Cybersecurity for School Administrators

Information from the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies, a division of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, on building and enhancing cybersecurity programming within your school and district.

In an increasingly digital world where schools rely on information technology for a variety of operations, school administrators face more cyber threats than ever. Despite growing challenges, schools often lack the staff, technical resources, funding, and training needed to increase cybersecurity measures to prevent and protect their infrastructure from cyberattacks. These attacks not only impact education and cause loss of learning, but have significant financial repercussions, costing schools and districts thousands and even millions of dollars. .

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other federal government agencies are committed to providing training, resources, and tools to help school leadership protect, mitigate, and respond to cyber threats in their schools. The information on this page is compiled by CISA to help school administrators build and enhance the cybersecurity programming within their schools and district.

Resource Focus Areas:

• Assess Your School’s Security
• Strengthen School Security and Build Resilience
• Free and Low-Cost Cybersecurity Resources and Training
• How to Report Incidents at your School and within your District

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