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K12 SIX Releases Updated Framework for School Cybersecurity

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Dissent

Brandi Vesco reports:

The K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX) has updated its cybersecurity recommendations for the 2024-25 school year to keep pace with evolving cybersecurity best practices, such as the need for multifactor authentication (MFA) for vendors and segmentation of student traffic.

The framework of recommendations is weighted, which means it allows users to see which steps they need to take first to prioritize the most crucial protections. With only 14 controls, or measures to reduce cyber risk, it is designed to distill school cybersecurity down to its most essential, up-to-date elements, according to school IT experts in a webinar this week.

Read more at GovTech.

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