K-12 Cybersecurity Insider | 6/8/2026 edition
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Mark Your Calendar
6/24 - K12 SIX Monthly Membership Meeting (member-only)
7/7 - “Identity Orchestration: The Missing Layer in Your District's Digital Learning Environment” webinar
In the News
Pulling Back the Curtain on the Canvas Cyber Incident
Since the lion’s share of K12 SIX’s work with our members involves handling the sensitive operational details of defending schools from active cyber threats, it remains out of the public eye. The downside: our role and the value of our work remains opaque to the wider education community. The recent Canvas LMS cyber incident, however, provides a chance for us to pull back that proverbial curtain and offer a peek into our efforts.
Strengthening K-12 Cybersecurity: Simple Steps for Safer Schools
On May 28, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) School Safety Task Force held a virtual training, entitled “Strengthening K-12 Cybersecurity: Simple Steps for Safer Schools.”
K-12 Cybersecurity is a Core School Safety Issue
For years, school safety discussions focused largely on physical security — campus entrances, emergency drills and school resource officers. Today, education leaders say cybersecurity must become part of that same conversation. A single cyberattack can disrupt learning across entire districts, expose thousands of student records and interrupt operations for days or weeks. As schools continue integrating technology into nearly every aspect of instruction, cybersecurity preparedness is increasingly becoming as essential as any other infrastructure investment.
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The K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX) operates as the independent, non-profit information sharing and analysis center (ISAC) exclusively for the K-12 education sector. Founded in 2020, organizations eligible for membership include school districts, charter schools and charter management organizations, private/independent schools, regional education agencies, and state education agencies. K12 SIX members get more.