K12 SIX Webinars

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Archived: AI Readiness in K–12: Protecting Data and Managing Risk with Microsoft Purview
Nicolas Long Nicolas Long

Archived: AI Readiness in K–12: Protecting Data and Managing Risk with Microsoft Purview

October 20th, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET | Sponsored by Microsoft

This session will explore practical considerations for AI readiness, including FERPA, data governance, privacy, and security. Attendees will also learn how capabilities within Microsoft Purview can help districts better understand and protect sensitive information, manage data risk, and establish a stronger foundation for responsible AI adoption.

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Archived: Get to Know K12 SIX: Strengthening K-12 Cyber Defenses Together
Nicolas Long Nicolas Long

Archived: Get to Know K12 SIX: Strengthening K-12 Cyber Defenses Together

October 13th, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET

K-12 networks face a constant barrage of threats—phishing, malware, spam, and other attacks that exploit the open, high-traffic nature of school environments. This session breaks down the most common network-side risks districts encounter today and what makes K-12 IT teams uniquely vulnerable.

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Archived: No Link, No Attachment, No Problem: How Modern Attacks Slip into School Inboxes
Nicolas Long Nicolas Long

Archived: No Link, No Attachment, No Problem: How Modern Attacks Slip into School Inboxes

October 6th, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET | Sponsored by Abnormal AI

This session walks through the attacks K-12 schools are actually seeing, using real examples of business email compromise, account takeover, and payroll fraud. Abnormal AI will break down how each attack works in plain terms, why traditional defenses miss it, and what school leaders can do about it right now. You'll leave with concrete steps you can put in place before the next attempt lands.

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Archived: Beyond the Inbox: Protecting Staff and Students from Evolving K–12 Phishing
Nicolas Long Nicolas Long

Archived: Beyond the Inbox: Protecting Staff and Students from Evolving K–12 Phishing

September 29th, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET |  In Partnership with CyberNut

Phishing in K–12 succeeds because it exploits trust, not just technology. Messages that borrow the authority of a district leader, the urgency of a payroll or benefits notice, or the familiarity of a classroom tool consistently outperform technical defenses. Staff remain the foundation of this risk, but the same trust chain now reaches students. A single compromised staff account keeps its authentic address, contacts, and message history, which means the protections that close external student email do not close every path a trusted sender can travel. As AI makes these messages faster to produce and easier to personalize, the gap between filtering and human judgment is widening.

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