s network and making sure there are proper controls to protect […]

The first session will be led by Scott Quimby, CISSP, Vice President and CTO of CSI. He will focus on “Tech Tidbits” providing timely informational updates on industry news and cybersecurity issues impacting the K-12 environment. Watch it here × Please fill the form below

On behalf of the entire CSI team, I want to wish you a very happy holiday season. Hopefully, you can enjoy some downtime with friends and family and maybe do something fun. We are very thankful for all of you allowing us to support your technology and security needs all these years in K-12. It […]

Have you ever started looking into a complex topic, and been overwhelmed by all the details of what is involved? Not only is it hard to understand, but implementing everything can be mind-boggling. Most people have this reaction to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework (CSF). While the NIST CSF […]

We have had several districts come online with CSI’s CyberCNS Vulnerability Advisory Service. That has given me a substantial amount of vulnerability reports to sift through. One of the nice features of our service is that the vulnerability report not only shows the vulnerabilities, where they are, and how to resolve them, but it also […]

Cyber risk is growing every day. In 2022 K-12 education was the single most targeted industry for ransomware. CSI wants to get you the information you need to know. Spend a day learning about the cybersecurity threats and data privacy challenges facing schools today and how they could impact your district.

From all of us at CSI we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for all of you. We are proud that we first started working with K-12 school districts in 1980 and 43 years later all of those earliest clients are still with us today. A lot has changed in all those years.